Movement Made Better Podcast

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy, Neal Valera, and special guest host Ray Bailey. In this week's podcast, the coaches talk about the benefits of training internal/external shoulder rotation and provide tips and tools for training internal and external shoulder rotation, and the importance of breath in mobility work.   In this podcast, we discuss: 00:00 - Horror Movies 04:11 - Sprinting every single day 07:21 - Achieving fitness goals without adherence to fitness dogma 09:36 - Marathon Des Sables 14:34 - How “play” shapes your life 21:22 - Internal / External shoulder rotation - Why is it important? 25:15 - Simple day-to-day shoulder mobility tips 28:10 - Sport specific shoulder mobility 31:18 - Opening shoulder rotational capacity 32:32 - Analyzing shoulder limitations 37:48 - Breathing patterns and Mobility 42:15 - Alligator breathing (corrective exercise) 44:10 - Nasal breathing More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/ https://www.instagram.com/raybaileycoaching/

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy, Neal Valera, and special guest host Ray Bailey. In this week's podcast, the coaches talk about the benefits of training external hip rotation and provide tips and tools for training internal and external hip rotation outside and inside of the gym.   In this podcast, we discuss: 00:00 - Austin Texas BBQ 07:32 - Benefits good external hip rotation 16:30 - What is more important for golf — Internal or external hip rotation? 19:03 - Training external rotation for tight adductors? 29:14 - Simple tips and tools for training int/ext hip rotation 31:07 - External Rotation - Top 2 Exercises 34:30 - Non-gym training for int/ext hip rotation   More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/ https://www.instagram.com/raybaileycoaching/

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy, Neal Valera, and special guest host Ray Bailey. In this week's podcast, the coaches Help you understand why you want to train in internal hip rotation and why a little valgus knee activation, as long as you’re controlling it, is okay.   In this podcast, we discuss: 01:00 - Internal hip rotation 05:50 - Favorite ways to train internal rotation 13:27 - Internal hip mobility regressions 15:36 - Con’s of NOT having internal hip rotation 21:08 - Lateral movement & Power generation  32:43 - 90/90 Drill 35:08 - Knee Health  37:24 - Valgus knee activation   More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/ https://www.instagram.com/raybaileycoaching/

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy, Neal Valera, and Ray Bailey. In this week's podcast, the coaches talk about expectations vs reality within the fitness industry.   In this podcast, we discuss: 01:35 - Cookies | Dough Dealerz 05:23 - Exp. Vs. Reality | Discipline 10:52 - Exp Vs. Reality | Performance 14:16 - Exp Vs. Reality | Patience 17:03 - Exp Vs. Reality | Nutrition 33:44 - Exp Vs. Reality | Mobility 38:35 - What does meeting expectations do for you?   More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/ https://www.instagram.com/raybaileycoaching/

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy, Neal Valera, and Ray Bailey. In this week's podcast, the coaches talk about their top 5 favorite workouts and drills, which range from the legendary Palloff press to playing tag.    In this podcast, we discuss: 00:00 - Heatwaves & Hockey 07:58 - Ray        | #1 - Palloff Press 11:04 -  Neal      | #1 - Hill Sprints 14:40 - Dennis   | #1 Crawling 18:02 - Ray        | #2 - Carries 27:56 - Neal       | #2 - Weighted Hip Strengthening 29:41 - Dennis   | #2 - Carries (Wall ball crawls) 34:41 - Ray        | #3 - Landmine Drills 39:17 - Neal.      | #3 - The Muscle Snatch 42:22 - Dennis   | #3 - Tag 44:41 - Ray        | #4 - Squats 49:37 - Neal      | #4 - Pull Ups 57:05 - Dennis. | #4 - Walking Backwards 1:07:43 - Super bowl picks   More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/ https://www.instagram.com/raybaileycoaching/  

