Mejor Strength

When people ask me a question, I usually respond immediately with a question. I’m trying to be a troll. I just need to know where the glitch is.... You’re trying to process information and you’re missing pieces. Quite often, the question you are asking is reflective of your current understanding. Usually, me answering your question directly, will not give you any more clarity. So I start digging. Investigating. Pretty soon we realize where the gap is. And so I do my best to address THAT piece. Regurgitating information is rarely helpful. I need you to get it. In the moment, that’s all that matters. Otherwise I’m just talking AT YOU. That’s not coaching. That’s not what a teacher does. This is why I don’t get super technical with most of my content. I just need you to get certain ideas. Most of you reading this are not high-level athletes. You’re regular people. Maybe you just feel a little older than should. Or your back / hips are always talking to you. You don’t really bring it up at work or when you’re catching up with your friends. Why? You don’t want to sound like you’re whining / complaining. You’ve seen a bunch of people and they hit you with a one size fits all kind of approach. They hand-wave you when you ask them a question. Their answers sound good: breathing, parasympathetic, posterior chain, or muscle imbalances. But they’re not saying anything. They’re just spouting rhetoric. That’s good enough. You NEED to understand. Otherwise, you’ll never be able to shoulder the responsibility of changing your situation & improving your life. But what do I know? Maybe you like playing the victim. In which case, I’m probably NOT the coach for you. See more

People have told me they like my content because I can make stuff accessible. Y’all don’t need to understand the vast depths of cognitive neuroscience & biomechanics to move & feel better. Take this snapshot of my workshop with the fine folks at Coffee Project NY.... Baristas stand a LOT. Many of the attendees talked about lower back issues. So we took away their most common compensators: their lumbar extensors. You extend your spine to breathe ~~~~> you’ll extend your spine just to stand. This IS your default strategy: no wonder your back will start talking to you. You’re using your back for EVERYTHING! You breathe thousands of times a day. If you’re standing at work, you’re consumed with tasks and will rely on the strategies to which you’re most accustomed. So how do we navigate the world without using our lower back? Learn to use OTHER things. Namely: adductors & hamstrings. And for the love of god, if you never see another post from me again, stop stretching your hamstrings & adductors (inner thighs). Your back will thank you. How can I move the crowd? First of all ain’t no mistakes allowed Here’s the instructions; put it together It’s simple, ain’t it? But quite clever. See more

I am like most coaches. First of all, people don’t come to me for body composition / general fitness anymore. There are literally THOUSANDS of those kinds of trainers in NYC. ... Go THAT way. I solve different problems. I also don’t teach movement like anyone else (except for Mike & Kento). I DON’T want you to feel your glutes. I DON'T want you to just "use your core." I DON'T want you to "push your knees out." I DON'T want you to arch your back. Why? Simple. I understand anatomy. Feeling glutes on single-leg exercises means you’re trying to make yourself fall. Using your core usually means you’re just creating local tension. This is not integration. You’re just stiffening. This breeds fear. Yoda already told you where that leads. Pushing your knees out keeps you from feeling hamstrings & adductors. These are WAY more important than glutes. Arching your back means you’re USING your back muscles. Then you wonder why your back gets stiff when you do squats / deadlifts. So yeah. You might hear me saying, more round when I’m cueing you on deadlifts. It’s normal. Don’t freak out. But I’ve also probably equipped you with a few other skills beforehand. Got stubborn movement issues? Let’s set up a 30 min call; just DM for a booking link. I’ll probably connect some pieces for you. You’ll have a few, oooooh shiiiiiit moments. We’ll laugh. You might get pissed that no one’s ever told you some of this stuff before. It happens. See more