Re:train Movement

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Paul reached out after struggling to get much improvement with his frozen shoulder and subscap tear. That combo is tricky as the rotator cuff had been quite guarding so there was lots of pain when trying to improve range. That said 8 months in training a few times a month together we’ve made significant progress.

We emphasized isometric strength in his comfortable ranges first in a variety of ways ( drills were great for this), performed gentle manipulations first focused on relaxation with movement, then we progressively added more load and challenge.

Our focus wasn’t solely on the shoulder as facilitating spine and rib movement has helped support the shoulder greatly.

Paul teaches so he’s gets alot of light club swinging in as well which has helped.

Still lots of room for improvement but Paul’s re-introducing sport and his shoulder isn’t constantly ringing the alarm in his body. Slow and steady was the name of the game here.

Paul reached out after struggling to get much improvement with his frozen shoulder and subscap tear. That combo is tricky as the rotator cuff had been quite guarding so there was lots of pain when trying to improve range. That said 8 months in training a few times a month together we’ve made significant progress. We emphasized isometric strength in his comfortable ranges first in a variety of ways (@__movmed__ drills were great for this), performed gentle manipulations first focused on relaxation with movement, then we progressively added more load and challenge. Our focus wasn’t solely on the shoulder as facilitating spine and rib movement has helped support the shoulder greatly. Paul teaches #functionalpatterns so he’s gets alot of light club swinging in as well which has helped. Still lots of room for improvement but Paul’s re-introducing sport and his shoulder isn’t constantly ringing the alarm in his body. Slow and steady was the name of the game here. #shoulderrehab #fitness #health #biomechanics #movmed

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This extreme case is a great visual of the shift in tone and quality of life that well executed breathwork can produce.

It’s something I introduce to all my clients at some point, as it’s central to our overall health.

This extreme case is a great visual of the shift in tone and quality of life that well executed breathwork can produce. It’s something I introduce to all my clients at some point, as it’s central to our overall health. Resources like @__movmed__ , @ericarceneaux , and @trinabordere are fantastic places to learn ways to work with the breath to create more ease and flow throughout the body. Full Carl Stough documentary can be found on YouTube called “Breathing the source of life”. #breathwork #transformation #health #wellness

.genov03 making big changes from June 2022 to April 2023

I’ll talk more about this process in the future, but to see this guy go from severe back pain and fear of movement to playfully moving his body with joy and curiosity has been incredible.

We went deep into work, helping improve his sense of his body, his tolerance for stress, and as you can see creating structural changes, but honestly alot of the time we just talked about what was going on with him as he self-reflected with new understanding on his behaviours and relationship to himself and others. For while they were far from upbeat conversations, but I believe giving him the space to process was huge for his progress.

A couple months ago I also got to connect him with .equilibrium which has been an amazing compliment to what we were doing.

And funnily enough, he’s gotten back the ability to run and sprint with very little gait-specific drilling 🧐

Here’s his testimonial below.

“Where to start… training with Ben I got more than a trainer. I got a friend who helped me out of a very bad place. Ben is a person who has a passion for helping others and that really came across in all of my sessions with him. He is an attentive listener, paying attention to every minute detail, physical or mental, however he also helped me push myself to do things that I 100% thought I couldn’t do. He has a lot of outta the box ideas and methods for training, and that is exactly what I needed. He has helped me get stronger, stabler, more flexible, straighter, and access new movements or old ones if you count being able to jump around like a kid. Ben has shown and inspired ideas in me that I can take into my everyday life, to keep working on even when we are not training. As someone who has been through the medical system and done every test possible and countless treatments that didn’t work, I can say without a doubt everybody could use someone like Ben! He is a great trainer, person in general, and friend!, truly a rare and amazing person. And I look forward to continuing to train with him!”