Callum Powell's back pain explained [Storror athlete analysis 4]

[@DomTomato]

insightful. can't stop picturing Callum checking his posture in the mirror now

[@alejandrocastro211]

I saw your interview in this channel and I liked a lot. Your way of handling fear and bails is very inspiring

[@Balczak]

You know he'll look in the mirror and just go "Well shit" 😂

[@jacobpolak]

Agree Dom!

[@jacobpolak]

@@alejandrocastro211 same

[@ondrejjanoska660]

Hope it helps to his back pain if he does.

[@urbanamadei]

Very interesting analysis! I would love to see more videos like that 👌

[@satpujji]

Callum is going to talk about his and Sasha's injuries on a upcoming Storror podcast. I would love to see you on there to discuss it with them.

[@joe94c]

I really hope to see Sasha return. I've had to quit parkour due to injuries and he must be aching to get back into it

[@robertmills6497]

@@joe94c He is jumping again but nowhere near at the level he was before. Still taking baby steps.

[@joe94c]

@@robertmills6497 that's good. It'll be a long road for him

[@NK-lx8mf]

@@robertmills6497 thats amazing to hear! sasha always was a rolemodel and the shit he did was in my eyes always a step above a lot of the competition

[@NcMuggets]

Yes! I would absolutely love for him to be a guest the podcast. It needs to happen!

[@TedHolmwood]

Super interesting analysis. I'd be interested in hearing Callum's take on it, he seems very physiologically educated and I wonder if he's realized these tendencies before.

[@JoAlpzino]

now that he mentioned this video in the storror podcast and criticised the global approach of this channel, it will be even more interesting to hear what callum has to say about it

[@ethnicalbert]

He addresses/debunks Theo on their latest podcast

[@nicholasicke8642]

@@ethnicalbert are you obsessed with the word debunk?

[@ethnicalbert]

@@nicholasicke8642 yes its my favourite

[@drioustb9182]

@@JoAlpzino Do you have a link to the podcast please

[@unittwophoto]

Callum is an extremely explosive athlete and has been for a long time, so it doesn't surprise me his body has formed in a certain way that may be a hinderence after years of certain unaddressed movements. He is extremely well versed in kinesiology so I would love to hear his take on this analysis and what his plans are for healing. One of my absolute favorites to watch and I hope he can progress physically in the right direction to keep himself safe and strong for years to come! Thanks for a great video

[@andrewd3005]

By what I have seen of Callum throughout the Storror videos, I bet he will greatly appreciate this and take it with great love.

[@sh4wz0r]

He didn't, he thought it was presumptuous and arrogant

[@keving5944]

Keep on going with these video's Theo, we really appreciate this insightful and informative content!

[@colehershberger7538]

This has seriously become my favorite Channel on KZbin.

[@Balczak]

I had a blown disc (L4-L5) back in 2016, and had excruciating sciatica, could barely walk for 3 months. Years of track and field, olympic lifting, and constantly grinding my body into the ground. The past few years I have worked on unilateral actions and also more functional lifts. I now train Parkour regularly and have no back pain!

[@Annachrome]

Saw this when it first came out and deeply influenced my self awareness in my own athletic journey. Rewatching is helping me fix the smaller issues now that i’ve made good progress on torso stability and pelvic positioning. Thank you keep doing these - maybe on climbers’ pulling patterns.

[@bjarki_rafn]

Bob Reese had an interesting knee injury in 2018 which he fortunately seems to have recovered well from. Would be interesting to see if there are some changes in posture before and after. He talks about his injury in the description of his video "Bob is back": "8 Months ago I broke my kneecap due to a lack of rest and letting my patella tendinitis get out of hand. Then 5 months ago it re-broke on the take off of a punch front flip because I thought it was healed enough to train, but apparently not. My Doctor / Physical therapist wasn't very specific or helpful the first time it broke so I did a bunch of research and got better advice from other physical therapist so that it would heal properly the second time around. But I'm glad to announce that I feel like I'm finally back! I have been learning a ton of new things on my trampoline because it's easier on my knees and the air awareness of the skills directly transfers into my parkour skills, so trampoline is the best tool for me to learn more tricks without hurting my knees as much."

[@threebees7785]

Great video man! I hope Callum learns about this and his back gets better!

