Simply Not Easy

Just in time for the College Football Playoff Championship Game! Some sweet fine tuned proprioception that makes the difference in the highlight receptions!

This is a quick football guide of key things to look for to predict success for the non football watching football watcher this Wildcard Weekend and College Football Playoff Championship game. We look at the top mark for consistency success as well as the big X factor for teams.

I had the opportunity to take a great con ed course today from the Persistent Pain Fellows of Kaiser. I'm looking to improve my ability to guide my patients to improve their psychological reliance, not just their physical. Today's message is for all those with a heart beat. Improve your quality of life and pain journey by owning the drivers of pain in your life.

'We talkin' bout practice? I mean, practice?' Damn right we are. Getting ready for my Ortho Clinical Specialist (OCS) examination. These results don't just happen by themselves.

How often do you hear: 'I'm making progress better stop now' ? Honestly, far more often than you might initially think.

What exercises or types of working out have you been avoiding? It may not be intentional. Over time many things slip through the cracks. This is all about bringing intentional awareness to it, in order to decide if it's time for a throwback or not. I got called out on this recently and appreciated it.

What are your new year health goals? Why? How long do you want them to last?

A muscle's length tension relationship has significant influence over its endurance, power, and ability to generate force. Yes, you need end range strength for options. For daily repetitive tasks mid range for hitting those proper ratios is often best to drift back toward. The optimal relationship in a moment is influenced by nearby soft tissue tension, joint mobility, and optimization of a centrated position. As with all of these, we let anatomy guide our reccomendations for specific movements/positions, not simply condemning all other options.

Trey Sermon, #8 Ohio State running back has had some big showings recently. In the Big Ten Championship game against North Western and the Sugar Bowl in a grudge match rematch vs Clemson. He's a strong versatile player, and now becoming well known for his stiff arm.

There was a reason a took a break. The same reason why I came back with some good reminders and lessons learned.

It's good to be back. It's good to be here. It's good to be now.

Winter is coming, are you ready? Are you willing to do what is required to get ready. As we enter hibernation season it's time to slow down, be deliberate, and focus more of your energy on one mission. I'm ready to get ready.

We tend to over estimate how much we can accomplish in a day, and low ball our abilities our week, month, or even a year.

Many of us don't know why we workout. Some know how their program selection matches their physical goals. Few understand the importance of and how to align their workouts with the rest of their life.

We can all answer pretty easily why we eat. Slight harder to directly answer why we make the choices around food we do. I think it boils down to 4 main factors we weigh with different importance at different times; Nutrition, Convenience, Cost, and the Culinary Factor.

Yes, a model of oversimplification. Yes, a helpful model. The world of physical therapy in a nutshell...

American golfer Dustin Johnson has officially won the 2020 Masters. Shattering some records along the way with a beautiful performance. Tonight we not only celebrate his success, we also delve into what has and will continue to make him successful. That famed green jacked was handed down today, from Tiger Woods to Dustin Johnson.

Time to follow some age old wisdom routed in truth and sarcasm.

Opportunities rise out of adversity for those who prepare. This year is no exception. It's Friday the 13th, what could go wrong...

How soon do we jump to conclusions without first gathering more information? How many of you made random guesses of what the Covid Mascot is? Well, in this episode I share a fun recent story to highlight this shared reason for many of our shortcomings and drives for efficiency.