The Art of Move Podcast

By The Art of Move

The Art of Move Podcast hosted by Dr. William Rajbar and cohosted by Anthony Manuele seeks to find a 'grand unified theory' of human movement and training.

Will has worked for years as a chiropractor and explored myriads of training methodologies, and Anthony has been an athlete and personal trainer for over a decade. Both of them love to talk, and love to debate.

Together, they'll break down all things strength training, biomechanics, movement, and more. Tune in for the most bleeding edge info in the functional fitness world today.

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The Art of Move is OVER? What's Next for Will and Anthony?

The Art of Move PodcastJan 12, 2024

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The Art of Move is OVER? What's Next for Will and Anthony?

Join a community of people diving deeper into a biomechanics, functional fitness training, nutrition, online entrepreneurship, and self mastery with Anthony in THE FORGE; weekly calls and access to a library of comprehensive high-ticket grade courses:

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We (Dr. Will and Anthony Manuele) have done 109 episodes of The Art of Move Podcast- a show that sought to seek the 'grand unified theory' of human movement and biomechanics. It explored ideas about functional fitness, fascia, feet, and fun stuff that others weren't having in depth conversations about, from the angles that we wanted to hear people talking about, but didn't find anywhere else. We attempted to bridge the gap of the 'in-fighting' in the alternative/progressive functional fitness space, tried to bring the innovative methods of coaches and systems to bigger audiences, and debated, digested, and discussed every angle we could find about the subject. Over the few years we ran the show, we met some incredible people, interviewed industry leaders, and learned a LOT about the human body ourselves. Our movement practices and physicality morphed and evolved as our perspectives did. We're both incredibly grateful for everything that we experienced, for all the connections we made, for all the ways the show helped us personally upgrade, and of course, all the beautiful messages from the audience who were taking the journey with us. As we wrap up this chapter of our personal journeys, we hope you enjoy this final 'wrap up' episode where we discuss what's next for us personally, what projects we're going to be working on, and how you can keep joining us for future conversations about movement and biomech. This isn't the last we'll be collaborating on shows; Anthony will continue to produce longform on the Peak Players Podcast, and Will is livestreaming on many subjects around movement, rehab, biomech and more. We'll be doing collaborative shows together regularly. Thank you dearly to everyone who supported the show, sent us feedback, connected with us personally, gave us suggestions for guests... we love you, and will forever be grateful for the community that grew around this show!

Jan 12, 202401:16:56

Ep 109- Athletic Training Biomech with JustFly Performance's Joel Smith

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We were joined by one of our most HIGHLY requested guests, Joel Smith of JustFly Performance, and host of the JustFly Performance Podcast.

Our conversation delved deep into the mechanical nuances of movement, and the strategies/philosophies of how to train them therein. With an impressive resume of training professional athletes, and a passion for the biomechanical details of the human body, Joel delighted us with a passionate discussion that went deep in many places.

Elasticity? Progressive overload for functional movement? Body awareness, fascia, and shaking it out? The role of weightlifting and whether or not it can ACTUALLY screw up your movement?

It's all in there.

By the end of this episode, we hope that you're able to walk away with some practical gold nuggets of information that you can inject directly into YOUR training and movement practice.

For more information on Joel's work, check him out on instagram:

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Nov 18, 202301:20:16

Ep 108 - An Odyssey into the Nature of Self, Mind, and Authenticity

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In this episode of The Art of Move, Anthony Manuele and Dr. William Rajbar discuss the nature of the mind, of the self, what it means to truly be authentic, and much, much more. Does intent implicate being? Does one's image and ego equate to one's character? And beyond that... what does all this have to do with movement? (Hint: everything and nothing) Other topics involve persuasion, coaching, metacognition, and how social structures impact our sense of self. Are you enjoying these types of conversation? Let us know in the comments, and connect with us personally on IG: www.instagram.com/anthony.manuele www.instagram.com/theartofmove

Sep 19, 202301:18:23

Ep 107 - Intent, Flow State, and the Hard Problem of Consciousness

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In this episode, Will and I discuss the idea of intent as it pertains to being a driver of movement, then follow-up with a whole tirade of questions about where the origin of intent/consciousness actually arises. We explore materialism (the brain being a physical system in which consciousness arises) as well as more abstract ideas like the physicality of our system being more of a 'radio receiver' to a larger field of unified consciousness or source. This is far from a technical episode - more of a philosophical pontification - but we'd love to know your thoughts and where you think our ideas could be more refined by better information (hence why our ideas are 'In-Formation') Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did... www.instagram.com/anthony.manuele www.instagram.com/theartofmove

Aug 02, 202301:05:51

Ep 105- Ann Hoang Talks Parkour and Biomechanics Training

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Ann Hoang is a movement and parkour coach who is passionate about helping people feel safe and confident in their bodies so they are ready for their next adventure. Ann uses breathing, strength training, movement coaching, and parkour to teach clients and students about their bodies and teach strategies to achieve freedom of movement. We talk with Ann about the different systems she's implemented into her own training, as well as the training she's done with her clients; systems like GOATA, One of a Kind Fitness, Postural Restoration Institute. We also dive into the different between strength training and skill work, and how athletes can feel safe progressing to new and challenging skills in a parkour setting. For more info, follow Ann on IG: www.instagram.com/newfangledaxes www.instagram.com/anthony.manuele www.instagram.com/theartofmove