[@vagrantvienna]

As always highly interesting! Have you ever considered doing a video recommending some specific daily interventions for the problems you discuss? I've gone into the habit of doing just 5 minutes of correctives every morning, and I'd love to include some more insight into my plan. Might be a nice perk for patrons, hint hint.

[@TimShieff]

Fascinating analysis thanks

[@TheoTanchak]

Thanks Tim. Let me know if you want any help with you knees 😉

[@jared_norris]

Wow this one was awesome, so much packed into 12 minutes. Every time you put out a video I have to spend 8x that amount of time self-analyzing after.

[@ollie9171]

me and my mum both have quite severe back pain, and watching your videos made me realise that I've been leaning to the right for years

[@gaellemasson3176]

I don't know much about physiology but what I hear in this videos makes so much sense on a logical point of view. It feels great to be able to learn so much in such a short moment. Thanks a lot for those analysis

[@danielboot4362]

How about an analysis on Endijs Miscenko (he was part of the german parkour team Ashigaru)? He is such a well rounded athlete (big jumps with great precision, big laches to polecats, downward diving catpasses on rails, incredible consistency and control at height), and I believe he's rarely ever been injured.

[@rhizaachmad3135]

wanted to.know that

[@nevenclips]

He was injured for the last couple years lol

[@danielboot4362]

@@nevenclips Really? I didn't know that. I understood that he just took a break from parkour and social media.

[@nevenclips]

@@danielboot4362 He had some knee issues or something a couple of months prior to deleting his ig

[@JackSPk]

There is also a video of him doing 5 reps of 200% BW back squats ass to grass (I saw it on instagram, a gym tagged him) And this "super strength" is closely related with the way he moves. In contra-position, someone like Pedro Salgado has A LOT of bounding power, and thats why he usually bounce around like a feather, while Endijs "push the Earth" below him, in a more controlled strength related matter. While I'm trying to say is (maybe I'm wrong): Lots of strength => Better at sticking and slowing down high forces, harder to bounce (fast). Lots of power / plyometric capacity => Better at fast bouncing, harder to stick. There is a video of the two training where these differences can be seen side by side ("Pedro Salgado VS Endijs Mischenko - Pedro Parkour Challenge").

[@Shinoobie]

I love your channel Theo it's very insightful. As someone with a background in athletic therapy and a parkour athlete. I'd love to see you do a breakdown of the techniques and injury risks on some Female Parkour athletes as female/male builds can differ vastly.

[@madsphilipsen7078]

Hi Theo. My right leg is a bit longer than the left one and luckily I haven't gotten any problems yet. Your videos are mostly about peoples strengths or weaknesses, but I would love a video on preventative measures for what people like me could do to avoid problems down the road.

[@santi_super_stunts2573]

Make one leg longer or shorter

[@zacharylane6148]

I have always like watching Callum because he and I have very similar body types, so when I see him train I feel that I can train as well. We also seem to have a lot of the same back problems, so this video was insightful. I always just figured it was because I was a big, top heavy guy, but I like the idea that there is more I can do to help my self than to totally transform into a smaller person.

[@TheValinov]

how is it going man?

[@WitchellTraining]

This is some of the most important Parkour content being made at the moment. Please keep going.

[@localbandshow]

I would love to see a video on competitive swimming starts. I've coached age group swimming for decades, and see a dangerous lack of control and confidence off the start due to (rounded) posture or hyper-extension. Olympian Ryan Lochte is on the Swimming Wikipedia page with dropped hips and rounded back, for example. Lots of kids struggle with this when they grow, and some quit the sport if they lose flexibility. There's lots of good side-by-side footage available as well.

[@andrewd3005]

I am loving these biomechanic breakdowns! Making me want to pay you to analyze me and advise on ways to improve form/posture.

[@anananwar]

my left bunion and i found this very insightful.

[@SelfPropelledDestiny]

Jeez... I want to pay this guy to analyze my movement. The level of detail is amazing!

[@HeinoHeinzKetchup]

I was excited for this video and you did not disappoint! Great insights!

[@chriswright6167]

Awesome vid. Thanks Theo. Would love to have similar analysis of my standing, running, and jumping. I'm sure the Storror boys are taking an interest in these clips. Keep 'em coming! :)

[@kos6654]

Definitely second Orlando from phat. Interested in seeing the results of getting all these little things right

[@lukeDoesLife]

Thank you for this. Amazing analysis. Been thinking a lot about parkour longevity lately and these videos are so knowledgeable. Great stuff for the community 👍

[@sohailrahman735]

I have sciatica and passionate about parkour and martial arts, thnx for this video, it helps a lot.

