Things You Need To Know About Your Body (Intro to Movement Pt. 1)

[@bell_eau]

types of movement flexion: when a joint moves towards fetal position extension: when a joint moves away from fetal position dorsal flexion of the foot: moving your toes up toward the back of the foot plantar flexion of the foot: moving your toes toward the plantar (bottom surface) of the foot anterior pelvic tilt: spilling the basin of water in front of you posterior pelvic tilt: spilling the spacing to the back of you, behind you abduction: movement away from the center line of the body e.g. move your arm up perpendicularly to the center line adduction: movement towards the center line of the body e.g. move your arm back down pronation: twisting your forearm down supination: twisting your forearm up (holding soup) internal rotation: moving your arm inwards external rotation: moving your arm outwards elevation: lifting your shoulders upward protraction: pushing your shoulders forward (like a gamer) retraction: pulling your shoulders backward (like a macho Chad) depression: pushing your shoulders downward frontal plane: front of the body saggital plane: cut your body in half lengthwise looking at it from the front transverse plane: separates the upper and lower body (top & bottom) into two isometric contraction: muscle contracts and stay the same length concentric contraction: muscle contracts and shortens eccentric contraction: muscle contracts and lengthens open kinetic chain movement: fixed center, moving end points e.g. bench press closed kinetic chain movement: end points are fixed and center moves around it e.g. push-up ipsilateral: same side of the body e.g. a left jab in boxing with the left leg in front contralateral: opposite side of the body e.g. a right jab in boxing with the left leg in front 5:08 biceps 5:13 triceps 5:19 forearm flexors 5:27 forearm extensors 5:38 anterior, medial, posterior deltoid 5:47 upper; elevate shoulders and extend neck, media, lower traps 6:02 pec major (adduction) 6:10 lats (lattisimus dorsi = widest back muscles; pull shoulder down into extension e.g. pull-up 6:35 glute complex; hip extension e.g. bridge pose 6:46 abdominals; spinal flexion 6:54 spinal erectors; extending e.g. during deadlift 7:11 transverse abdominis; sucks everything in e.g. trying to fit in an undersized t-shirt 7:42 internal, external obliques; twisting and flexion 7:54 rhomboids; pull scapula together 7:58 scapula; bone that holds shoulder 8:24 rotator cuffs; SITS; external rotation of shoulder; commonly injured 8:48 quads; extend knee when contraction 8:54 hamstrings; flex knee and extend hip 9:09 calves; plantar flexion 9:12 gastro/heart of calves; assist knee flexion 9:17 anterior tibialis; dorsal flexion important principle: center of mass over base of support for balance; you're only balanced if the vertical projection of your center of mass falls over your base of support (10:25) base of support: area bounded by your contacts on the floor center of mass: mathematical construct of the center of where your mass is distributed

[@rayylee]

What a masterclass! This should be the first thing anyone watches if they're starting off training, of if anyone's trying to step up their training game

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

Thanks Ray!!

[@zodiac154]

Very cool. I started moving in my thirties. Randomly picked up calisthenics and gymnastics and then Muay Thai and jiujitsu. I think calisthenics and jiujitsu really taught me to embrace the grind. Who cares if you aren't going to be a world class athlete. Just keep moving. Keep grinding. Grow. Excited to learn more

[@FiremanKevin]

This is great. I see the difference in my two sons 10 and 7 We have a trampoline and when I was kid, I figured out how to flip and twist and trick. My boys ask me ‘how do I do this/that?’ I just say, figure it out. And give some cues here and there. But just encouraging them to play more than anything. The 10 yr old figured out back flips and twist flips and such. His younger brother not as…naturally coordinated. But has more raw strength age for age . So he likes doing different stuff where he can be strong. Had I tried to put them into football, baseball, basketball. They would not have excelled in any of those. As it is. One is doing very well in soccer. And the other wrestling. Just allowing for play/discovery which as adults we mostly stop altogether. So then we are a generation of adults who can’t move raising kids who are content to sit and not move while gaming. If the kids see me in the yard playing around with a mace or slam ball or crawling around more than likely they want to come out and do the same stuff cuz it’s not ‘working out’. It’s just being a goofball human having a good time.