Jul 11, 202301:03:59

Ep 104- Mastering Circadian and Quantum Biology, EZ Water, and Electromagnetism with Carrie B Wellness

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In this mind-bending episode of The Art of Move, we dive into the incredible world of quantum and circadian biology with the brilliant Carrie B (@carriebwellness ) As a college athlete, supposedly at the pinnacle of health, Carrie began suffering chronic joint issues and insomnia. After her first child was born, she developed debilitating stomach pain, adrenal fatigue, and brain fog. Armed with a BS in Biology, an MS in Nutrition, and certifications as a personal trainer, massage therapist, and breathing coach, she still couldn't find the root of her issues. That's when she found quantum biology. Now, as an online educator, clinician, and faculty member of the Quantum Biology Collective and Kalamazoo College, Carrie's mission is to teach her clients how to create a healing environment by applying quantum health strategies around light, water, electrons, and mitochondrial support. Given these tools, clients who have spent years trying to improve their health—just as Carrie did—finally experience powerful healing and lasting benefits. To find Carrie's work: Website: https://www.carriebwellness.com/ Online Courses: https://www.carriebwellness.com/store Online Community: https://www.carriebwellness.com/commu... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carriebwell... YouTube Channel: / @carriebwellness Quantum Biology Certification Course for Practitioners: https://www.circadiancertified.com/co... Let us know what you thought of this episode, and how you plan to apply the information to your own life! Catch us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/anthony.manuele https://www.instagram.com/theartofmove

Jul 07, 202301:26:41

Ep 103 - David Weck Talks Skeleton, Piezoelectrics, Chinese Medicine Meridians, New Inventions, and MORE

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David Weck, founder of the Weckmethod RMT training system, inventor of the BOSU Ball, RMT Club, ProPulsars, RopeFlow, and many more innovations, joins us again for an epic and wild conversation about everything ranging from Chinese Medicine and the meridian system (and how it influenced his understanding of biomechanics), the importance of bone/skeletal structure for the piezoelectric effects, discussing his NEW invention, the ProPulse Power Vest, and otherwise just geeking out on movement with us. Let us know what you think! Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/theartofmove www.instagram.com/anthony.manuele www.instagram.com/thedavidweck

Jun 24, 202301:46:42

Ep 102 - FLEXIBILITY vs TENSEGRITY? What are they, and do they affect each other (Definitions Pt 2)

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In this episode, we continue our 'definitions of the fitness industry' series, and attempt to define two commonly thrown around terms that are interrelated: FLEXIBILITY and TENSEGRITY.

As always, we fully anticipate some GREAT contributions to the discussion that we already had; where were our definitions lacking?

What perspectives did we miss?

Ep 101 - What the heck is STRENGTH? Defining fitness industry terms, part one (Strength, Conditioning, Stability)

In this episode, Dr. Will and I attempt to define fundamental terms that pop up in the fitness industry - we had a laundry list of jargon that we wanted to tackle, however, some of the definitions became so philosophically complex, and the tangents so juicy, that we had to pare it down to three very commonly used terms: -STRENGTH -CONDITIONING -STABILITY These three words are common parlance amongst coaches and figureheads of the S&C world, but very seldom to people take the time to actually define what they MEAN when they say them. For the sake of clarity, in this new series, we attempt to create cohesive, clear definitions of what WE mean by them, contrasted against how the fitness industry might use them, and how the public might perceive them without any prior education. What terms would you like to hear us cover next? Let us know :) Follow on IG: www.instagram.com/anthony.manuele www.instagram.com/theartofmove

Jun 13, 202301:58:10

Ep 100 - Tom Myers Talks Spacial Medicine, Fascia, Anatomy Trains, and More

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It's with great honor and excitement to bring you episode 100 of the Art of Move Podcast with none other than the legendary Tom Myers; Thomas Myers studied with Drs. Ida Rolf, Moshe Feldenkrais, and Buckminster Fuller, and with a variety of movement and manual therapy pioneers. His work is influenced by cranial, visceral, and intrinsic movement studies he made with European schools of osteopathy. An inveterate traveler, Tom has practiced integrative manual therapy for close to 50 years in a variety of clinical and cultural settings. Tom is the author of Anatomy Trains (2020, 4th ed), co-author of Fascial Release for Structural Balance (North Atlantic, 2010, 2017), co-author of Anatomy Trains in Motion Study Guide (2019), author of Body3, The Anatomist’s Corner, Structural Integration: Collected Articles, and BodyReading: Visual Assessment and The Anatomy Trains, and has also written extensively for Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (Elsevier). He has also produced over 20 online learning courses with Anatomy Trains, and others in collaboration with various body-oriented professional groups. Tom lives and sails on the coast of Maine in the USA. Tom and his team conduct professional development courses and certification in Structural Integration worldwide. Additional resources: https://www.anatomytrains.com/about-us/about-tom-myers/ Anatomy Trains Resources: https://www.anatomytrains.com/about-us/resources/ Special Events with Tom Myers: https://www.anatomytrains.com/courses-trainings/special-events/ Anatomy Trains Dissection programs: https://www.anatomytrains.com/courses-trainings/fascial-dissection/ Anatomy Trains Summer courses https://www.anatomytrains.com/courses-trainings/summer/ Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/anthony.manuele www.instagram.com/theartofmove

Jun 02, 202301:21:07

Ep 99- Is "Fascia Driven" a Thing, or Marketing Hype?