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy, Neal Valera, and special guest host Ray Bailey. In this week's podcast, the coaches talk about Elite athlete biomechanics, navigating social media as a trainer, trainer/coach misconceptions, and more!   In this podcast, we discuss: 00:00 - Sunday Shenanigans 04:44 - Elite Athlete and biomechanics training 10:13 - Training Type-A personality types 13:57 - Misconceptions about what personal trainers. 21:03 - Sharing knowledge as a trainer (Free vs. Paid) 25:21 - Strength training for beginners 27:40 - Talking about your profession (as a trainer) 33:03 - Nutrition Talk: Corn Syrup   More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/ https://www.instagram.com/raybaileycoaching/

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy, Neal Valera, and special guest host Ray Bailey. In this week's podcast, the coaches talk about essential strength, aging & longevity, yielding vs. reactive strength, and more!   In this podcast, we discuss: 00:00 - Aging & Longevity 03:39 - Essential Strength - Micro Adjustments 08:13 - Neck training 12:14 - Different types of strength: Yielding vs Reactive 16:28 - Are we limited in our perspective of what strength training is? 18:20 - Train every type of strength.    More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/ https://www.instagram.com/raybaileycoaching/

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy, Neal Valera, and special guest host Ray Bailey. In this week's podcast, the coaches talk about Coach Ray's most recent competitive lifting results, training ceilings, the relationship between performance and mental health, and more!   In this podcast we discuss: 00:00 - The Big 3 - Squat / Bench / Deads 00:49 - Weight Cutting 02:38 - Time & mindset between lifts 07:43 - After comp body fatigue 08:27 - Competition strategies 11:42 - Do athletes achieve their ceiling? 13:00 - Sumo Vs. Traditional deadlift 17:37 - Modern lifestyles and training 27:22 - Becoming elite (sacrifice) 31:28 - Training ceilings, performance, and mental health   More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/ https://www.instagram.com/raybaileycoaching/

Tune in to this week's podcast episode with Strength & Conditioning Coach and Author Karl Eagleman. Karl is a Movement and S&C Coach - Passionate about helping others improve their quality of life through fitness. He is also the creator and director of @whiteboard_daily; an Instagram health and wellness page that has garnered over 345k followers.  Karl via @Whiteboard_daily and his book provides quality coaching content through whiteboard drawings and movement demonstrations, which include post-movement sequences, coaching cues, techniques, and perspective. Career accolades: MS in Kinesiology / USAW L1 / CF-L2   In this podcast we discuss: 00:00 - Intro 06:39 - Writing a book / becoming an author 09:13 - Training Mindsets 12:52 - Training Cues / Triaging movement patterns 20:59 - Stick Mobility collaboration  22:07 - The importance of “play” in training and life 27:53 - Overassessing  31:09 - Expanding the whiteboard - cues and movement sequences 35:58 - Simplifying movements  41:20 - The Wordle Championships 42:28 - Advanced weight training program  48:23 - 2 key coaching perspectives   More from Karl: https://www.instagram.com/whiteboard_daily/ https://linktr.ee/whiteboard_daily

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy, Neal Valera, and special guest host Ray Bailey. In this week's podcast, the coaches talk about training and preparation for Competitive lifting competitions, the 2022 IDEA world expo, Cirque Du Soleil, and more!    In this podcast we discuss: 00:00 - 2022 IDEA World Expo 04:52 - The Performers of 'Mad Apple' (Cirque Du Soleil) *Spoiler Alert* 20:19 - Competitive lifting: Intelligent Programming for Performance 25:59 - Competitive lifting: Program training volume 30:40 - PEDs 34:36 - Competitive Lifting: Dieting 39:43 - PR’s (Squat / Bench / Deadlift) 43:32 - Power lifting suits 46:42 - 1,000lb Deadlifts & Bars   More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/ https://www.instagram.com/raybaileycoaching/