[@cantiohorse]

MASSIVELY underrated. Phenomenal video. Thank you for taking the time to put this together and sharing with us. I just started learning anatomy, and this was a wonderful intro to movement. I will always think of you when thinking of abduction vs adduction XD

[@soundskribble]

Such a great video! As a chubby kid with no inclination for sports, having grown up to love movement and a variety of different sports, I relate so much to what you say and have been through! Thanks man!

[@sinacb]

This first two sections of this video is like a reference book that I review every now and then. The more I watch them, the more I remember the details and that helps a lot with how I approach exercises and occasional pain or injuries.

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

Excellent Sina! That's was somewhat the intent- although if I knew that was going to be the use case I would definitely have included more information :). Good to hear!

[@NTL-Zee]

just got introduced to ido portal and been flopping around like a fish out of water for the past few weeks, thank you for bringing some order to the chaos! Keep making content my man, this was a masterclass :)

[@sugar9469]

Best explanation on muscles and movement better than my PT training course taught me in a year. Love it!

[@BboyYKiKi]

Thank you so much bro !! It’s been years that I tried to get some clear informations about movement, and it seems that your videos explicitly answer to many of the question I had. So thank you again

[@gitanodel69]

Glad I stumbled upon you after researching about Ido! You deserve way more subs with all this quality content! Cheers!

[@susanpi931]

Nice insight to the talent vs genetics conversation. The example of sprinters with thalassemia stood out to me, not just because you have thalassemia but because it means that my own "shortcomings" just means I'm predisposed to other things in life.

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

Yes- 100%. Maybe not shortcomings at all. :)

[@sheahelms]

Learned a couple of things by watching this and as another person mentioned, it really made me feel better about myself as I'm starting to get into movement. Looking forward to watching the rest.

[@davidyisraelSho-nuff]

Thank you. I enjoyed this video very much as it is very encouraging and knowledgeable.

[@richardhenson77]

Thanks!

[@paolodomingo3571]

Great video! Love it. It has a good message and tons of objective factual content and the personal touch is just the cherry on the icing. Liked und subscribed

[@rubystarrwendyallen8204]

That was interesting to learn about Thallasemia! I'd never heard of that. Fascinating! Great, informative video.

[@muumarlin1731]

So stoked I found you (thanks KZbin)! Really look forward to learning from you.

[@skair5425]

I learned a good bit from this video, but more than that it made me feel really good haha. Feeling very optimistic for my future - both in movement and in general. :)

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

Thank you my friend. I put an absurd amount of work into this video, but comments like this make it all worth it. Cheers!

[@pran_kay]

I just found this after watching a lot of Ido Portal interviews and videos, and I can't be more pumped to actually subscribe and get into the movement culture because it seems legit and shows a fantastic approach to building and training the body.

[@LukeSlater_Rewilding]

awesome dude, my first movement practice was BJJ after years of soccer. My BJJ has got so much better since exploring movement like animal flow and natural movement! ooss

[@420chanchoSteven]

Thanks so much, I got to refine my knowledge of the muscles and how they work :) also going to check out the book The Sports Gene, I also took away that the more I practice the better I get, even if I am getting "older"

[@karimbeouche5712]

Great and complete introduction of the body. Thanks a lot !

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

You're very welcome Karim :).

[@noemarcial]

Nice work! All the concept clearly explained. Great job!!!

[@AlteredState1123]

Loved hearing your personal story.

[@AlteredState1123]

Great stuff. Need to watch it more than once.

[@angelinaconstantino8648]

Nice video for those to learn the basic yet important vocabulary and essential concepts. Well made in a short amount of time :)

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

Thanks Angelina! :)

[@Kobe29261]

Not exactly a neural-Link download port at the base of the cranium but this side of the singularity its as good as it gets! Wicked work friend! Don't stop!