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In today's episode, we talk about the idea of fascia being an integral role in EVERYTHING movement related within the human body... but also how it's been appropriated as a marketing term to create a lot of hype without a lot of substantiation. Typically, strength and conditioning (S&C) coaches will dismiss fascia as an important variable (or a variable at all) worth considering. Some functional fitness fellas go whole hog in the other direction and insist that if you're not training your fascial fitness, then you're doomed to deal with destruction of your joints, and are booking a one-way ticket to snap city. As usual, we try to find the nuance in the middle, and also have a little bit of discussion related to: - What biomechanics taught us about life - What we're eating lately (and the nutritional failure that was my carnivore diet experiment) - What is a "flow state" and how do we access it? Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/anthony.manuele www.instagram.com/theartofmove

Apr 06, 202301:16:34

Ep 98- The Logical Fallacy Referees!

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Anthony and Dr. Will go through a list of logical fallacies (both formal and informal) and relate it back to the fitness industry and the weird, whacky world of biomechanics! A juicy conversation that will teach you how to debate, think, and learn with more precise critical thought.

Mar 15, 202301:34:41

Ep 97- Uberboyo and Language's War Against Reality

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Our favourite BOYO joins us again for an epic conversation about the nature of how language shapes our experience of reality, the important of using precision in the terminology that we use to communicate, how avoid letting jargon be weaponized, and much, much more.

From biomechanics and mainstream fitness culture, to injury diagnoses causing more issues than they solve, to how societal narratives can affect collective testosterone levels, this is a conversation that will make you think, and hopefully, audit the language that you use to map out your world so that you have a more clear, vivid, visceral experience of life.

Check out @uberboyo on Youtube for more of his incredible content:
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Mar 08, 202301:16:17

Ep 96: Naudi Aguilar and Mike Mucciolo respond to Layne Norton's discreditting Functional Patterns... and much, much more

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On The Art of Move Podcast Episode 96, we're joined by CEO and Founder of Functional Patterns, Naudi Aguilar, and coach from FP Santa Monica, Mike Mucciolo to discuss some "criticisms" (IE, unfounded ad hominem attacks) put forth by Layne Norton in a mini beef they had recently online.

The conversation poured over into the issues within the fitness industry as it pertains to the mainstream gym, physio, and rehab culture having resistance to looking into considering different/relevant variables pertaining to human movement.

We went EVERYWHERE in this conversation - some of the wildest and most juicy conversations about fitness culture, functional training approaches, and society at large were explored in this 2 hour odyssey. We hope you enjoy it!

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Mar 02, 202302:08:19

Art of FUEL : Bart Kay talks nutrition science, issues with academia, misunderstandings about sugar, and more

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I was fortunate enough to have a very cool conversation with Professor @bart-kay, one of the most well-studied academics and researchers I've met in the fields of nutrition and exercise science.

A few things we talked about:

- Why carnivore diets make the most sense from an anthropological vantage point
- How metabolism endogenously regulates glycogen/blood sugar levels when you're not eating exogenous carbs
- Why carbohydrates and sugar is actually damaging to your body, and why the "pro-metabolic/Ray Peat enthusiast' crowd is misguided in their beliefs
- How Paul Saladino screwed up his carnivore diet and why he believed he needed to start eating carbs again
- The issues with leaning on academia and 'experts' for discerning truth
- The responsibility as the consumer for understanding what's true and what isn't And many more valuable tidbits.

Bart and his many other channels can be found by clicking the links here:

@bart-kay @Professor-Bart-Kay-Nutrition @WolTholomew @Prof-Kays-Carnivore-Cult @nznature449 @thewtaffiles3090 @pjmjansen5674 @itsroundlike3004 And his discord here: https://discord.gg/h8NgdDGvYK

Find me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/anthony.manuele

Feb 25, 202301:14:37

Ep 95- FREESTYLE: How We Train, Eat, and Avoid Being Poisoned by a Toxic World

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FREESTYLE EPISODE!

Today, Dr. William Rajbar and I talked a bit about some of the ideas we've been experimenting with in training, the challenges of creating well-defined experiments, the challenges of avoiding environmental toxins and endocrine disruptors, glucose metabolism, and much much much more.

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Feb 20, 202301:40:53

Dr. Anthony Chaffee- Carnivore take on Ray Peat/Pro-Metabolic Diets, Low Carb Athletic Performance, and MUCH More

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Dr Anthony Chaffee is an American medical doctor and Neurosurgical resident who, over a span of 20+ years, has researched the optimal nutrition for human performance and health. It is his assertion that most of the so-called chronic diseases we treat as doctors are caused by the food we eat, or don't eat, and can be reversed with dietary changes to a species specific diet.

