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A Pilgrimage to Wrigley, A Heel and Perform Better in Chicago

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:22:13 +0000

I had an awesome time representing NASM at the Perform Better Functional Training Summit in Chicago last weekend.

This place is MASSIVE!!!

I’m going to summarize my notes from the presentations I attended while in Chi-Town. Not only was it a blast to deliver “Save Your Back: Get Your Butt in Gear!” on Sunday but I was able to see several presentations as well. Between the Providence show and Chicago show I took in a number of talks and got to talk to several of the speakers outside of the conference. I have to tell you that each person that I talked to was friendly, engaging and humble. What an excellent group. The Perform Better staff is equally as amazing! These guys and gals really roll out the red carpet for customers, conference presenters and conference attendees alike.

What a good looking group!

At the conference I ran into a handful of students from workshops that I have lead over the years, a friend that used to work with me in Colorado and the Strength Coach of the Buffalo Bills who I played football with at Springfield College. It’s such a small industry!

Want to see something cool? A college track athlete came to see me wanting to get back into training for their event. Imagine trying to run on a heel that sits like this?
Client Calcaneous Comparison
Their movement assessment was pretty good, but there were some core stability and shoulder issues to go along with the foot/ankle impairment. I did some manual therapy and then some corrective work for the foot/ankle, core and shoulder. The client reports being able to run longer and train harder. They still have a ways to go.

Before I go… a quick picture from my Friday night on the town!

I made a pilgrimage!

Eric Beard
CEO A-Team
Corrective Exercise Specialist
AthleticShoulder.com
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Resistance Training Systems, a Feline Attack and Social Media/Linkedin Tips

admin — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:32:26 +0000

Hello Ladies and Gents,

I am watching The Last Samurai with Tom Cruise as I tidy up a few loose ends, procrastinate before packing (as opposed to procrastinating after ding something) and contemplating a late night roller blading journey.

I love this movie and have seen it a handful of times. Makes me want to go live in the middle of nowhere and live off of the land, such an honorable life. The dedication to the collective, traditions and dedication to mastering even the most mundane tasks is amazing to me.

I have shot a couple of videos over the last couple of days.

One on Resistance Training Systems;

One on %1rm and repetitions while resistance/strength training;

And one on social media-Focussing on common Linkedin mistakes;

Hopefully you enjoy the videos. I am off to Dallas to present at a pretty cool seminar with Todd Durkin, Juan Carlos Santana and Dianne Vives called Success Driven 2010: The Ultimate Personal Training Seminar

http://pftseminar2010.com/

The tittle of my presentation is “Save Your Back: Get Your Butt in Gear”. I have a one hour lecture, lunch time panel and 20 minute breakout/hands-on sessions all afternoon. Should be fun!

Maybe I will see you there?

Have an awesome weekend!!!

Eric Beard
CEO A-Team
Corrective Exercise Specialist
AthleticShoulder.com
http://facebook.com/theericbeard
http://youtube.com/theericbeard
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Corrective Exercise 2010 Summer Update

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:57:46 +0000

The summer is flying by again!!!

In the NorthEast we have had beautiful weather, much better than the 7 week deluge of 2009.

it just would not stop raining last summer!!!

I was on the road 11 days out of 21 from the end of July to the first week of August and have enjoyed the last 2 weekends at home for sure. I spent some time in an small Integrated Manual Therapy workshop with NASM CEO Dr. Michael Clark in Mesa, AZ which was just amazing! Thanks Mike!!! We studied assessment and treatment of the pelvic girdle. I have been able to provide relief for so many of my clients since applying this information.

I wanna be like Mike!

I also taught two NASM Essentials of Personal Training Workshops and an NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist Workshop. I got to visit; Washington, DC, Denver, CO and LA ( and Calabasas), CA. I did stop by the IDEA World 2010 Awards Ceremony in LA as well. Two friends of mine, Tanya Colucci and Lance Breger, were nominated for co-directors of the year. I am very proud of the them and the work they do with http://infinitywellness.org/ that brings health, fitness and wellness to underfunded schools in teh Washington, DC area. Tanya is the founder and Lance is the president.

