Holy crap, habit/behavior change is hard. It’s like that one pothole in your neighborhood that always turns into a massive puddle every time it rains. Let me explain. Because of its depth compared to the other parts of the road, potholes attract water. You can try to scoop up water and move it to another area but ultimately gravity does its thing.

Part II of my takeaways from #SMSC22. Exposing my thoughts to public is my way of avoiding bias and truly learn. Comments and criticisms are welcome. I apologize for the lengthiness 🫠 -@rob_gambardella “what are the constraints you can manipulate versus those you can’t manipulate”. There’s always a way to inject more aliveness and purposeful variability into training sessions.

I think being exposed to ecological dynamics framework several yrs ago has made me a less crappy rehab clinician over time. @EMERGENTMVMT has been a huge influence in that journey. A mega🧵of my takeaways from #SMSC22 from the perspective of someone who works with people in pain - @MovementMiyagi. “Are my athletes performing because of working with me or in spite of working with me?” Asking if a patient is getting better because of me or in spite of me (natural Hx & regression to the mean powerful despite unhelpful narratives & non-evidence based Tx)