In this episode, we had the pleasure of talking to Alex Effer, an Exercise Physiologist, Strength & Conditioning Coach and Online Educator from Toronto, Canada. Alex is an absolute wizard when it comes to understanding human movement and has created systems which allow him to break down and then solve complex injuries and pain presentations. He also runs his own mentorship online and is very, very highly regarded in the field of performance and rehab.
More importantly though, he's such a genuine and nice dude, so it was a pleasure chatting with him.
In this podcast, we discuss:
- Alex's background (education and experiences) which led him to his current position
- Understanding systems and how they work in the human body, when it comes to movement
- How individuals compensate as a result of lack of movement ability, based on the assessment
- What you should be seeing and measuring in a 1 Rep Max and the differences between a 1RM and bodyweight movement
- How to prescribe "homework" for clients
- The go-to's first steps to help people to move better
- Teaching people how to sit, stand and walk properly so that they move better for good
- Using gait as an assessment tool
- How to use particular exercises to educate and provide awareness to our clients
- How you can use joint and body part positions to guide your understanding of movement abilities
- How the big toe relates directly to the hip and how you can use this to guide your intervention
- How a forward-shifted pelvis can create a host of movement limitations and compensations throughout the body
- The relationship between old injuries and current movement discomfort
- Understanding bunions and first toe problems and why this happens
- How driving your client's centre of gravity backwards can improve their mobility in numerous ways
- Alex's bucket list and things he'd like to tick off it
- Where you can find Alex Effer and learn from him.
Link to Alex Effer's website: https://www.resilientedu.com/
Evolve 8-week mentorship: https://www.resilientedu.com/evolve.