[@RaphaelFBR]

A theoretical run down of the ATG program / knees over toes excercises would be interesting. He explains alot of it well enough that you understand the mechanism but it would be great to see what you have to say about it...

[@Jimmyzation]

This analysis is so good 😊👍🏽

[@DJ100254002]

man glad i found your channel big ups whish this shizz like this was available back in the 2000s but im doms age still feel young as ever so no excuses front flip on brothers

[@_kijiko5159]

Been waiting on this one. Wow it’s 4 am.

[@codyroberts2859]

Captivating as usual. Kudos man.

[@TheBosshoss87]

This is absolutely quality content, so interesting the analysis

[@lukasbuchelpk]

Very interesting video, was a good watch! For an idea, maybe a video on George McGowan and the explosive power he has?

[@osetraceur]

now that Pedro has been mentioned, would love to see an episode about him!

[@anshuvenkateshwaran5324]

you should do a video on keith jarrett and maybe a series on musicians in general, also do smaller bone structures move different than larger ones?

[@dominikweber7766]

I also have exactly the same problem, and working already 2 years on that, slacklinig helped me a lot and also strength training, specially sumo squad's. And simple things like not using my phone always with the right hand.^^ But Theo, do you recommend any typ of special strength training for the scenario of callum? (for example to strength the weak muscles, that they get activated again) Or do you think stability work is more important? I also use the exercises from the knees over toes guy backwards walking, strengthen the hip flexors..... think it's a great ad on for parkour people. Thank you soo much for your work! You are a really big inspiration for me. Would be really nice to meet you one day :D and ask you 1000 thing's

[@paragduhan5120]

me too

[@DMurphyApple]

hi, i stopped parkour because of it. the only thing that has helped me really is 2 years of professional strenght training without any jumping. but my condition was bad bad

[@williamwesterholm5860]

Top quality. I’d love to hear you discuss the topic of somatics. I believe it can play a mayor role and be of great benefit when it comes to this kind of re-education of the nervous system, which basically is the conclusion you’re drawing.

[@bradderz1357]

Very interesting video. Had me hooked all the way through. Learnt a lot🤙🏻

[@MisterChappy]

Great work, insightful as always. A challenge for you may be looking at why/how professional skateboarder Chad Muska's back got injured. There was a video a few years ago (I think I saw it on Viceland's KOTR season 3) of the breaking point for his back. That might be a good place to start.

[@troelsknudsen253]

Just watched the storror joiners podcast on this and I'd love to hear a follow up (It would also drive your engagement like crazy, go ooonnn)

[@raphaelmansour9693]

Thank you for this epic breakdown

[@peanutsraisins]

Thanks Theo! You have helped me to analyze and assess my own movement-based idiosyncrasies 🤩🙏

[@michaelmatt8698]

What a great Video. This is so interesting. Keep doing what you do.

[@iReminisceForever]

Absolutely love your videos! I find them very insightful, and was wondering if you'll ever cover tricking athletes?

[@raafat.gilani]

Absolutely gobsmacked by this analysis, fascinating! This helps other people to look at their issues in a different light as well. Great content.

[@mattmalin4126]

For future videos I'm interested in two things: one specifically on knees in general for long term damage (closest to home for me), and the other around potentially pre-empting imbalances for athletes not yet injured. For example, I'd be interested in seeing your view of any potential injuries "waiting to happen" you can see across videos from the parkour community. For example, are there any high level athletes where you can already see imbalances that might pre-empt issues in the short/medium/long term? As this channel continues over the years(?) it'd be a good reference point seeing how things play out against your expectation as well. Even finding older video clips of people no longer training and seeing if you can predict the type of injuries that may cause caused them to stop training would be insightful for those people starting or continuing training now.

[@jmablogvids]

Predicting injury from posture no better than guesswork. There is no shown link.

[@mattmalin4126]

@@jmablogvids essentially why I'd like to see it now - if there is evidence based logic to these assessments then theoretically in the long run it should be something that can be shown as identifiable now where there would be more susceptibility of potential issues. On reflection I think the video I'd actually rather see is the evidence that does link these things from studies, since all the videos portray confidence suggesting those are the causes!

