Movement Optimism

A deep dive into the world of exercise, pain and injury with a Movement Optimism spin as opposed to the kinesiopathological model. The traditional view of the human body has considered to be much more akin to car when we should have been viewing like a robust ecosystem. This is a masterclass on critical thinking and hopes to get you challenging your biases as well as ours.

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Dr Stefi Cohen - her low back pain journey, movement optimism thoughts and helping the world through exercise fundamentals

Dr Stefi Cohen holds multiple (25) world records in powerlifting, is an accomplished Physical Therapist, Strength Coach,author and pro boxer. She has done it all and shares the wisdom she has gained in all these areas. Stefi talks about her views on: overcoming her own low back pain her book (Back in Motion) to help others with low back pain her powerlifting and athletic career her views on movement technique and injury risk her approach to helping others improve performance, stay healthy and ge...

Feb 09, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Dr Bret Contreras takes on movement technique, social media and critical thinking

Dr Bret Contreras (The "Glute Guy") sits down with Greg to discuss some of our favourite topics. We dive into Bret being one of the original movement optimists with his wildly controversial article "To crunch or not to crunch" in 2011. Bret took a well thought out position on spinal flexion that was fairly revolutionary at the time. We get Bret's views on whether and when technique is important for injury, performance and life long lifting. Bret also discusses his involvement in the Plotkin et a...

Feb 06, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Introduction to the Movement Optimism Podcast

Welcome to the Movement Optimism Podcast The critical thinkers resource for fitness, pain, injuries and health. In this brief podcast we touch on what Movement Optimism is and what you can expect from the podcast. In general, we will have three different types of podcasts : Greg with a Guest Expert in their field. A guest expert tells Greg why he is wrong (a gentle debate to really understand a topic) A deeper dive into the research behind previous podcasts or special topics of interest. Enjoy!...

Feb 03, 2024•5 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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