27. #27: Kevin Carr - Movement as Medicine

On Episode 27, we are joined by all around fitness and wellness guru, Kevin Carr. A degree in kinesiology, a certified massage therapist, strength coach, and personal trainer, and so much more. Talking briefly on his love for lifting and training taking off during high school level sports, Kevin gets right into where his passions lie now. Wearing many hats throughout each and every day, we are fortunate to get into his thoughts, practices, and experiences in the fitness world.

Important Notes:

00:02 - Kevin found his love for athletics through a few different instances. One, like several others in this field, suffering an injury in high school heavily influenced him to pursue exercise science.

00:05 - Kevin himself, interned very early on in his college career, and because of that the internship process has played a very vital role in his business. It shows how someone works, their personality, and that they care, as it is essentially a three month interview process.

00:12 - Movement As Medicine, the therapy end of a joint venture with Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning. Carr and others working towards providing manual therapy to help people move and feel better.

00:14 - There is a gray area between strength training and physical therapy, and with people coming in and out of his office, he finds that many can’t deal with issues pertaining to capacity.

00:19 - Instrumental or manual therapy is neurological in nature. Opposed to the common misconceptions of those who use terminology to describe that the muscle makes up is instantly changed. There is a neurological window of opportunity when coming into the office.

00:21 - Condition your body in therapy so that the progress sticks during actual conditioning.

00:22 - The traditional physical therapy model is passive. With an insurance based model there is no skin in the game, in terns of investment.

00:25 - There is always variability in the way that people move. Your body is very good in finding solutions whether they are efficient or not.

00:31 - As humans we are wired to function unilaterally, so our training should represent that as best as possible.

00:42 - The adaptions you have from your sport, is probably best for your sport.

00:47 - Remote coaching has its place, but in-person training is where those corrections can truly be made to their fullest potential and understanding.

00:55 - Defend your program. No one should go into a program before understanding the desired outcome for that training choice. Defend your program.

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