Episode 25: The Movement Fix with Dr. Ryan DeBell

Dr. Ryan DeBell is founder of The Movement Fix.He's been doing CrossFit for 9 years. When he opened his clinic, Dr. DeBell began traveling around to CrossFit gyms with a little two-hour presentation to help lifters. After he published a watershed post, "The Best-Kept Secret: Why People Have to Squat Differently," he was invited to bring his paid seminar to over 20 boxes. That was two years ago; he's already booked for 30 weekends in 2016.This podcast presents a fresh perspective on some prevalent dogma in our community. You'll see topics like "butt wink", the "perfect" squat and foam rolling in a new light!4:15 - "Can you have too much mobility?"6:10 - Two types of stability11:45 - Different methods of abdominal bracing, from wall balls to heavy cleans15:10 - Learning and "muscle memory"17:00 - Why your squat doesn't look like mine18:30 - The Real Purpose of the "Butt Wink" (link to blog post)25:20 - "Are the ones we see on TV just the ones who didn't get hurt?"26:00 - Dr. DeBell's personal warmup process28:50 - How your body adapts to foam-rolling34:30 - The REAL definition of "muscle tone"43:00 - How can we test people at intake? What's best?48:00 - The scope of practice for coaches50:00 - What's covered in "The Movement Fix" seminarDr. DeBell's podcast is excellent. You'll find it here.In "Critical Questions", I turn the tables and suggest the NUMBER ONE QUESTION you should be asking your clients, your staff--and yourself.Recorded on April 12, 2016.