Coaching is Functional Movement Screen

Over the last decade, the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) has evolved from physical therapists and become a major tool for strength & conditioning coaches to identify individual needs in athletes.

What ever happened to simultaneously identifying these specific needs while coaching the athletes on sprints, squats, and other vital components of an athlete's training program? It seems much more efficient to do 3 things at once during a squat workout than waste time addressing a dowel squat

1. identify ankle flexibility needs when the athlete struggles to push knee forward and ground heel
2. improve the skill of squatting through repetition
3. increase the weight of bar to provide a greater strength stimulus

Treadmill Never Good Option

Maybe it's because of the rain, or the convenience of your own personal TV, but the treadmill is never a good option because it alters the normal mechanics of movement, whether you're an athlete or just trying to lose weight.

Because the belt pulls your leg through, rather your own leg, there is a significant decrease in the the muscles in the back of your leg (i.e. hamstrings and glutes). Such equipment forces a greater hip/knee drive as well to keep up with this moving belt. The result is increased stress on the quads (muscles in the front of your leg) and the knee joint.