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Relative Stiffness Coaching Principles
I’ve written and lectured often about the importance of understanding relative stiffness for both rehabilitation and fitness professionals. Relative stiffness – also known as regional interdependence and (indirectly) the “Joint-by-Joint Approach” is a vital concept that underpins all human movement (both functional and dysfunctional).
This excerpt from our popular resource, Functional Stability Training: Optimizing Movement, demonstrates that behind every successful coaching cue is a collection of important relative stiffness coaching principles:
These are super important coaching principles that I wish I’d fully grasped when I was first starting out in the strength and conditioning field, so I’d encourage you to share the video with any other coaches who you think would benefit.
Also, if you’d like to learn more, be sure to check out Functional Stability Training at www.FunctionalStability.com.