[@Ajfmaizy]

Thanks Theo, these videos are a great resource. Although it has me thinking, wow, most of us will have one or other issue or instability that can cause a significant problem, so does every athlete need proper assessment/screening and rehab from someone with proper knowledge. I also thought: do you discuss with the athlete before doing a video on them? I think it's fair game, as they are public figures and you are analysing them in a way that benefits them and wider public, but something about how personal it is makes me think it would be good to check with them first, or at least try. eg, did you message Callum saying "planning a video on your back injury", offering to show him a version before upload and get his views?

[@lruyterharcourt]

some basic corrective exercises would be really helpful at the end of your videos, other than that suggestion this is incredible, you deserve millions of views

[@bastianmansillaruiz1395]

Basically if we want to eliminate back pain and bad spine posture we have to do corrective spine exercisses, train our glutes and our abs. Then we go for mid and lower back trainning. Thank you very much mister.

[@Bellathor]

These are some really cool videos, thanks.

[@ChynChin]

this videos are so good, i learn a lot

[@n3v3r1s4]

"...the straw that broke the [ _ ] 'Callum's' back [ - ]" managed a perfect deadpan delivery, too! Awesome 🤣

[@TheoTanchak]

I'm glad someone noticed.

[@bazza5699]

absolutely fascinating series.. riveting watch.

[@jakobstisen6366]

Good video. What is your education in Chiropractic or somewhere in that area? I study Biochemistry and Molecular biology and do Arm wrestling. So I really like many areas of biology and man this channel really opens op a new world for me. And it also makes must more sense that a guy in Arm wrestling at 75 kg can beat a 120 kg man if they have a must better use of there whole body. You make really good videos man.

[@TheXeioken]

Finally! Thankyou so much!

[@jawlecks]

Would be cool if you did a video with Ed Scott on how he's able to transfer lots of force into more flips

[@morganjenkins4924]

It’s very interesting how one small thing being off in your body can lead to so many other little problems, I can’t stop analysing my own movements after watching your videos now 😂

[@federicorealm2634]

How about a series of video where you explain the ideal way of executing each particular movement in pk (e.g. precisions, kongpres etc.) From a biomechanical point of view

[@hedgemonkey6]

Would love a response to the comments in storror podcast ep 5, honestly, no hate, I just want this conversation and debate into parkour health and physiology to continue to inform the community at large

[@randam1005]

Really interesting stuff. Can you do a video on Marcio Filipe on how he can do all those godlike sticks so easily

[@awayqn6491]

Have you seen Callum’s response to someone asking what he thinks about you? I couldn’t tell if it was sarcastic or not but Callum said this “I can’t wait to how wildly inaccurate his theories are and how asserts them with absolute unwavering conviction “

[@truthbetold444]

His remark doesn't surprise me at all. Tanchak's way of asserting his speculations as facts, as if he had just mathematically proven them, is rather annoying.

[@stephen129]

You got a link to this?

[@awayqn6491]

@@stephen129 its on one of his instagram posts and hes replying to a comment saying "what do you think about theo tanchaks video on you" good luck finding it

[@DaneeMarmolejo]

So informative, thank you so much! 🙏👏👏👏👏

[@stendaalcartography3436]

Ive been watching Storror for a while now and the reason why I decided to click this video was because I always thought Callum's movement was weirdest(?) of the group. I just wrote it off as "that's because he's a bigger guy" but this makes a lot more sense.

[@odbyTomcioPaluszek]

I love watching the storror videos, but never thougts about those posture details, even ai working with Egoscue method throughout 5 yearss

[@JoelDBuist]

Mathieu from NitroParkour needs a diagnosis, he has knee pain.

[@Veilure]

Could you make a video on how to sit to prevent stuff like this? Thanks!

[@amnieto88]

As a now fomer athlete who was involved in many sports in my youth, I've often looked back and wondered where I went wrong. Some of it I think is load management and being involved in just too much (Football/Soccer, Basketball, Swimming, Volleyball, track and field, Tennis, long distance running, weight lifting) as a kid whose body was still developing. Granted, I do feel like it's the norm for parents to put kids in sports and put them in multiple sports at times On top of that most coaches who are coaching youth sports aren't typically educated in body mechanics and are able to safely guide children through ardent exercise as they prepare to compete in the sports they love. I was wondering if a video focusing on developing good posture and body mechanics from a young age would a good idea? Looking towards the future I wonder about my children (if I have any) and how I'll raise them and try to avoid the pitfall I went through in sports and exercise. A lot of these injuries as you say, are compounded over years of bad mechanics and overloading on top of those bad mechanics. How do we start kids on the "right" path so that they develop with good mechanics and decrease the likelihood of injury in their future?

