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1262: Why Fitness Assessments are Important

April 01, 2020 01:07:04 80.47 MB Downloads: 0

In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss why fitness assessments are important if you want to reach your fitness goals, how to perform them and exercises to fix less than ideal movement patterns.

  • The value of a good assessment to reinforce better movement patterns. (3:02)
  • The importance of having a specific goal and direction you want to go. (6:27)
  • Why you must honestly assess your fitness level. (14:23)
  • The significance of addressing the areas of pain in your body to create better recruitment patterns. (17:20)
  • Why we get chronic pain as we get older. (23:42)
  • The extreme value of MAPS Prime/Prime Pro for the masses. (27:21)
  • Mind Pump’s 3 favorite movement assessments that address the entire body, how to perform them and exercises to fix less than ideal movement patterns. (29:15)
    • #1 – Wall Test. (29:34)
    • #2 – Windmill Test. (47:19)
    • #3 – Squat test. (57:44)

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