Subjects Of Athletic training Philosophies (SOAP) Notes

Hello everybody! Today I’d like to talk about compensation patterns. When I was in school, I learned the basics about muscular compensation. I knew the simple idea that if one muscle wasn’t going to do its job, another muscle would pick up the slack. I thought I had a decent grasp on the concept, especially when you match up muscular compensation with something like lower cross syndrome. It wasn’t until recently that I put together multiple pieces of the puzzle to better understand how compensation works. I have previously mentioned Douglas Heel’s body zones and Tom Myers’ anatomy trains as key components in describing compensation patterns. Myers sets the tone with his understanding of how the body is connected through a complex fascial system and how force easily travels from one area to another. More recently I have received my level 1 Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR) certification. RPR is partially based on Heel’s Be Activated course, specifically one element that carries ...

Hello Everybody! In this SOAP Note, I’d like to just offer up my thoughts on the human body. I’ve tried to research and understand as many different interpretations of the body and movement as I can find. In doing so, I have collected in this article many of what I consider to be the most effective philosophies regarding the body. Some of those who have influenced my understanding include; Tom Myers, Gray Cook, Mike Reinold, Douglas Heel, Kelly Starrett, and Mike Boyle just to name a few. I’m sure you recognize some of those names if not all of them, and if any are unfamiliar to you I would encourage you to check them out. I don’t want to use this article to just describe the theories presented by all of these brilliant men, instead I am going to talk about some of the similarities I have found or adaptations I use. A mentor of mine from my days as an undergrad AT student once told me that mobility = flexibility + strength. In other words, range of motion (flexibility) requires co...

Hello everybody! After reconsidering many of my treatment methods I’ve come to form a principle I want to talk about. It’s a simple thought, but it carries weight through almost all injury rehabilitation and treatment. The principle is, “I can never affect your body as much as you can”. I’ll discuss how I came to realize this and I’ll provide a few examples of how it works. The idea first came into my head when I was researching Blood Flow Restriction therapy (BFR) as part of applying for a grant to purchase a couple BFR units. The science stands for itself with BFR. But the basic concept is that by restricting blood flow to a limb during light load exercise we cause the body to release hormones similar to when performing a maximum effort lift. In my opinion, this works like a “life hack” for weight training especially in the rehabilitation setting where most athletes are unable to perform a max-out lift. A former mentor of mine once told me that despite all of the technology we ha...