Stuart McGill

We all know this, but people don't appreciate you're also tuning the stiffness. If I maximally contract my muscles, I can't move. So athletes have to tune muscle if they're impacting athletes, but they also have to pulse and relax.

Pulse, we were talking about Mike Tyson before the podcast today and the mechanics of how he pulses and then he's got to relax to get closing velocity of the fist to the opponent. And then when his fist hits the opponent, he turns to granite. And it is just such an awesome experience to feel that a little bit.

Pulse, we were talking about Mike Tyson before the podcast today and the mechanics of how he pulses and then he's got to relax to get closing velocity of the fist to the opponent. And then when his fist hits the opponent, he turns to granite. And it is just such an awesome experience to feel that a little bit.

Pulse, we were talking about Mike Tyson before the podcast today and the mechanics of how he pulses and then he's got to relax to get closing velocity of the fist to the opponent. And then when his fist hits the opponent, he turns to granite. And it is just such an awesome experience to feel that a little bit.

It's one of the joys of my life working with elite athletes to feel their athleticism, but then dissect it down as to how they do it. So there's a lot in that, but that lesson from the triathlete really shows us how... You can't be good at everything. There's always a trade-off with athleticism and the genetic part.

It's one of the joys of my life working with elite athletes to feel their athleticism, but then dissect it down as to how they do it. So there's a lot in that, but that lesson from the triathlete really shows us how... You can't be good at everything. There's always a trade-off with athleticism and the genetic part.

It's one of the joys of my life working with elite athletes to feel their athleticism, but then dissect it down as to how they do it. So there's a lot in that, but that lesson from the triathlete really shows us how... You can't be good at everything. There's always a trade-off with athleticism and the genetic part.

And then of course, in the appropriate training to optimize and express that genetic gift through technique, through technique. So some athletes are very loose. Some athletes are very tight. Some are very elastic. You won't hit a golf ball 330 yards if you're not an elastic athlete. You'll notice if you measure a golfer who can hit 330 yards, they don't test very strong.

And then of course, in the appropriate training to optimize and express that genetic gift through technique, through technique. So some athletes are very loose. Some athletes are very tight. Some are very elastic. You won't hit a golf ball 330 yards if you're not an elastic athlete. You'll notice if you measure a golfer who can hit 330 yards, they don't test very strong.

And then of course, in the appropriate training to optimize and express that genetic gift through technique, through technique. So some athletes are very loose. Some athletes are very tight. Some are very elastic. You won't hit a golf ball 330 yards if you're not an elastic athlete. You'll notice if you measure a golfer who can hit 330 yards, they don't test very strong.

They have a beautiful, tuned, elastic body. You can almost see it if you've worked with enough of them. There's a smoothness to the muscle. So underneath the skin is a fascial net. Someone who can throw a baseball 110, 115, 120 miles an hour will be the same. But now you have a very asymmetric elastic effect.

They have a beautiful, tuned, elastic body. You can almost see it if you've worked with enough of them. There's a smoothness to the muscle. So underneath the skin is a fascial net. Someone who can throw a baseball 110, 115, 120 miles an hour will be the same. But now you have a very asymmetric elastic effect.

They have a beautiful, tuned, elastic body. You can almost see it if you've worked with enough of them. There's a smoothness to the muscle. So underneath the skin is a fascial net. Someone who can throw a baseball 110, 115, 120 miles an hour will be the same. But now you have a very asymmetric elastic effect.

The answer is I don't know. But I know people will say, oh, well, this professor, he's avoiding the question. And I'm not going to do that. So I'm going to tell you how I find the answer. And it's through assessment. And I'm glad we're getting back to back pain, by the way, because it's my real, the cornerstone of my expertise. Our assessment is very comprehensive.

The answer is I don't know. But I know people will say, oh, well, this professor, he's avoiding the question. And I'm not going to do that. So I'm going to tell you how I find the answer. And it's through assessment. And I'm glad we're getting back to back pain, by the way, because it's my real, the cornerstone of my expertise. Our assessment is very comprehensive.

The answer is I don't know. But I know people will say, oh, well, this professor, he's avoiding the question. And I'm not going to do that. So I'm going to tell you how I find the answer. And it's through assessment. And I'm glad we're getting back to back pain, by the way, because it's my real, the cornerstone of my expertise. Our assessment is very comprehensive.

It starts out by me simply asking the person, tell me your story. And some people never tell me about their pain when I ask them to tell me their story. They will be telling me about their family life and the pressures that they have to still go to work because they have two kids in school or four kids in school.

It starts out by me simply asking the person, tell me your story. And some people never tell me about their pain when I ask them to tell me their story. They will be telling me about their family life and the pressures that they have to still go to work because they have two kids in school or four kids in school.

It starts out by me simply asking the person, tell me your story. And some people never tell me about their pain when I ask them to tell me their story. They will be telling me about their family life and the pressures that they have to still go to work because they have two kids in school or four kids in school.

Or they might tell me about the passions that they have, or they might tell me about their goals. So the goals are the beginning of answering your question, Andrew. We all know people who aren't suited for a certain occupation or they aren't suited or they... I'll take myself for example. I had a high school careers counselor tell my father, well, McGill, he's not really suited academically.