Motion in Sync

01/24/2026

This is what ‘earned it’ looks like!

01/24/2026

Most of today has been a write off…… but we have lights, we have warmth and 6 PM is on!

01/23/2026

Injury return-to-sport or return-to-life protocols need to go beyond traditional rehab. Rehab that only gets you out of pain or back to “good enough” often sets people up for re-injury or ongoing, recurring issues.

A complete return-to-sport / return-to-life process rebuilds the physical qualities that actually allow you to perform well in everyday life and sport. That means restoring movement quality, strength, control, coordination, and capacity so the body can tolerate real-world demands again.

Rehab shouldn’t just aim to get you back. It should prepare you to move better, handle stress more effectively, and reduce the risk of re-injury as much as possible. The goal is not to return to where you were, but to return better prepared than before.

01/23/2026

Coach Buzz doing his thing!

01/23/2026

Ending the day the way we started!

01/22/2026

I have been fortunate to work with Youth Athletes at all levels and it various sports both in a performance and athletic development setting and also in a post injury teturn to sport setting. I have worked in youth sports at the highest level, particularly in rugby but also with beginner to intermediate level athletes. Over the years my perspective on how to approach this has evolved and changed. Part of this evolution is explained in this video.

01/21/2026

Is Your Workout Helping or Hurting?

Exercise selection matters. Every exercise comes with a risk–reward tradeoff between improving physical capacity and the wear and tear it places on the body. The goal isn’t to avoid challenge, it’s to choose exercises that give you the biggest return with the least unnecessary risk.

That means selecting movements that build strength, control, coordination, and resilience without constantly breaking the body down. Exercises should respect how the body is designed to move and function, not fight against it.

When training honors the relationship between the brain, nervous system, and body, you get better movement quality, better adaptation to stress, and more long-term progress. You’re not just getting fitter, you’re building capacity that lasts.

01/21/2026

01/20/2026

Most people get injured, do the right things for a while, feel “okay,” and then go straight back to the same habits and training that led to the injury in the first place. Feeling okay isn’t the same as being resilient, and that’s where problems repeat.

At one end of the rehab-to-performance spectrum is injury rehabilitation. At the other end is high-intensity training. Where most people go wrong is skipping what sits in the middle. They jump from rehab straight back into hard training without rebuilding movement quality, strength, control, and capacity.

Our approach takes the same movement and exercise principles used in rehabilitation and applies them proactively to training. For most people, most of the time should be spent moving up and down the middle of the spectrum. This is where resilience is built, limitations are addressed, and the body is prepared to handle higher demands.

The goal is to stop being reactive to pain and injury and start being proactive about becoming the best, most capable version of yourself, now and as you age.

01/20/2026

Our rehabilitation and fitness/strength and conditioning strategies are interelated!

01/19/2026

We need to understand contra-indications and what people shouldn’t be doing but ultimately we aim to show them what they are actually capable of.

01/16/2026

Building Strong, Resilient Youth Athletes: More Than Just Physical Gains

At Motion in Sync, our Youth Athletic Development programs go far beyond just building strength or speed.

We prioritize smart, foundational movement training — helping young athletes learn to move well before they move fast. From there, we integrate brain-body training to develop adaptable, confident, and resilient athletes who are less prone to injury and better prepared for sport and life.

It’s not just about performance today — it’s about setting them up for success long-term.

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