Category: Brian Beatty’s Blog
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The Peter Principal of Exercise: Are You Training to Competency or Incompetency?
We all want to train to perform at our best, but may unknowingly be training for a level of minimal competency. Knowing how hard to push and when to stop in exercise and training is a critical variable
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Stretching the Transition: “Not your time, your tight hips”
The goal of a Triathlon transition is to move as quickly and efficiently as possible between the disciplines. A few simple moves can assist your body to transition smoothly.
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Real Food = Real Energy: Fueling for your event
Brian shares his two favorite “rice cake” recipes for fueling during long rides and runs!
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Recovery
Supporting the components of recovery accelerates the benefits of training, while ignoring the basics of recovery can negate the benefits of training. Sustained lack of recovery can even lead to overtraining syndrome where whole body degradation occurs and performance decreases. An important thing to understand about recovery is that the natural process of the body…
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Laurel Hill Preview
Prepare for the challenging (but oh-so-satisfying) Laurel Hill climb at the end of the Tarheel 10 & 4 Miler! This course ride-through video will help familiarize you with the slope & landmarks so that you can glide up this last stretch of the run with confidence and finish strong.
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Running Dynamic Warm Up
Here is a quick and comprehensive dynamic warm up for running. It incorporates proper muscle activation and dynamic stretch within the neuromuscular movement patterns of running so you can put your best foot forward before hitting the pavement or trail!
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Quick Assessment of Aches & Pains
Experiencing aches and pains after starting or increasing an exercise program? Not sure how to proceed? A simple way to asses the situation is to simply put a finger on where you feel the discomfort, then follow these “stop light guidelines”.
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Running Treatment Rationale Webinar
Running Treatment Rationale Webinar by Therapy Network Seminars Originally presented March 31, 2016 by Brian Beatty [button link=”https://vimeopro.com/balancedmovement/running-treatment-rationale-webinar” bg_color=”#e6e6e6″ text=”dark”]View Exercise Progression Videos[/button] Webinar overview: This course will focus on the clinical application of current research for running rehabilitation & performance enhancement. We will use an analysis of the basic biomechanical demands of running along…