Coaching | Podcast | Programming Ep 429 – Programming Tutorial: The Importance of Primal Movements
Author / John
38 minute listen
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In this episode the Crew dials the voicemail to answer a question from a loyal Power Athlete Radio listener:
Can you explain primal movements to me like I’m 5 years old? You guys write about them and mention them like all the time. Why are they so important? And what’s up with squatting toes forward?
Primal Movements are foundational Movements Responsible for All Human Movement
We get it, reducing an infinite array of movement into 7 specific movement patterns may seem like unrealistically reductionist approach to training. But it’s not. And Power Athlete’s global network of athletes and coaches is proof of that. In life, there are those who choose to overcomplicate to protect their craft, and those who choose to simplify it to quickly educate their prodigies. Power Athlete takes the latter approach.
Tune into this episode of Power Athlete Radio to hear Tex and Luke break down the breakdown of all human movement.
To best educate coaches, and evaluate programming, John Welbourn has leveraged Primal Movements since first writing programming online in 2008. Careful consideration and balancing of Primals and Planes of Motion is what is responsible for most of the magic in all of Power Athlete’s daily programs. Simplifying all movement into 7 Primal Movements is also how we’ve managed to simplify program design for our coaches so they can be maximally effective, and Uber creative with how they empower the performance of anyone who walks through the doors of their gym.
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SOURCES
Tagged: Lunge / primal movements / Squat / Step
AUTHOR
John
John Welbourn is CEO of Power Athlete and host of Power Athlete Radio. He is a 9 year starter and veteran of the NFL. John was drafted with the 97th pick in 1999 NFL Draft and went on to be a starter for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999-2003, appearing in 3 NFC Championship games, and for starter for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2004-2007. In 2008, he played with the New England Patriots until an injury ended his season early with him retiring in 2009. Over the course of his career, John has started over 100 games and has 10 play-off appearances. He was a four year lettermen while playing football at the University of California at Berkeley. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Rhetoric in 1998. John has worked with the MLB, NFL, NHL, Olympic athletes and Military. He travels the world lecturing on performance and nutrition and records his podcast, Power Athlete Radio, every week with over 800 episodes spanning 13 years. You can catch up with John as his personal blog, Talk To Me Johnnie, on social media @johnwelbourn or at Power Athlete Radio.
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