On this episode, we tackled a lot of different topics ranging from why people in the carnivore diet community started eating carbs (is it too much liver/organ meat causing health issues?), thoughts on the pro-metabolic diet approaches influenced by the works of Dr. Ray Peat, is there an evolutionary basis for eating fruit or carbohydrates at all, and how the hell can you get so jacked eating nothing but meat?

He also gave me advice on how to transition to a carnivore diet (cold turkey baby! Bring on the coffee withdrawals) This is one of my favourite nutrition conversations to date, and I'm incredibly grateful to Dr. Anthony for the generosity with his time. I'm sold Dr! I'm off to eat a #carnivorediet for the next 100 days :)

You can find more of my work here: www.instagram.com/anthony.manuele

and find Dr. Anthony's IG page here: www.instagram.com/anthonychaffeemd

As well as his Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@anthonychaffeemd

Feb 17, 202301:30:10

Ep 94- Gait Informed Strength Training with Devon Brown of OKF

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Devon Brown's One-of-a-Kind Fitness (www.instagram.com/oneofakind.fitness or www.oneofakind.fitness) is an expert in all things functional fitness, gait mechanics, and intelligent, innovative training solutions. Driven by the question "WHY", he relentlessly searched for his own answers about the optimal way to train a human body in relationship to its native mechanics. WHY do some athletes get injured? WHY does traditional strength training methods seem to create movement compensations? WHY do functional fitness systems get SOME results, but don't go all the way (to Devon's standards anyways)?

In this episode, Dr. Will and Anthony ask him detailed and nuanced questions, challenge assumptions, and go deep into exploring the mechanical reasoning of the One-of-a-Kind system.

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Feb 10, 202301:46:25

Ep 93- Outsourcing critical thinking to experts and AI?

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In this episode of the Art of Move Podcast, Dr. William Rajbar and Anthony Manuele talk about the challenges of thinking for one's self, the temptations to outsource your critical thinking to experts and search engines, how AI could implicate misinformation and censorship, and of course, a few pointsson the nuances of biomechanics and training.

To watch these episodes live in real time where you can interact and ask questions, follow us on Instagram and get updated when our next stream is going to happen:

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Feb 08, 202301:03:39

Ep 92- Naudi Aguilar: Science, Culture, & Evidence

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CEO and Founder of Functional Patterns Naudi Aguilar joins Anthony Manuele and Dr. William Rajbar for a discussion about obstacles the public faces as it pertains to ascertaining truth - specifically about the field of fitness, health, and functionality of the human body.

We discuss the processes and principles of Functional Patterns, riff on ideas of how public opinion is formed, why people value certain frames of information over others, and much more.

Let us know if you agreed or disagreed with any specific points, and tell us any questions you have for our next discussions with Naudi.

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Feb 03, 202301:44:48

Ep 91- Appeal to Authority Fallacy in the Fitness Industry

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In this solo episode, Dr. Will and Anthony discuss the fallacies of logic when people consider fitness approaches within the industry.

Discussing biomechanics, the evolution of fitness methods over time, how scientific institutions limit their drive for innovation within their field, how lazy thinking can be problematic insofar as it leads to people outsourcing their beliefs to so-called 'experts'. Drop us a line if you resonated with our ideas! www.instagram.com/theartofmove (Dr. Will)

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Feb 03, 202301:12:36

Ep 90- Bret Contreras smack-talks a GOATA Coach, Dr. Will Responds

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In a recent IG exchange, Karlee Owens (@coach.karlee) made a post saying that hip thrusts were a less-than-optimal/unsafe exercise for training the glutes because of the compressive forces experienced on the spine.

She used a video of Bret Contreras coaching a hip thrust in her video, which caused Bret to respond with his own reaction video, where he dismissed Karlee's ideas as fearmongering and pseudo-biomechanics.

We look at some of Dr. Will's commentary response and go deeper into the rationale and reasoning behind some of his positions, and argue that when it comes to regular function and biomech, glutes do not find themselves CONCENTRICALLY contracted very often.

What do you think?

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Dec 13, 202201:00:31

Ep 85- KneesoverToesguy Ben Patrick vs Joel Seedman's 90 degree training

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In today's episode, we dig into the training philosophies of Joel Seedman's 90 degree eccentric-isometric style training against Ben Patrick (AKA Kneesovertoesguy)'s philosophy of long and short range training as practiced in the ATG system.

We also obviously equate it to niche biomech/functional fitness stuff.

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Dec 05, 202201:09:00

Art of Move 87 - Reacting LIVE to Naudi Aguilar's Challenge to Liver King after PED Controversy

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Liver King's been busted for something that we all knew all along. It's not that he's been taking PED's that's the controversy - it's the idea that he lied about it in order to profit financially from his "larger than life" public image.

In his recent public apology, he claimed that his increase in popularity in the social media/online sphere did not bolster his profits with his supplement companies, etc...

Naudi Aguilar, founder of Functional Patterns issued a challenge to Brian Johnson (Liver King) to release and disclose his P&L (profits and loss) statements to prove unequivocally that he's telling the truth, and not just trading one lie for another. He also makes some great points about how within the fitness industry, people duping gullible consumers is not a new act, and has been going on for ages (and isn't showing signs of slowing down).

We break it down in philosophical, ethical, political, and economic terms, offer our perspective on the ethics, and react live to the video where Naudi issued his challenge to Liver King... let us know your thoughts!

