Movement Revolution Podcast

The Movement Revolution Podcast is proud to bring you a 2 part series on Blood Flow Restriction. Our guest is no other than Chris Gaviglio, PhD. He has experience with Blood Flow Restriction or BFR for 15 years, using it with athletes of different disciplines such as Rugby Players and Olympian Decathletes. BFR has been accumulating growing evidence in performance and rehabilitation. Coach Chris talks about the 5 mechanisms of BFR, as well as an EXCLUSIVE of how BFR helped an Olympian in the Tokyo Olympics. Dr. Chris Gaviglio has been involved with elite sport for over 20 years working across multiple Winter and Summer Olympic sports and professional football codes in both the northern (Bath Rugby) and southern hemisphere (Queensland "Maroons" Rugby League team, Wallabies – Australian National Rugby Union team and Gold Coast SUNS AFL). More recently, during the recent 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Chris was the S&C coach for Beach Volleyball Silver medalists (Taliqua Clancy & Mariafe ArtachoDelSolar), Decathlon (Cedric Dubler and Ashley Moloney - Bronze medal), 200m sprinter Riley Day, and double silver Paralympic medalist Isis Holt (100m, 200m T35). Topics in the Episode:  2nd min. Start of Dr. Chris Gaviglio’s career 5th min. Bath Rugby 7th min. 20s First time to use an Occlusion Cuff 7th min 50s BFR with Andrew David Butch’ James former South African Rugby Player  10th min 45s Car Park Chronicles 15th min BFR vs Flossing 17th min. BFR creating a localized hypoxic environment 19th min. Increase in Hormonal responses 19th min. 30s Stimulation of Intermuscular signaling pathways ( motor pathways) 20min. 45s Muscle Fiber Recruitment 22min. 30s The Key to BFR is Exercise selection 23min. 20s Low Resistance in BFR 20% of Repetition Maximum 25min. Passive BFR or Ischemic Conditioning 27min. 35s Post-Op Rehab with BFR 30min. 30s Using BFR with an Olympian Decathlete, Cedric Dubler, who tore a hamstring Before the Tokyo Olympics, Cedric Dubler. 

Have you ever wanted to have glimpse of Strength and Conditioning in the Philippine Basketball Association? How about the Philippine National Team? If YES, our guest for the Episode Top Level Strength and Conditioning in the Philippines is Coach Nathan Futalan. He is the Head S&C of the Magnolia Hotshots as well as the current Head S&C of the Philippine Men and Women’s Softball National team. Coach Nathan is such an insightful professional and his passion for his craft shows throughout the episode. He shares his knowledge and experience working in the Highest level of Philippine Sports in this Movement Revolution 2nd Season episode.  The language in this episode is a mix of English and Tagalog.

Season 2 is here for 2022! Chris Johnson is our guest, he is the author of the book Running on Resistance. A very complete book for people who want to improve their running or for Healthcare Professionals who want to improve their knowledge in treating runners.  4m15s The importance of building a young athlete’s base with multiple sports 6m25s Farmer’s carries/March  11m45s Shorter step length  13m15s Quick guidelines in training for a marathon  17m50s HIIT for endurance  19m Category Ratio Scale  24m30s Differentiating Sensitization and pain from Injury  27m20s Differentiating Hip Pain Issues  33m Pain science education for Endurance Athletes 

This is the continuation of our talk with Shon Hsu.  Shon expounds on the principles he looks for when taking on a Strength and Conditioning client.  We also chat about the importance of objective measures such as Shon's experience with the Force Plate.  Finally, Shon describes how he sees the role of Fascia in Sport. 

Shon Hsu is our guest for this episode. He is a Movement Coach who is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.  Shon is based in Toronto, Canada and he conceptualized the course Fitness Optimization.  Fitness Optimization discusses, General Physical Preparedness and how you can use CARs & PNF to  bring athletes or the general population to Optimize their Movement.  Because of the circumstances in 2020, you may have seen a lot of social media posts about Controlled Articular Rotations or CARs. In case you were wondering what are the objectives of CARs were,  I asked Shon how he explains this concept to clients, and he even discusses further by explaining how PNF can complement CARs.  His first courses were in Taiwan.  and he went a step further by bringing it globally, including Movement Revolution's home Manila, Philippines.  If you would like to know more about Shon, check out his IG: movefit_shon and his website www.movementfacilitation.com

We had such an awesome time discussing many topics with Connor, that we decided to make it a 2 part series.  This is part 1 of a 2 part series.  In this episode, Connor extrapolates on his PhD studies, that also touch upon Syndemic Theory.  In addition, we also briefly talked about Telehealth because of his  Masterclass on Telehealth with Physio Network.  Pain information and education were also loosely discussed in this episode. 

