Mike Reinold & Eric Cressey – Functional Stability Training for the Upper Body

Mike Reinold & Eric Cressey – Functional Stability Training for the Upper Body

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Functional Stability Training for the Upper Body examines the upper extremities and how to best enhance function. You may optimize your rehabilitation and training programs by addressing alignment, strength, mobility, and dynamic motor control.

Mike Reinold and Eric Cressey have created a new program called FST for the Upper Body.

FST for the Upper Body combines the ideas gained in FST for the Core and FST for the Lower Body and is the follow-up to their prior instructional program, Optimal Shoulder Performance.

FST for the Upper Body is a stand-alone curriculum that builds on Optimal Shoulder Performance to help you advance your understanding.

Upper extremity function is intricate, requiring the arm to act in tandem with the scapula, thorax, cervical spine, and core to deliver mobility, strength, and power to the complete body.

Any deficiencies in stability across the body’s kinetic chain can result in injury, dysfunction, and a decline in upper body performance.

FST for the Upper Body intends to assist in the development of rehabilitation and training programs aimed at optimizing upper body function.

The Upper Body FST program can be used for rehabilitation, injury prevention, and performance development.

The information will assist the rehabilitation professional in restoring functional activities more quickly. The knowledge will assist fitness and performance professionals in making fresh progress with their customers in order to optimize functional and athletic potential. The knowledge will assist exercise enthusiasts acquire control of their upper bodies, maximize functional mobility, and prevent wear and tear caused by improper movement patterns.

What You Will Discover

The FST for the Upper Body is accessible as both an online instructional program and a DVD.

The curriculum consists of several hours of video of Mike and Eric teaching the FST for the Upper Body program during lecture and hands-on lab sessions.

Topics covered include:

Module 1 – How Posture and Position Affect Upper Extremity Function The scapula, cervical spine, thorax, and lumbopelvic area all have an impact on upper extremity function.
How improper posture and alignment contribute to muscular imbalances, decreased strength, diminished muscle function, and, in certain cases, pain
How thoracic mobility, forward head position, anterior pelvic tilt, and other factors can impair upper extremity function and performance
Why is it necessary to integrate alignment, mobility, strength, and dynamic stability for optimal function?
Understanding and Managing Joint Hypermobility, Module 2
How to Determine a Client’s or Patient’s Hypermobility
What variables influence this mobility?
There are several reasons why a person may feel “tight.”
Why should not every stiffness be stretched out?
Which populations are most prone to hypermobility, and what other disorders may impact them?
Warm-ups and strength-training regimens for hypermobile clients and patients

Understanding the Elbow: Functional Anatomy, Common Injuries, and Conditions Module 3
Why is knowing functional anatomy necessary for understanding elbow function and injuries/conditions?
What are the most prevalent elbow injuries/conditions?
What risk factors incline people to these problems?
Why isn’t all elbow discomfort caused by the elbow?
Why is tennis elbow more frequent among recreational players than in professionals?
How weightlifters may avoid chronic elbow pain
Elbow Injuries: Evaluation and Management (Module 4)
Learn about the many sorts of elbow injuries.
Discover how to do a complete elbow examination and evaluation.
Learn the fundamentals of elbow rehabilitation, as well as information related to UCL injuries, valgus extension overload, ulnar neuropathy, epicondylitis, and more.
Discover why and how the kinetic chain should be included in elbow therapy.
Module 5 – Thoracic Mobility Restrictions Assessment and Management (Live Lab Demo)
Why, how, and when should you incorporate neuromuscular control drills into your rehabilitation and training programs?
Discover the stages of neuromuscular control development.
Recognize many progressions aimed towards improving neuromuscular control.

Module 6 – Shoulder and Scapula Muscle Imbalance Assessment and Management (Live Lab Demo)
A step-by-step guide to incorporating NM control drills
How to progressively raise the difficulty of your drills in order to enhance NM control development
Understand when to increase or reduce the level of difficulty.

Module 7 – Scapular Position Assessment and Management (Live Lab Demo)
Determine whether unilateral deadlift variations provide as many benefits as unilateral squats.
Recognize that not all deadlifts are made equal. Discover which body types are most suited to various methods of deadlifting.
Consider many coaching signals that may be used to enhance deadlift technique.
Examine the differences between the Olympic lifts’ deadlift and first pull.

Module 8 – Elbow Epicondylitis Assessment and Management (Live Lab Demo)
Recognize the importance of non-linear speed and strength programs.
Recognize the need of correct footwear in change-of-direction employment.
Discover hundreds of workouts and where they fall on the progression-regression spectrum.
Appreciate a yearly planning model for the growth of transverse and frontal plane power.

COURSE CONTENT

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