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Dec 02, 202201:13:59

Ep 86: Duck Feet or Straight Feet?

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On today's episode, we talk about a few nuances of foot positioning in mechanics of gait; while some camps like GOATA and OKF insist that feet-straight positions are essential for efficient energy transfer, observation about elite sprinters and athletic frames aren't always conducive to that idea.

From there, the conversation explores man different other ideas like how we identify with our physical practices and more.

And send us a DM to let us know you’re listening!

Nov 25, 202201:05:22

Ep 84- Tension, Fascia, and What is the 'Self'?

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Deep talks about functional fitness, tensegrity, and more...

Nov 09, 202201:06:18

Ep 83 - Lifting Debates are Outdated

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Oct 19, 202201:13:53

Ep 81 - Are We a "Nervous System Driving a Meat Suit" or Something more Spiritual?

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On today's episode, we discusses NOTHING that we said that we were going to discuss, but rather dove into more 'esoteric' realms about the nature of our consciousness, what makes up the idea of 'personality', whether or not we "live" in the brain, and more.

This is a deep conversation that borders on the edge of thought experiment; listen with an open mind, and enjoy 😎

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Sep 30, 202201:06:38

Ep 80: Anatomy of Consciousness with Gil Hedley

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This is an incredibly important episode of The Art of Move Podcast - it signifies a turning point in our conversations, a new approach to understanding ourselves as both physical and conscious entities.

Our guest today was the exceptional Gil Hedley, PHD

Gil Hedley, Ph.D., has been teaching "integral anatomy" in the lab, lecture hall and online at www.gilhedley.com since 1995 to professionals from the whole range of healing and fitness modalities. He is the producer of The Integral Anatomy Series, the author of several books of poetry and prose, and has now created the "Anatomy from A to Z" project, a comprehensive 200+ hour on-camera tour of human anatomy based on his integral, whole body approach, all available online at www.gilhedley.com.

Gil is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he presides over the Board of Directors of the Institute for Anatomical Research, a 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation focused on expanding the study of integral anatomy through cadaver studies.

Beyond that, we found Gil to be an incredibly tapped in human being who has explored incredible nuances of the human being and how it exists as a conscious and physical entity.

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Sep 23, 202201:35:39

Ep 79: Revisiting Earlier Episodes with New Understanding

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We're back with another solo freestyle episode, setting the record straight on how our understanding of multiple topics have evolved over time, including the spinal engine, definitions of "stability" in a dynamic setting, what the implications of "back chain dominance" are, and a whole bunch of other goodies pertaining to functional fitness, biomechanics, and movement.

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Sep 21, 202201:13:33

Ep 78- Brains, Bouncing, Balance, and Breathing

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In today's episode, we talk about a broad array of topics, including but not limited to:

- Tongue and jaw posture
- Nasal breathing
- Neural factors affecting balance
- The mechanical realities of balance
- Efficiency of movement in gait
- Consciousness and the brain
- Habits and identity and much, much more.

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Sep 15, 202201:27:32

Ep 75 - Lines of Tension and Anatomy Trains

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An impromptu, out-of-office podcast conversation going over some personal observations in our own movement practices, as well as an introduction to some of Tom Myers' Anatomy Trains ideas, as we talk about lines of tension that occur mechanically in the human body.

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AOM in audio format:
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Thanks for listening!

Aug 19, 202201:15:13

Ep 75 - Philosophy of Movement Science Continued

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Part 5 of our Philosophy of Science Series is out now! In today's episode, we cover a host of topics about the advancement of collective understanding of movement/biomechanics... with and beyond science (as an institution, not a method).

Dr. Will also publicly challenges Lance Brookes to a debate about the spinal engine and locomotive biomechanics.

Some fun training talk in there too. We went a lot of places today!

As always, let us know thoughts/questions/ideas/debate challenges in the comments here, or by sending us a DM on Instagram!

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Aug 12, 202201:40:20

Ep 74: We Answer Your Comments: Philosophy, Movement, Science, and More

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We answer YOUR comments from our videos and DM's, diving into everything from the philosophy of movement science, theories of neuroscience and consciousness, the nature of "Truth", how technology and the use of tools affects our thinking, and much, much more

We hope that these episodes inspire more open conversations, mutual exploration of progressive ideas, and the curiosity to ask more questions.

What do you think?

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www.instagram.com/anthony.manuele (Anthony)

Aug 04, 202201:37:07

Ep 73 - Bridging the Conversation between "Alt Biomech" and "Evidence Based"

TJoin a community of people diving deeper into a biomechanics, functional fitness training, nutrition, online entrepreneurship, and self mastery with Anthony in THE FORGE; weekly calls and access to a library of comprehensive high-ticket grade courses:

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his episode covered a breadth of topics as part of our Philosophy of Movement Science series.

We hope that these episodes inspire more open conversations, mutual exploration of progressive ideas, and the curiosity to ask more questions.

What do you think?

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www.instagram.com/anthony.manuele (Anthony)

Thanks so much for listening! We always love feedback, are open to debates, and always want to hear other people's well-formed and thoughtful opinions. Reach out to us if you want to collaborate!