[@heroinholiday2955]

Maybe you could talk about Jan Schlappens hip injury and dive rolls

[@calledlapiruleta]

phosky would be very interesting to analyze! cheers!

[@ThisAlbino]

These videos seem well reasoned and explained, but they still make me uncomfortable. "Let's look at this guys body and talk mad shit without his knowledge or consent" is a strange genre of KZbin video.

[@LucasDimoveo]

He isn't talking shit. It's just anatomy

[@A-Gaymer]

Would you say the same about a professional athlete? Probably not right? I think as long as you put yourself out there publicly it's fair game! And most importantly Theo isn't talking shit, he's just trying to review peoples forms and explain what they might be doing wrong so other people don't make the same mistakes.

[@cockroachman27]

I wonder if Callum will watch this

[@MrCeegeezy]

It's possible considering Drew watched the one about him.

[@rebecca.smith.]

I LOVE this! Have you studied Anatomy in Motion - Gary Ward's course? It is so similar to his deep diving into movement patterns.

[@botondgavaller817]

Great work!

[@Foelcke]

So in the end, can you change something like this? I just saw this video and realised i have similar problems and im only 15 years old.

[@tropical95]

I wish someone like you would be able to lay eye on every human. You should train an AI. So everyone can have his personal Theo Tanchak. I certainly wish you laied an eye on me. I feel so much asymetry in my own movement and my own muscles. But I am yet to figure out what might be the root causes and what just is caused by them further down the line. Anyway great work, please keep teaching me and all the other fellas! Love your vids :)

[@MD-gx4bw]

Thanks Theo super interesting stuff I learn so much from your videos and really appreciate it. You ask about other athletes at the end of the video. US Olympic climber Kyra Condie has quite extreme scoliosis, and surgical spinal fusion it would be really interesting to hear from a professional how she has adapted to compensate for that lack of mobility to perform at such a high level.

[@LenaConH]

first time hearing the lats are responsible for spine stabilisation, probably cause that's not what they do at all ya know

[@pearlmillchow7540]

Nice one @ 0:25

[@apfelkuchen_]

callums back pain is easily my favorite topic

[@alfieparker3189]

I really like the parkour focus here, but if you ever deviate from that it'd be cool to see a video on how Jaws in the skateboarding world takes impact the way he does.

[@CharlieTheBritt]

Well damn I used to jump the same way....and have the same lingering issue 😂

[@AyooDarisss]

I feel like salgado wasnt the best example solely because he also has his feet aiming outwards when running

[@Changch99]

Highly appreciate these informative videos! Would love to learn about some of the sources of such foundations in physiotherapy you use & would recommend.

[@MrChangCJ]

Wow this was fking fascinating. Thank you for sharing.

[@kmayasobru5386]

Great video, you talk a lot about people increasing the power in their jumps but not improving their movement pattern. But power increase does in fact make you jump farther right? Could you elaborate more on that and maybe talk about weightlifting in relation to parkour?

[@wordsthatcreate]

Bloody great. So interesting.

[@didi.k0ng]

I’m curious to hear what you have to say about various athletes who have good posture and if affects their style by making it better/smoother

[@shruk4]

Could you do something on Jari Litmanen? Finlands greatest ever football player who was injured periodically from 30-40 after he refused an operation on his right ankle?

[@assaqwwq]

Great video. Just one question. If I wanted to get professional help like this is my own country, what should I look for and ask?

[@barnathningthoujam7536]

Pliz make a video about Pedro Salgado

[@symtomatic1685]

I have pain in my left knee since almost 3 years now and I know something‘s wrong with my posture. Where can I get such an professional inspectation near my place (Stuttgart, GER)? I even considered to travel to Australia only for letting you analyse what‘s wrong with my posture and how to fix it. Could you maybe share some advice, how to analyse it oneself? You are doing great work!

[@liam.cameron]

Such a good video!

[@AdaanRG]

wowwww..!!! Doc. Brilliant information.

[@franciscofreire3462]

A video on pasha the boss and other on alex honnold

[@jacobholland5864]

I have Shermans disease and kyphosis, how should I manage the pain?