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CARs BREATHING

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At the heart of all we do is education. Our clinic and training space are classrooms, and we are all lifelong learners.

The more we understand our body, the better equipped we are to achieve long-term strength, pain-free movement, and injury prevention.

 
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CARs

(Controlled Articular Rotations)

In our clinic, in our coaching sessions, and in class, we use a comprehensive movement system called CARs [Controlled Articular Rotations], a rubric to assess, treat and train all major joints. You will want to invest in learning CARs to work with us. Start with the video tutorials below.

CARs scale in intensity. The lowest range is the Daily or Morning CARs routine. Treatment CARs are used as assessment and manual therapy in the clinic. Training level CARs can start light and scale up from there, adding max effort irradiation (internal load) as well as external load. We recommend beginning with Daily CARs, and making them a part of your routine. Once you know them, you own them for life.

Levels of CARs

  • Once you know CARs, running through them as a daily routine shouldn’t take you more than 10 minutes. Daily CARs simply express and conserve the range you have. Daily CARs keep you from regressing.

  • CARs are also used in the clinic, as an assessment tool that help us pinpoint specific deficiencies and restrictions.

  • CARs are infinitely scalable— from daily maintenance to high-level athletic training. We use this system in our clinic, in our coaching sessions, and in classes.

CARs Tutorials

 
 
 

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BREATHING

In our clinic, coaching sessions, and classes, there are times we harness the power of breath. It aids in managing tissue work on the table, supports PAILs/RAILs max efforts, and helps mobilize the ribs and diaphragm. We use breath to pack, hold, squeeze, and control at varying intensities to activate or calm the nervous system throughout our training.

90/90 BREATHING

If you’ve been in the clinic before, you may have done this drill with us. 90/90 Breathing uses the breath to bring the lumbar spine out of extension and into flexion. It is one of our go-to tools to begin to change the mechanical and neurological wiring of an overly extended spine. If you're having trouble segmentally flexing your lumbar spine, start here. If you need additional help, consult us in the clinic.