[@Eligonzales1022]

AWESOME video dude. I just barely found your videos but really impressed by the information & quality. I’ve always been interested in movement but like you’ve said in another video, the info & methods haven’t been made hyper accessible to most people. What you’re doing is awesome man, please keep it up 🙌🏼

[@gregbarnsdale4293]

Two for two, so far your videos are pretty solid, I'm into it

[@marciobm7810]

Hi my friend. Congrats for excelent video and precious informations. I want to know more about the "moviment". Do you know why Ido portal never wrote a book about of the subject? Hugs of Brazil!

[@lauratempestini5719]

Excellent information on movement terms mist all fitness trainers throw out assuming us novices understand!

[@troycross2858]

Excellent video, very informative for the basics.

[@ishthanki6706]

I learned all basic movements - more like anatomy of body - muscles and movements which play key role in working out - and doing the workout in right way

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

Good Ish!

[@tiempossuaves]

Thank you for this series, Bren! I'm very close to getting my headstand down and this was a good reminder of what makes good balance for these: center of mass over base of support : )

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

You're welcome! Yes, always a good reminder- and a unifying concept in so many different disciplines and movements. Not just good balance, but any balance needs the vertical projection of the COM within the base of support. Good balance keeps the center of mass near or at the center of the base of support with little variation ;). Now go get that headstand!

[@lilc8335]

Love this. And moving them as you explain helps us remember plus it feels nice 😝

[@SebaDiGiuseppe]

Wonderful video, thank you!

[@MichaelStanwyck]

I always think of the difference between abduction and adduction as the relationship of the b or d to the a. Abduction has the letter b which points away from the a and adduction has the d pointing towards the a

[@GeffryASV]

I'm recently start this video series and want to express the relieve that this video give. At some time ago i'm carry this idea of background and help me to see the life with more optimistic vision. The first step is understand, after this is election if you really want to do something or no

[@neevshriker9458]

Your work is a bless, thank you brother❤

[@Huange._.]

This was such a valuable video Bren. Thanks for simplifying all these terms and principles to be understandable. I did not know that the rotator cuff was composed of those muscles and also that there were that many muscles in the arms. Also your explanation of genetics as dispositions rather than talent just reinforced my desire to pursue athletic goals from more than one discipline and learn more about my body’s dispositions. Thanks again and best wishes!

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

Thanks Jimmy! Glad you enjoyed it, and I think I actually covered most of the muscles in the arms, but make no mistake there are plenty more (especially in the hands) that I didn't cover! And check out that book (the sports gene) if you haven't already- I think you'd really like it :).

[@RJ100]

Bren, you're so athletic! Thanks for sharing this content. I've got a similar story as you; I was unathletic growing up, but after high school picked up some weight lifting and now calisthenics and little bit of BJJ. It's funny how things change.

[@naufalfalfal]

Vid's not premiered yet and I'm already excited!

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

Excellent my friend- we put a ton of work into this one so I hope you enjoy & learn from it :).

[@naufalfalfal]

@@BrenTeachesMovement That was a great video! good general summary on the anatomy and types of joint actions although it might be a lot for a beginner to take in 😄 replays and note taking like you suggested would help for sure. Also loved the principles part! when you talk about how talent doesn't really exist in movement, do you mean general physical talent (general athleticism as a genetic thing)? As in one may be genetically predisposed to be good at a specific area of movement such as fast-twitch fibers--> helping in sprinting and weightlifting but one being genetically predisposed to be athletic (in all areas) is less probable?

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

@@naufalfalfal Excellent Naufal, exactly right. Not only less probable, but perhaps even not possible. There's the examples in the video of short vs tall and fast vs slow twitch, but also muscle insertions. They can be shorter, and insert closer to the joints they cross and you'd have more flexibility, at the cost of less strength, or vice versa; farther insertions with more strength (torque) and less flexibility (neither really being better for movement in the general scope- it would depend on the discipline). I've heard some suggestion that this is why chimps and gorillas are so much stronger than we are despite very similar anatomical structure.

