Biomechanics & Structural Health with Dr. Eric Goodman

The Elite HRV Podcast: Heart Rate Variability, Biohacking Health & Performance, Quantified Self

Are you winning the war against gravity? Dr. Eric Goodman of Foundation Training shares deep thoughts and tips about biomechanics, complacent adaptations, and how to decompress and activate the right muscles, joints and tissues in life and in sport. http://foundationtraining.com -- topics listed below The NEW CorSense HRV sensor: https://elitehrv.com/corsense Leave a quick review for the podcast: https://elitehrv.com/review-ep-21 (Thanks in advance!) Learn about Heart Rate Variability at HRVcourse.com: https://hrvcourse.com/ep-21 TOPICS: 3:00 - From chiropractic to biomechanics, avoiding surgery for back issues 7:30 - Quietly suffering back pain doesn’t have to be “normal" 7:45 - When the center of your body has gone haywire and become weak 9:15 - Pain sensitivity is just as individual as “body type", as influenced by many factors 10:15 - How technology contributes to postural challenges 12:00 - Complacent adaptation, unconsciously adapting towards bad body positions and movement patterns 15:00 - Winning the tug of war game against gravity for better structural health 18:30 - Mobilizing resources in the body for the wrong type of stress, physical vs mental stress 19:00 - Why Dr. Eric Goodman believes that optimizing the body’s communication pathways (the nervous system) is one of the most important components of health and performance 25:00 - Trunk compression can suppress posterior chain activity in human movement. Not good. 29:00 - Rib cage positioning leading to ab, quad & hip flexor over-dependency. Get your posterior chain back. 30:30 - The most fundamental movement of the human body, hip hinging, and how to re-train it 34:00 - The relationship between the vagus nerve and the posterior chain. Discussing HRV and biomechanics with Dr. Eric Goodman. 35:00 - The SCM, the grand stabilizer of the spine, is at the base of your skull. Is your SCM functioning well? 39:00 - Changes in body position impact your heart rate variability 41:00 - Hypo mobility and hyper mobility. There are better and worse ways of achieving the same body positions. 43:00 - Controlled chaos, being flexible trumps rigidity in most cases 47:00 - Taking control of your health: self experimentation vs population statistics 52:00 - Building self awareness: One of the most important improvements you can make for health or performance 55:00 - At best, OVER quantifying your life is a waste of time. Worse, it could stop/reverse progress. 60:00 - Small daily doses. 5-10 minutes a day is harder than you think. 1:01:00 - Primary and secondary support structures. The roles of muscles, joints, and connective tissue in biomechanics 1:05:00 - Why start with isometrics before dynamic movement for biomechanical and postural reconstruction 1:09:00 - Believe in the resilience of the human body. It’s almost never too late. 1:12:00 - Physical confidence and self confidence go hand in hand. 1:17:00 - A lot of travel or driving? You can still improve your structural health. 1:18:00 - Adaptability is priceless. 1:24:40 - From spinal injury induced quadriplegia to free standing, in part by using Foundation Training 1:30:00 - The new online resources for Foundation Training - a world class guide to biomechanics 1:36:00 - One thing you can add to your routine to make the biggest difference in your health & performance Guest: Dr. Eric Goodman http://foundationtraining.com Host: Jason Moore https://elitehrv.com Show notes: https://elitehrv.com/podcast Leave a quick review for the podcast: https://elitehrv.com/review-ep-21 (Thanks in advance!) Learn about Heart Rate Variability at HRVcourse.com: https://hrvcourse.com/ep-21 The NEW CorSense HRV sensor: https://elitehrv.com/corsense --