Aug 03, 202201:25:46

Ep 72 - Kuhn Cycle of Scientific REVOLUTION

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In today's episode, we discuss how certain paradigms based on assumed first principles determine the questions asked WITHIN science, and how those paradigms can be challenged and broken to create a scientific revolution. We believe that much of movement research right now is operating on flawed first principles of biomechanics, and therefore, most research (even good research) will fail to account for relevant variables. What do you think?!

Jul 19, 202201:08:47

Ep 71- Uberboyo and the Philosophy of Science

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An epic expedition into the deep philosophies of human thought, the histories of science, appropriate inquiry into truth, neuroscience, and much, much more. Steph (AKA by his Youtube alias, Uberboyo) joins us for one of the most in-depth conversations that we've ever attempted as we unravel the nuances of discovering truth, calling out the limitations of the current state of the science, and more.

Thanks for listening to the ART OF MOVE - we're also on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-MDvSFmYHbpclqWJss48kw

Uberboyo YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrk8Y2fsR5i_5c1iTR9tZpg

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Jul 15, 202201:50:42

Art of Move Podcast 69 - A Critique of "Evidence Based" Philosophy and Inquiry ft. David Weck

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This episode is a 30,000 foot view of a series we've started on a critique of Academia/Research-Based/"Studies and data only" as a philosophical approach to acquiring truth about movement and biomechanics. We covered many topics including how science that only looks at limited variables can get carried away and turned into 'narratives' which data starts to fit itself to.

We'll be covering many aspects of how to think more critically/freely/integrally when it comes to investigating your movement practice, the truths behind training, and more.

David Weck also joined us and discusses personal stories of how his ideas about "Head Over Foot Locomotion" have been denied by the subscribers of the pedestrian theory of locomotion, and how a single study undertaken by Eric Cressey was extrapolated into years of Bosu Ball bashing and set back people exploring the utility of unstable surface training for far too long.

If you liked this episode, feel free to subscribe to our channel, and follow us on Instagram:

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Jul 13, 202201:35:57

Ep 68 - Timothy Shieff

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We had the pleasure of talking to Tim Sheiff, a world-class parkour athlete gone passionate over biomechanics. He's an American Ninja Warrior champion, freerunning expert, and has launched several online fitness programs, including his latest, the School of Biomechanics.

This conversation was incredibly insightful, ranging from the depths of wisdom that he extracted from the Weckmethod, and his journey with other systems like Flobility and Functional Patterns. Tim is a class act with a lot to offer, and we really enjoyed our chat with him... we hope you do as well.

Find us here:

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Jul 06, 202201:16:34

ART OF FUEL 2 - Shawn Baker talks MEAT for Health and Performance

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TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE (But not limited to)

Why are Carnivores starting to eat carbs again?
Is organ meat essential (and why or why not)?
What are some positive health outcomes on a carnivore diet?
How can you time meals for performance on a carnivore diet?
What about stress/cortisol from eating zero carb?
How do I deal with gallbladder issues eating fatty meat?
Can I heal GERD with a carnivore diet?

and much, much more.

Dr. Shawn Baker MD is an orthopaedic surgeon, international speaker, best-selling author of "The Carnivore Diet", and world champion athlete. He is a leading authority on nutritional therapy and raising awareness about how it affects chronic diseases, and the CMO of Revero.

His views extend beyond just how diet can influence health - his content inspires critical thinking about challenging topics like ecology (regenerative agriculture, and the environmental impact of our consumption), ethics, and warning against censorship.

Revero is a community platform helping people implement a carnivore based elimination diet. They provide coaching, online group meetings, VIP forum, and the largest library of recipes, research articles, and success stories.

They've recently succeeded in their goal of raising $5 million for their initial seed round, and are looking like a promising move forward in the right direction.

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https://carnivore.diet

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Thanks for watching!

Jun 23, 202252:34

Ep 67- Naudi Aguilar, Science, and Functional Patterns

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We were joined today by the founder of Functional Patterns, Naudi Aguilar.

This episode was originally going to be a continuation of Episode 14 (The Limitations of Science and Anecdote), however, ended up being something much, much more special. We hope you enjoy this conversation, as it was intellectually stimulating, provocative, and full of unique perspective.

From Naudi: I’m the founder of Functional Patterns. I’ve been in the fitness industry for over 15 years and my aim since the beginning has been to map out what makes people move great without pain. In the process of codifying mechanics for humans, I’ve come to realize that correct biomechanics may very well bring about the fountain of youth and vitality people have been looking for. I’ve worked with a wide array of body types, as well as people from different areas of the health and fitness sector.

This includes people with neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy, post car accident victims, people dealing with chronic pain from disc herniations, scoliosis cases and elite athletes. I have several thousand people, including health care professionals (Physical Therapists, Osteopaths, Chiropractors, Personal Trainers), certified in my method on every continent except Antarctica (working on it). We are one of the fastest growing companies in the field because our results are proving to be the best in the business. Visible results are what gives FP its competitive edge in the field.

The outcomes are repeatable and are being reproduced by FP practitioners all over the globe. While many in the field aim to look different or sound smart, we focus on getting the job done so people can actually evolve and become the best version of themselves.

Functional Patterns takes the guesswork out of taking care of your body."