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy, Neal Valera, and special guest host Ray Bailey. In this week's podcast, the coaches talk about Dennis Vs. the Altitude, training and psychological aspects of the hike, summiting Kilimanjaro, and more!    In this podcast we discuss: 00:00 - Mount Kilimanjaro 02:24 - Dennis vs The altitude 09:11 - Summiting Kilimanjaro 11:24 - The “Rest Step” 17:33 - Training for the climb 20:50 - Gear 22:09 - Appetite at 15k ft. 23:57 - Supplements for elevation 25:05 - Psychological state during the hike 30:20 - Movement perspectives in the fitness industry 48:10 - Travel and the shifting of perspectives 50:44 - The next adventure    More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/ https://www.instagram.com/raybaileycoaching/

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy, Neal Valera, and special guest host Ray Bailey. In this week's podcast, the coaches talk about the disconnect within the fitness industry and training goals: Perception vs. reality, relating to the general public as trainers, and more!    In this podcast we discuss: 00:00 - Is the fitness industry out of touch? 04:48 - Training goals: Perception Vs. Reality 12:44 - As Trainers: Relating to the general public Pt. 1 21:12 - Ramifications of the extraction of PE from schools 24:38 -  Environments: How they dictate who you become 30:06 - As Trainers: Relating to the general public Pt. 2   More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/ https://www.instagram.com/raybaileycoaching/

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy, Neal Valera, and special guest host Ray Bailey. In this week's podcast, the coaches talk about Overtraining sports-specific movements, trainer communication, Adaptive client programming, and more!    In this podcast we discuss: 00:00 - Overtraining sport specific movements? 01:36 - Diversity of training 05:39 - Communication between athletes and trainers/coaches 10:48 - Communicating with parents and training young athletes 16:46 -  Training immediately after a game 25:08 - Adaptive client programming 29:16 - Pushing back against clients / encouraging recovery 33:54 - Top Gun G-Force (No Spoilers) 37:03 - Are race car drivers athletes? 41:11 - Training athletes for basic human function 52:08 - Competitive motivation 57:28 - Heavy bench spotting More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/ https://www.instagram.com/raybaileycoaching/

Tune in to this week's podcast episode with strength trainer DJ Murakami. DJ brings over a decade of experience training athletes, teams, and fitness enthusiasts. He has built a massive following on Instagram (@strongcamps) with his incredible feats of strength, Chi Torque, and his innovative movement and strength programs. His most recent program being "Predator Protocols," Dj's online masseter training course. His mission is to help people move and feel better while simultaneously rekindling their ability to play and explore their untapped human potential.   In this podcast we discuss: 00:00 Training neck and jaw tissues 06:46  Vertical vs Horizontal force bite training 07:45 - Bite force training misconceptions 17:03 - Specialized mouth guards  20:59 - Neck training for clients & athletes 24:24 - Jaw Clenching vs Maximal Opening 32:55 - The tongue as a training tool 37:47 - Oral Facial Myofunction    41:06 - The Haka  47:32 - “Predator Protocols” Dj's online masseter training course   More from DJ: https://www.instagram.com/strongcamps/

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy, Neal Valera, and special guest host Ray Bailey. In this week's podcast, the coaches talk about old-time strong athletes, acrobats, strength specificity, and more!    In this podcast we discuss: 00:00 - Then & Now 07:34 - Social media and its perceptual effects 11:13 - Strength is a skill 14:28 - Avoiding Injuries 17:05 - Baseline training 18:01 - Acrobats (Strength Artists) 23:37 - Bite force/strength 29:46 - Strength specificity 38:45 - Training & mental health 48:00 - Coming back from injuries More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/ https://www.instagram.com/raybaileycoaching/

