Do you have rotator cuff problems? Are you looking to prevent shoulder injuries in overhead sports? Listen in to this episode where Andrew breaks down key concepts for optimal shoulder health. This episode is all about the rotator cuff: anatomy, function, and key training considerations to elevate your shoulder performance....
Andrew shares 5 key areas to focus on that will greatly improve the quality of how you move. These fundamental concepts will apply to all different types of training and movements. The 5 areas to improve your movement quality that Andrew dives into are: 1. Mobility 2. Stability 3. Posture/alignment 4. Muscle activation 5....
Andrew provides a great overview of what biomechanics is. Biomechanics is a subdiscipline of kinesiology and one of the key tools to analyze human movement. It entails studying how the body moves using physics and mechanical engineering strategies. Biomechanics answers questions that help to prevent injuries, rehab injuries, train better,...
Welcome Harrison Kuroda to the HNL Movement Podcast! There’s many great insights he shares from his experiences as an athlete and a coach. He talks about how baseball grew into his primary sport that led him to play at the University of Hawaii. His road wasn’t without obstacles and adversity...
Andrew discusses five tips to help you train like how you want to perform. These tips will help you to maximize your training benefits, improve your progress, and execute and perform with more consistency. Apply these five tips below to your training regimen and keep working toward your goals. 1. ...
Andrew shares a key tip to help athletes to be powerful and explosive on gameday: relax and stay loose. Once all the training and preparation work has been done, switch gears to focus on giving your body the best chance to execute what you have practiced in training. Excessive stiffness,...
Let’s welcome Patrick Katahara, a physician assistant and avid jiu jitsu martial artist to the podcast this week! Andrew and Pat go a ways back while they worked together under the same company, as well as rehabbing his knee following his LCL repair. He shares many of his experiences playing...
What is motor control? What does acceptable motor control look like? Listen in to this episode as Andrew explains the theoretical concepts behind the complex neuromuscular system that controls how we move. Motor control on a basic level consists of: (1) necessary input from the somatosensory system sending signals back...
March is National Athletic Trainers’ Month! Show all the athletic trainers you know your appreciation for all that they do. Athletic trainers wear many different hats, have a variety of skillsets, and support athletes and people throughout sports and life. Listen in as Andrew shares insights about the athletic training...
This episode is all about the importance of core function. In this episode, Andrew will give you a refreshment of anatomical knowledge and the ways that everything works together. Most of us know that core strength is important, and this episode will unveil so much detail on why...
