Stop Guessing About Your Fitness

2019-10-4

Foundational Programs, Moderate Training, Strenuous Training, Extreme Training, Uncategorized

This past summer was a phenomenal time for me in that I got to present at so many great conferences. These are tremendous opportunities not to just share what DVRT is about with more people, but to connect with many coaches and other people teaching great programs. What happened this year though was something I would have never expected.

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While at a social event at the Perform Better Providence summit, renowned physical therapist, Gray Cook pulled me to the side. He was very kind in complimenting how we have grown DVRT into a system really about helping people and not just pushing our own ego or selves. With that in mind, he did something that blew me away, he offered for me to come down to Danville, Virginia and spend 2 days with him. Why? He just wanted to see if he could help me with my spinal degenerative disease and just connect more on a deeper level.

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Those two days were amazing and I can’t begin to thank Gray enough both for the experience and information he shared with me. At the same time, I also got the wonderful benefit of getting to know another great coach, Trey Belcher. In the past few years, Trey has been working with the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) crew in teaching and helping educate others on their program. Trey was equally as generous spending almost a whole day screening and going through different drills with me.

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Getting to know someone on that level, I could see Trey’s passion for helping others and just sharing good information. Being a firefighter and a strength coach, Trey has a unique viewpoint on screening, developing good programs, and problem solving people’s issues. That is a big reason that I wanted to get him on an interview for you guys and have him share what FMS is really about, the common mistakes people make, and how to use the information to both be transformative and how it fits right in with DVRT.

For those that are unfamiliar with FMS you can check it out HERE.

Those wanting to contact Trey you can find his Facebook HERE or follow him on Instagram HERE.

Click HERE for the great interview I did with Trey and we got a few great questions so check them out below.

There were some great questions that came in, so here are Trey’s responses:

Q: Best “corrective” Dvrt exercises for each FMS screen? Do you apply correctives through DVRT exercises based on the FMS corrective strategy algorithm?

A: There are correctives for each screen. The correctives are defined to bring awareness of the restriction, improve breathing patterns, and develop control of the movement pattern. The corrective paths are taught in the FMS Level 2 course.

In choosing corrective exercises, one can select a DVRT exercise based on DVRT knowledge of foundational patterns. Certainly, there are many similarities between the two programs. Like anything else, trial and error. If one exercise does not work, move on to another. It is a learning process that hopefully helps for future clients and experiences. All are also welcomed to take FMS courses to learn the system and screens, so that your experts can better use both programs together.

The FMS algorithm determines the order in which patterns are corrected. The fundamental patterns (Active Straight Leg Raise, Shoulder Mobility, Rotary Stability, Trunk Stability Push Up) are corrected before the functional patterns (In-Line Lunge, Hurdle Step, Deep Squat). The list above is the hierarchy of correctives.

***Josh chiming in…..So the point isn’t to go and try to correct each screen initially. As Trey points out there is a hierarchy and the priority is to address issues like Active Straight Leg Raise and Shoulder Mobility. DVRT Master, Cory Cripe has given some great examples HERE and we will have additional information coming out.

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