I shot a handful of videos over this time including this one on Thoracic Spine Mobilization and corrective exercise technique;

Another on Adductor Magnus Dysfunction;

This one on OPT Model Periodization for Max Strength Training for a basketball player during the offseason;

This one on a corrective exercise stretch for the posterior capsule of the shoulder (gleno humeral joint);

This one on a Power Training compound set with a medicine ball and Power Plate;

I post these videos on You Tube and usually Facebook. If you are not following my You Tube Channel and want to see these videos as soon as I post them then follow me at; http://youtube.com/theericbeard

Well, that’s it for me. I had a fantastic day on Cape Cod at the beach, playing mini-golf and downing homemade ice cream fro the Ice Cream Sandwhich in Sandwhich, MA!!

Hope you are having an awesome summer too!!!

Thanks for reading.

Eric Beard
CEO A-Team
Corrective Exercise Specialist
AthleticShoulder.com
http://facebook.com/theericbeard
http://youtube.com/theericbeard
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Love These iphone Apps!

admin — Sun, 16 May 2010 13:21:52 +0000

Good morning!

I just downloaded this Word Press App for my iPhone. It let’s me post to my blog directly from my iPhone. This us just a test. I look forward to using thus to get you more helpful content in the future.

Be well.

Eric Beard
CEO A-Team
Corrective Exercise Specialist
Athletic Shoulder DVD

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Revist, Recite, Re-Write Your Goals Dailly to Manifest your Dreams

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:21:30 +0000

There are endless goal setting exercises, but you can not just put them into a pretty little notebook, tuck them away and revisit them next New Year’s Day. Re-visit, recite and re-write your goals daily. Put them on 3×5 index cards, carry a notebook with you, put them on your dry erase board, make an audio-visual presentation whatever! Just Re-work them and re-inspire your self with them.

Brain Tracy is one of my top choices for goal setting;

Enjoy the short video and never give up on your dreams!

Eric Beard
CEO A-Team
Corrective Exercise Specialist
RangeOfMotionworkshop.com
AthleticShoulder.com
EricBeard.com

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Chunking Goals: Breakdown the Big Goals Into Smaller Actionable Steps

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:24:48 +0000

Having BIG HAIRY AUDACIOUS GOALS (BHAGS) is great!

For many that can feel overwhelming. I know it can feel that way for me. To make your BHAGs more manageable you must break them down into actionable steps. Anthony Robins calls this chunking. Brian Tracy does a wonderful job of laying this process out as well

During this short video I talk about going through this process. The example I use is for weight loss but this can be used for financial goals, community goals, behavior modification etc. Feel free to share this with your clients and incorporate it into your life:)

Thanks for reading and watching!

Eric Beard
CEO A-Team
AthleticShoulder.com
RangeOfMotionWorkshop.com
EricBeard.com

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FLY This-Eric Beard Shows a Cool Variation for Core Stability plus Another Fitness Challenge

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:01:48 +0000

I love exercises that integrate the lumbo-pelvic hip complex stabilizers with the movers of the extremities. Kneeling, standing, lunging plus any variety of movement the options are limitless. They can help with athletic performance enhancement, metabolic training and corrective exercise. This is one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy!

I shot this at NASM corporate after teaching a corrective exercise specialist workshop in January 2010. NASM.org and HFPN.com share an exercise library with other ideas as well. I wish I had more time to do these videos, there is so much more to cover. If you are looking for more ideas for training the shoulder complex you can check out my video series Secrets and Staples of Training the Athletic Shoulder at http://athleticshoulder.com . This is a 5 disc series that I am pretty proud of. Lots of content! Truly soups to nuts training for the shoulder complex.

Are you guys registered yet for HFPN’s Another Fitness Challenge (AFC)? Visit http://anotherfitnesschallenge.com to get in while the getting is good. I can’t wait! I am going to use the AFC to reach some personal goals and offer some goal setting coaching and moving towards reaching your goals. Will be a fun ride! Register now, it’s free and you could win some cool stuff:) http://anotherfitnesschallenge.com to

Back to the Grammy’s! Beyonce finally beat Taylor Swift with a Grammy for Single Ladies and just tore it up on stage with a pretty cool mash up with her stuff and an Alanis Morisette cover!

Here are some vids about AFC…

HEY! Did you see the picture on Ben’s Desktop?? Mr.T!!! That is my boy B.A. Bad Attitude Barracass of the A-Team…it is hint! Get on bard A-Teamers!!!

Have a great night.