Hang on to your seats as Tim Rowland, the ACL Guy,  brings his ACL(Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Rehabilitation knowledge like  a speeding Freight Train! Tim will make you understand his ACL  Rehabilitation expertise, during the interview. Further enhancing this  Science of ACL Rehabilitation into an Artform.

Episode 3 of the Movement Revolution Podcast: Talk on Strengthening for Rehabilitation For the third episode of the Movement Revolution Podcast, We had a special guest, Hybrid Physical Therapist and Strength & Conditioning Coach, LA Ratio. Coach  LA, is currently the S & C Coach of San Beda College Basketball,  perennial contenders in the NCAA basketball tournament. After  Physical Therapy School, he ventured into Strongman and powerlifting  training, that eventually led in honing his S & C Coaching skills. The language spoken was a mix of English and Tagalog. Strengthening in Rehabilitation was also discussed together with a few guidelines on exercising while on quarantine. Audio  was not as perfect as I would have liked because it was not a face to  face interview, but I hope you are still able to learn a few things from  what were discussed.

The Second episode, entitled,  "Patellar Tendinopathy: to Isometrics or to not",   aims to discuss Isometric exercise in Patellar Tendinopathy Rehabilitation.  It aims to be an alternative in continuous learning for Rehabilitation practitioners in the Philippines. Therefore, the discussion also touches on the applicability of the studies in the Philippine setting.  3 Studies mentioned: Isometric Exercise and Pain in Patellar Tendinopathy: A Randomized Crossover Trial. Authors: S. Holden, K. Lyng, T. Graven-Nielsen, H. Riel, J. Olsen, L. Larsen, M. Rathleff.  Isometric Exercise Induces Analgesia and Reduces Inhibition in Patellar Tendinopathy.  Authors: E. Rio, D. Kidgell, C. Purdam, J. Gaida, G. Lorimer Moseley, A. Pearce, J. Cook.  Immediate and Short-Effects of Short- and Long Duration Isometric Contractions in Patellar Tendinopathy.  Authors: S. Pearson, S. Stadler, H. Menz, D. Morrissey, I. Scott, S. Munteanu, P. Malliaras.  Opinions are my own and should not be considered Medical Advice.  Please email me at oli@opadvancement.com for show notes or any other questions.

Movement Revolution Podcast is an additional learning medium, from the Movement Revolution Workshop.  It is designed for Practicing Filipino PTs/Physios, Trainers and Coaches in the Philippines.  It is an alternative for continued learning and discussion .   Currently, it is a Guerrilla type podcast. 

Greg Lehman is a Titan of the Pain Science Community.  In this episode,  I first asked him about Lamar Gant, when I was in his Reconciling Pain Science with Biomechanics workshop it was the first time I heard of a person with Scoliosis who could achieve World Record feats.  I then continue to ask him about how he approaches managing people with Scoliosis.  Regarding Pain Science,  I first asked him how he became inclined to teaching Pain Science Education.  In addition,  asked him for clarity about certain concepts  that he has distributed with his Recovery Strategies- Pain Guidebook.  For example,  For example, Pain is Normal; Pain can be Weird though.  Greg expounds on certain experiences he has with professionals who have learned Pain Science from him. This is the Final Episode of the First Season of the Movement Revolution Podcast!  If you have 20 minutes for listening, I would like to invite you to pop it in your playlist. 

Travis Pollen goes in depth with content of his PhD studies.  Shoulder assessments such as the Apley's Scratch Test and the Neer's test were discussed in relation to its possible effect in College Swimmers.  Movement Revolution was very fortunate to have Travis expound on his expertise in Swimming. 

Travis Pollen, aka the Fitness Pollenator graced the podcast with his presence! He is such a fascinating person, on top of all his accomplishments.  Travis just recently got his PhD Dissertation Published in the Journal of Athletic Training. In his swimming career, he is also a record-holding Para-Swimmer.  In addition, Travis, is an extraordinary Personal Trainer, who has even co-authored two books.  Learn more about him by listening to the episode that marks one year of the Movement Revolution Podcast. 

This is the 2nd part of the Movement Revolution interview with Connor Gleadhill.  Connor has experience in handling Tactical Strength and Conditioning as well as  Rugby League Strength and Conditioning. He explained the differences in how to manage both types of 'teams'.  Reinforcing a consistent message to athletes in a team setting was also discussed.  This episode is especially dedicated to the Healthcare Practitioners working in the Front lines.