[@schonshcon]

Thabk you Bren. Great video

[@tylerkim4849]

Great video, I’d just like to make one small point on the part about thalassemia: the mutation (smaller red blood cells) led to unfavorable conditions for slow twitch muscle fibers, but not fast twitch. Therefore, the adaptation of the body would be to prefer fast twitch fiber building activities (as most sprinters probably did growing up as well). The genetics idea can be better thought in context of adaptation and not predisposition, as I’d be surprised if conditions like thalassemia was an actual moderator of fast twitch fibers

[@donbreda]

What an inspirational and informative video!

[@qoziluvu]

lovely content!! time to rewatch with pen and paper haha

[@byna5809]

Great video ! it will help so many people.👍

[@Unobjectabdul]

Hi Bren! Thank you for the video! I actually shared it with my friends as supportive material for our physiotherapy education. Are you originally from Turkey? Do you speak turkish?

[@cameronmiller6240]

I feel like you simplified the talent discussion a bit. I think talent can meaningfully be described as “how quickly someone can pick something up”...but the broader point remains that people who train really hard can keep up with or even surpass their more talented peers.

[@lauratempestini5719]

At minutes 6:19 in talking about the lats . You saying I g your arm down is extension. I am confused ; I thought that bringing our body in towards a fetal state was flexion please clarify.

[@gopeshyadav7683]

Thankyou so much sir🙏

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

Thanks for watching Gopesh!

[@kevintrainer19]

That was a great first class, thank you so much for share this knowledge

[@smeargut1809]

I use ADDuction because I’m ADDing to the centreline good video.

[@thegamingpath_soulslike]

Hey. I am a coach and a powerlifter. How should I transition to free movement?

[@mr.broccoliwarrior9303]

Very good to review the basics. But i think that it is important to know different role of subscapularis and supraspinatus. From what i know, subscapularis acts as internal rotator and supraspinatus helps abducting the humerus. Great job besides that!

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

Excellent point. However, I'm not sure that that level of detail makes the cut for this series. The muscular anatomy section of this video was inspired by a client who, after training with me for years, still wasn't sure/didn't know many of the names of these big muscle groups- that magnitude of lack of knowledge can have a serious practical effect on your ability to design or evaluate programs & exercises for yourself. In my anatomy class, we went through all of the bones, most important bony landmarks, and the origin, insertion, and action for about 200 muscles- it took about a month to get through all of it. How much of that would you classify as 'things you need to know about your body'? I would argue, about 4.5 minutes worth ;). That said, I have thought about doing a more advanced anatomy video. I don't think it would be that useful outside of clinicians, but it would be kinda fun to do! let me know if that's something you guys would want to see :)

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

I.e. take Usain bolt, and put him on bed rest for 6 months- he's not going to run very fast (or at all). Likewise, in the sports gene, Epstien mentioned that one of the researchers actually had more 'sprint genes' than some of these top tier olympic sprinters- I expect those things happen all the time with people that don't train and just don't get anywhere.

[@ayenachewmolla9370]

Thanks a lot a video is very impressive and motivated

[@7_k265]

Been looking for someone like you so I can learn movement.I’m 16 so I can’t pay for Ido program,so I have to find my own ways learn,and train

[@anandbenegal]

You didn't cover the adductors (and muscles around the groin?)

[@frizell10]

great video learned a lot thanks for posting!

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

Thanks Bowl!

[@kira4455]

Thank you!

[@bartekdaniel6255]

Wow this was amazing thank you so much!

[@Unobjectabdul]

Aand can you name a paper about that fifth quad muscle please. Purely out of curiosity I ask.

[@BABOELEKE]

Good video! keep it up!