LINKS:

www.Instagram.com/NaudiAguilar
www.Instagram.com/FunctionalPatterns
www.Instagram.com/anthony.manuele
www.Instagram.com/TheArtofMove
www.functionalpatterns.com

Co-hosted by Anthony Manuele and Dr. William Rajbar, the foremost podcast opening discussion about the most innovative ways to train, and move. your body.

Jun 22, 202201:42:04

Ep 66 - Chong Xie's Hyperarch Fascia Training

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WE'RE BACK!

Co-hosted by Anthony Manuele and Dr. William Rajbar, the foremost podcast opening discussion about the most innovative ways to train, and move. your body.

Joined by: Chong Xie, the founder of Hyperarch Fascia Training!

Struggling with knee tendonitis in his early 20's, Chong was disillusioned when his doctor got him to lift weights to help manage his pain. Despite increasing in strength over time, he never resolved his issues with knee pain, and eventually started asking deeper questions. He developed a ground up approach, and rather than focusing on muscles, he started to train his feet and fascial network. With over 10 years of trial and error, he developed the HYPERARCH Fascial Training system, which he'll discuss with us here on the show.

Jun 19, 202201:16:00

Ep 65 - Deep Philosophy of Biomech w/ Jonathan Fuentes

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Joined today by Jonathan Fuentes (www.instagram.com/biomechweekly) with one of thee most nuanced, in-depth conversation about fascia, consciousness, movement, the philosophy of training and experiential nature of the human body.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Integrative Bodyworker, Movement Therapist, and Personal Trainer

@Biomechweekly is a low-cost, subscription based collaberative content platform focusing on a decentralized view of biomechanics, training modalities, or any other sensory based practice. A decentralized approach sees human biomechanics modalities as a sensory technology that serves human beings to be more independent and empowered for their own self-interests, while not identifying with any of the philosophies of their creators. Trusting direct experience and testing everything for oneself first and foremost, especially with sensory experience, it denies any authority on biomechanics outside of ourselves and always emphasizes the supremacy of the Experiencer and what is useful to us in our studies of sensory technologies. These ideas have been influenced by cutting edge philosophies rooted in Futurism, specifically the book titled The Agathon Engine, published in 2020.

Co-hosted by Anthony Manuele and Dr. William Rajbar, the foremost podcast opening discussion about the most innovative ways to train, and move. your body.

Jun 17, 202201:11:24

Ep 64 - Posture, Table Assessment, Gait Models, and More

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WE'RE BACK!

Co-hosted by Anthony Manuele and Dr. William Rajbar, the foremost podcast opening discussion about the most innovative ways to train, and move. your body.

Now Running/Gait mechanics and martial arts (especially boxing) is how I test truth in movement; theory is always put to the test!

From my teenage years into my late 20s, I spent significant time within mainstream fitness practices such as Crossfit, powerlifting, Olympic lifting, gymnastics, and bodybuilding, not in that particular order.

I have also spent time playing soccer, boxing, skiing amongst other sports. Having stacked many injuries in my teens/20s from improper training, I was led on a journey into chiropractic and sports injuries. I have worked with 1000s of injured patients in 8 years of chiropractic practice and have seen many injuries in the gym as a former Crossfit coach for 5 years.

I've now spent 1000's of hours learning and practicing systems such as Functional Range Conditioning, Weckmethod and Goata. Goata has my interest at the moment, as I see it as a platform for a new Paradigm in movement. I believe we (Experts) are using incorrect maps of movement, therefore injuries are prevalent in sport and life. I will always test and retest in my own theories in real movement.

Join me on my journey to change the movement game for the public and experts."

Jun 11, 202201:26:51

Ep 63 - FootballEntangled with Taylor Davidson

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ART OF MOVE FOUNDATIONS NOW AVAILABLE HERE: aomfoundations.com

WE'RE BACK!

Co-hosted by Anthony Manuele and Dr. William Rajbar, the foremost podcast opening discussion about the most innovative ways to train, and move. your body.

Joined by: Taylor Davidson, a soccer player striving for world class performance. Founder of Football Entangled: the first soccer talent development organization of its kind blending the holistic, esoteric, and physical to solve the million dollar question: how can I become the best soccer player in the world?

Football Entangled is the result of Taylor's journey overcoming several long term injuries, years of chronic dysfunction, and the pain of failure. It is a mission to equip all footballers across the world with the tools he wish he had for health, athletic, and skill transformation. It is a mission to shine a light and lead footballers out of the current matrix of bad luck non-contact injury, chronic niggles, and constant self-sabotage. Currently Taylor manages the Entangled Tribe private community of over 200 aspiring and professional footballers ranging from the English Premier League all the way down to grass roots where the limits of human footballing potential are being explored daily.

Taylor's Link page: www.footballtruth.com/links

Jun 09, 202201:30:23

Ep 62 - Better than Squats for Running?

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Co-hosted by Anthony Manuele and Dr. William Rajbar, the foremost podcast opening discussion about the most innovative ways to train, and move. your body. Today we talked a lot about specific adaptations to imposed demands: does lifting screw up your gait cycle? Can you train to optimize for both lifting and running/gait mechanics?