Eric Beard
CEO A-Team
AthleticShoulder.com
EricBeard.com

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Overhead Squat Assessment-Excessive Forward Lean from Ankle Restriction at NASM CES Workshop by Eric Beard

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:00:39 +0000

This girl was a participant at a Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) that I taught for the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) in Calabasas, CA last week. I used a modified version of the overhead squat and goniometry to identify that a movement impairment stemming from the ankle was driving this compensation. She had 5 degrees of dorsiflexion in her right ankle and 10 degrees of dorsiflexion in her left ankle. We need 12 degrees of dorsiflexion to stand with the lumbo-pelvic hip complex aligned in neutral and 15 degrees to walk with proper alignment of the proximal kinetic chain. Athletes, especially those like tennis players, soccer players and basketball players who require multi-directional movements will ideally have up to 20 degrees.

If this compensation continues unchecked it can lead to low back pain, headaches, patella femoral pain and other dysfunction in the kinetic chain.

NASM has the best Corrective Exercise credential in the business and an excellent 2 day workshop. Visit http://nasm.org for more details.

Hope you find the video helpful!

Eric Beard
CEO A-Team
EricBeard.com
AthleticShoulder.com
http://youtube.com/theericbeard.com

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Boston CPT for NASM Ends up With Some After Hours Corrective Exercise Action for Eric Beard

admin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:58:16 +0000

Happy Friday!

Had a fun first day at the Boston workshop today. I stayed after and worked on a dancer and did a few overhead squat assessments (ACL surgeries, car accidents and scoliosis).

Here is the treatment protocol that O followed for one;
Worked on a young female dancer after NASM CPT class today in Boston-
She had left medial knee pain
OHS-low back arch, excessive forward lean,
Released (inhibited) -Vastus lateralis, TFL, Biceps femoris (short head),
Stretched (lengthened) -TFL/ITB,
Activated-VMO Glute Medius,
Integration-BW squats, lots of cuing on loading the hips with a neutral L-P-H-C
Now moving much better! No pain after treatment.

And an assessment video from another;

He needs me to tear into that ankle and get things moving! He needs some deep tissue work for sure and yes the hip and shoulder are not far behind, but he seems to have issues from the ground up from repeated ankle sprains and peroneal strains. I hope to help him find a physical therapist, chiropractor, massage therapist or corrective exercise specialist that is licensed to perform manual therapy to help him out.

Well…couple of invites to send out for HFPN then time for my workout!

Thanks for reading.

Eric Beard

CEO A-Team

EricBeard.com

AthleticShoulder.com

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Does the Grinch Need Corrective Exercise?

admin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:08:30 +0000

I would say so. I mean look at his posture!

Look at that that spinal flexion!

Don’t act surprised MR. Grinch…

You know your posture stinks, don't give me that "You Mean Me?" look!

It probably started when he was a kid in school like most people…

Remember those desks? Hopefully you had better hair in elementary school.

Let’s face it, The Grinch is part of the flexion addiction society that we see around us

Does this posture look familiar?

So when most people are concerned about holidays and shopping I am worried about our friend The Grinch. I mean he needs some love too. Who is teaching him to do his foam rolling/SMR and activation techniques? It is certainly not Cindy Lou Who.

Cindy Lou Who does not know corrective exercise.

Not even old school Cindy Lou…

Old school Cindy is cute...but she does not know either.

So find The Grinch in your life and help them. We all have that grumpy person, client, loved one in our lives that is banged up with poor posture and they need some help. This is the time of year to reach out to them. That is really the spirit of the season. You can rejoice in the religious origins of the Christmas Season or the over-bearing commercialism of this time of year, even the winter solstice.

It doesn’t matter what you celebrate, just amplify the spirit of the season. Smile more, be kinder to others, stay positive and be more generous. It is about giving to others, not just physical gifts, but gifts of joy and personality. Share who you are and your gifts. That is what I like best about the holiday season. It provides the excuse to be nice and helpful, to be more concerned with others than ourselves. We may carry ourselves like this year round, but the extra incentive is nice. Life brings us challenges and it is easy to get down. Use this time of year to re-focus on others and the opportunity to help and contribute to others.

So The Grinch does need some corrective exercise and postural work, but the big picture is we should give to people unconditionally, regardless of the facade they put on.

Merry Christmas!

Eric Beard
CEO A-team
EricBeard.com
AthleticShoulder.com

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