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

Thank you VaNille! We are hard at work on Part 3- hopefully will be out late this week.

[@RogerKindKristiansen]

This is great. Thanks!

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

You're very welcome, Roger!

[@gregbarnsdale4293]

What race did you play? I'm picturing zerg

[@I_Might_B_Wrong]

Very useful, except it’s the lateral head of the deltoid and not the medial head. Medial = close to the midline of the body. If a medial deltoid existed, it would be in the armpit.

[@luises.1514]

What is about Inversion and Exversion? :D

[@matthewe2903]

I'm also short 5'4 on a good day Do you think it's easier for short people to practice acrobatics? Things like cartwheels, backflip and so on

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

yes! 100% Look no further than the olympics in gymnastics for evidence of this! Simple physics too- shorter means less rotational inertia, which means more angular velocity (flipping speed). At least in the vertical axis, but that's arguably the most important one for acrobatics. In fact, 5'4 is borderline TOO tall to be an olympic level gymnast in the all around/most events (you do see exceptions in pommel and high bar)

[@dude861]

Good Video. Just one thing, genetics really play an important roll in sports. Most obvious thing is speed, which gives you an huge advantage. But also the work capacity is on a very basic level determined by your genes and by the way you lived as a child. For every Ronaldo, who puts in a lot of work, you have like 20 or more people, that have the right mindset to do the same but get injured once they try.

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

Hey Phillip-I do mostly disagree as raw 'talent' and genetics get you just about nowhere without training in almost every case, and most people tend to use genetics as an excuse to not work hard, or as to why they can't achieve certain things. and again most genes will give you predispositions to certain tasks and sports, which get washed out when we talk about movement overall. That said, what evidence do you have for work capacity or injury being genetic? I haven't heard anything for either of those.

[@dude861]

​@@BrenTeachesMovement Hey Bran, we are talking about oppinions, hard to find scientific evidence for either side on this topic. Of course genes won't get you anywhere without the right mindset (work ethic), training, diet and overall lifestyle. But when it comes to peak performance it is by far most likely that genes play an important role. As I said (and basically you mentioned it too in the video) it is most obvious with speed. I could train as much as i wanted, i wouldn't even get close to the speed of Mbappe. And in most famous sports, speed gives you an huge advantage. For me, the most convincing piece of evidence for genes playing an important role especially in the top group of athletes is the simple fact that, for example in soccer, there are very, very few on top of the top. Like Messi and Ronaldo dominating this sport for over a decade. From a pool of millions of men loving to play football, only two are far on top. I cannot see mindset, workout ethic, training or diet being the only reason for that as this would produce much more players for the top. The only reasonable explanation for very few completely standing out is a genetic advantage. Like 1000 of young guys could've trained exactly like Ronaldo did, could've done anything the same way he did without getting even close to the results he did. Most of them would probably get serious injuries and drop out. Bottom line is it doesn't really make sense to compare to others as they might have completely different predispositions. But of course, this is for sports. Movement overall is not competitive at all, so genes are basically no factor. The bottom line is still true, you need to find your way.

[@chrisplayz253]

I am here!

[@chrisplayz253]

Great video mt starting from scratch and explaining thoroughly 👌

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

@@chrisplayz253 Thank you my friend! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@theodoreresultan3312]

I liked starcraft way too much. I'm ready to learn this movement stuff.

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

Yes!

[@345kobi]

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[@Eiegod]

This is good

[@jpnnstrps]

im gonna go ahead and say i think theres was a bunch of us relieved that glutes came up to a medical picture rather than your body with the red shading XD aha... but maybe a few disappointed too.

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

ahahaha. Got a good chuckle out of this one. I'm glad to hear my decision to not show my bare ass on the internet was respected :).

[@navchadha1]

❤️

[@sugar9469]

Football is really hard 😆😂😂

[@BrenTeachesMovement]

damn right lol

[@rishabhc6455]

Bro share some notes lol