A continuation from our last episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfnTwfX5Hx8&t=1749s&ab_channel=AnthonyManuele

"Currently I work as a chiropractor in Banff Alberta, however my passion is human movement/biomechanics. I put theory into TEST to find out what works and what doesn’t. The Bruce Lee quote “take whats useful and disregard the rest” is how I find movement truth. The ultimate truth is in the movement not the theory, it has to work in reality. Now Running/Gait mechanics and martial arts (especially boxing) is how I test truth in movement; theory is always put to the test! From my teenage years into my late 20s, I spent significant time within mainstream fitness practices such as Crossfit, powerlifting, Olympic lifting, gymnastics, and bodybuilding, not in that particular order. I have also spent time playing soccer, boxing, skiing amongst other sports. Having stacked many injuries in my teens/20s from improper training, I was led on a journey into chiropractic and sports injuries. I have worked with 1000s of injured patients in 8 years of chiropractic practice and have seen many injuries in the gym as a former Crossfit coach for 5 years. I've now spent 1000's of hours learning and practicing systems such as Functional Range Conditioning, Weckmethod and Goata. Goata has my interest at the moment, as I see it as a platform for a new Paradigm in movement. I believe we (Experts) are using incorrect maps of movement, therefore injuries are prevalent in sport and life. I will always test and retest in my own theories in real movement. Join me on my journey to change the movement game for the public and experts."

Jun 03, 202201:20:56

Ep 61 - Squats, SAID, and Batman?

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WE'RE BACK!

Co-hosted by Anthony Manuele and Dr. William Rajbar, the foremost podcast opening discussion about the most innovative ways to train, and move. your body.

Today we talked a lot about specific adaptations to imposed demands: does lifting screw up your gait cycle? Can you train to optimize for both lifting and running/gait mechanics? How would we train Batman vs the canonical training routine he had? We cover these and much more

Now Running/Gait mechanics and martial arts (especially boxing) is how I test truth in movement; theory is always put to the test!

Join me on my journey to change the movement game for the public and experts."

May 31, 202201:19:28

Ep 60 - Secrets of Strength w. Chris Chamberlin

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Today, we talked about the secrets of balancing fluid movement with real gnarly functional strength with Christopher Chamberlin;

Chris brings with him a lifetime of personal practice and over 15 years of coaching experience in the field of health and wellness. He has worked with individuals of all ages and abilities including world class athletes. His passion for educating others has led him to his current role as Lead Educator and Director of Programming at Weckmethod. Here he continues his unrelenting pursuit to master.

Hosted by Anthony Manuele and Dr. William Rajbar

Now Running/Gait mechanics and martial arts (especially boxing) is how I test truth in movement; theory is always put to the test! From my teenage years into my late 20s, I spent significant time within mainstream fitness practices such as Crossfit, powerlifting, Olympic lifting, gymnastics, and bodybuilding, not in that particular order. I have also spent time playing soccer, boxing, skiing amongst other sports. Having stacked many injuries in my teens/20s from improper training, I was led on a journey into chiropractic and sports injuries.

I have worked with 1000s of injured patients in 8 years of chiropractic practice and have seen many injuries in the gym as a former Crossfit coach for 5 years. I've now spent 1000's of hours learning and practicing systems such as Functional Range Conditioning, Weckmethod and Goata. Goata has my interest at the moment, as I see it as a platform for a new Paradigm in movement.

I believe we (Experts) are using incorrect maps of movement, therefore injuries are prevalent in sport and life. I will always test and retest in my own theories in real movement. Join me on my journey to change the movement game for the public and experts."

May 28, 202201:16:04

Ep 59 - Rudy Rivera: MMA + Movement-Informed Resistance Training

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THE ART OF MOVE with Dr. Will and Anthony is joined by Rudy Riviera of @TheHandCraft_ to talk shop about MMA, resistance training, movement philosophy, the fine balance between volume and recovery, and more

Based in Poughkeepsie, NY, owner of The Hand Craft Ruisdael (Ru-eez-Die-el) “Rudy” Rivera’s approach is a simple one. Move better, feel better, do more. Using slow motion video, He highlights the good and the bad to give you the tools to move with less pain & optimized performance. There is no bigger motivator than to move free of insecurity. By taking a tonic approach to fitness, he instills the “do what you love and never work a day in your life” mentality to develop positive behaviour patterns and speed up skill acquisition because the open secret to success is consistency. Hand Craft your own results ASAP.

May 26, 202201:23:54

Ep 58 - The BAREFOOT SPRINTER Graham Tuttle

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Epic Conversation Today!

Joined today by Graham Tuttle, aka the BAREFOOT SPRINTER, an epic high energy dude with a LOT of insight into intrinsic foot strength and sprinting power! Co-hosted by Anthony Manuele and Dr. William Rajbar, the foremost podcast opening discussion about the most innovative ways to train, and move. your body.

I’m a coach that’s been constantly working on building better athletes by fixing pain.

My major program is a foot fix process called Ready To Run to restore functional feet. I mainly focus on developing better fascial strength and integrity in the body for an athletic foundation. I’m working on a similar process for the hands and pelvic floor as well!

Apart from that, I went to University of North Carolina and Chapel Hill for a degree in Exercise and Sport Science and have been working as a coach for almost 10 years.

May 18, 202201:39:38