This week's podcast episode features Dr. Ali Mattu. Dr. Mattu spent a decade treating panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, hair-pulling disorder (trichotillomania), skin-picking disorder (excoriation), tic disorder, and Tourette syndrome using cognitive behavioral therapy. He’s created over 150 videos for his YouTube channel, The Psych Show, which have been seen over 3.5 million times. Dr. Mattu is the co-host of PBS’s Self-Evident, an expert on Netflix + Vox’s The Mind Explained: Anxiety, HBO’s Doctor Commentaries, and A&E’s The Employables.  He received his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles where he majored in psychology and minored in Asian American studies. Dr. Mattu received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Dr. Mattu has been called a “forward thinker” in psychology, and was named one of The Mighty’s mental health heroes of 2015. His work has been described as “simple, thoughtful, and actionable.” Dr. Mattu lives in the San Francisco Bay Area   In this podcast we discuss: 04:04 - The challenges of mindsets 06:55 - Working with beginner client mindsets 15:04 - Unlocking a clients mindset and identity 18:56 - Grit, Peak performance, and bringing your best 26:39 - Overthinking  30:46 - Finding calm 34:53 - Pain and healing 46:57 - Deliberate practice - Getting good quickly More from Dr. Mattu: https://alimattu.com/ https://www.instagram.com/alimattu/ The Psych Show | YouTube

Check out this week's episode with Dr. Christopher Deprato. Dr. DaPrato currently treats professional and NCAA athletes at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley, while teaching in the Orthopedic Residency for their School of Medicine. He is a strong proponent and educator for manual therapy in sports and has presented evidence-informed practices at conferences both nationally and internationally.  After receiving his BS in Human Physiology, his Masters in Physical Therapy from Long Beach, and his Doctorate from Temple University, he went on to become Board Certified in Sports through the APTA. His approach to patient care has become a blend of advanced level strength and conditioning with manual techniques, and received his CSCS through the NSCA, and was certified as a Performance Enhancement Specialist from the National Academy of Sports Medicine.   In this podcast we discuss: 00:00 - Intro 01:42 - What is MyoFascial Decompression? 03:45 - Major misconceptions with regards to Fascia and biomechanics  08:56 - Combining cupping with movement? YES! 13:07 - Cupping techniques — Iso vs Dynamic 14:15 - Cup muscular  placement points 19:27 - Choosing cups 21:33 - BFR (Blood flow restriction) 25:45 - Occlusion points 30:26 - BFR for rock climbing 34:25 - BFR training frequencies 38:26 - BFR in relation to blood pressure 41:50 - Increasing rates of recovery 44:39 - Courses   More from Dr. Daprato   www.cuptherapy.com   https://www.instagram.com/cuptherapy/

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy, Neal Valera, and special guest host Ray Bailey. In this week's podcast, the coaches talk contours, angles, velocities, and limb length in regards to squats and squat positioning.   In this podcast we discuss: 1:01 - Elevation 1:45 - Offset position / shifting weight 2:53 - Squat Volume vs. Squat Range of motion (opinion) 6:01 - Mobility for stronger squats? 7:50 - Squat velocity 10:15 - Limb length More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/raybaileycoaching/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy, Neal Valera, and special guest host Ray Bailey. In this week's podcast, the coaches talk about everything row and pull-ups related, and finally, put the age-old question to rest and declare a winner -- ROWS VS PULL UPS!   In this podcast we discuss: Rows Vs Pullups 00:00 - Intro 04:06 - Hang to Pull 06:24 - Rope pull variations 08:09 - Op-ed: Choose 1 - Pull or Row Variation (for oneself and clients) 12:47 - Do heavy rows translate to pull up training? 17:25 - Pull-ups in a spontaneous play situation 19:33 - The power of Isometrics in a variety of positions 21:38 - Final Thoughts More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/

Check out this week's podcast episode with Stick Mobility Founders Dennis Dunphy and Neal Valera! In this week's podcast, the coaches talk about building rapport with clients, referrals, and other interesting topics in the health and wellness space and beyond.   In this podcast we discuss: 01:58 - Giving a s@*t (developing trust) 07:22 - Moderation. 08:45 - Building rapport with clients 11:06 - Cutting ties with clients 15:59 - When clients confide in you 20:32 - Referrals  24:16 - Closing Thoughts for new trainers More from Stick Mobility: https://stickmobility.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nvstrength/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondphysiquesj/