Urban Leopard

Here’s my base line. 2 chin ups.

I’ll train 3 times a week for 6 weeks & then retest.

The training sessions will be specific for chin ups, but pretty short (15 mins).

My arm to core strength is my weakest link with lots of faulty movement patterns (headaches after overusing upper traps) so I’m looking forward to improving this.

Wish me luck!

We hosted the first ever Empowered Performance in person workshop in Australia with the talented & effortless Zoe Wood • Movement Coach • Phillip Island. May this be the start of many!

I did EP last year with Katie St.Clair - CSCS, CPT & it was the most mentally & physically challenging course I’ve ever done and completely transformational.

As you are educated with the concepts of a personal assessment, internal dynamics, breath, posture, pressure, asymmetries, pelvic floor, gait, feet, connective tissue, exercise selection & programming, you have the opportunity to experience what you learn through an intensive 12 week training program. Woah. It was fierce.

But at 46 years old I can say I’ve never been stronger than I am now since doing this course. Blowing my 20s & 30s strength out of the water.

This course isn’t just about how to get stronger, it’s a deep dive into intelligent programming based on how to leverage your unique body & its unique movement biases. Lots of subtleties. Lots of nuance.

For any manual therapists out there who want to add strength training programming beyond corrective exercise (& get real & lasting change) to their skill set, Empowered Performance is the course you want to do.

The best treatments that I’ve given are always the ones that I stay present in. Each stroke has a purpose. Every movement has intent.

It helps to visualise what changes you’re making under the skin as you feel the tissue change. It keeps you more connected with the stroke & able to stay in the pocket.

I love thinking of fascia as cold blue tac which starts to warm up as I generate heat by the friction of the stroke.

There’s a lot that can go on with one massage stroke!

This is what we were working on today with our newest recruits. Depth, pace, intent & a little visualisation.