Written on November 26, 2023 at 9:20 am, by Eric Cressey
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, don’t forget that the entire Functional Stability Training offering is on sale for 25% off through Monday at midnight using coupon code BF2023 att www.FunctionalStability.com. You can also learn about the rest of my 25% offering HERE.
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