The Movement Guy

The Movement Guy https://linktr.ee/HybridRehab

I believe that every single person has an untapped potential and purpose in this world and are capable of than far more than they realise and I believe that it all starts with a healthy, nourished body

On a daily basis I am privileged enough to work with a wide variety of people of all ages and ability's and help realise just how strong and capable they really are using a variety of different tra

ining styles i.e. pure strength, interval conditioning, yoga, strongman style, H.I.I.T, body-building and basic bodyweight conditioning

I don't believe one style is better than the other and that in order to reach your full potential as a human being and athlete you need a hybridization of it all

Now as for diet, nutrition etc. again I believe in a simple almost 'primitive' approach of good nutritious food and an eating protocol similar to our ancestors and everyone who has tried it has experienced reduced or complete lack of cravings, reduced body fat, improved energy, food and mood and subsequent improvements in the rest of their lives.

16/06/2026

Exploring Hip movement with

You can prod, pull and strengthen tight muscles all you want but unless you develop your ability to control them through multiple movements/ranges
- expand your neurological map of the area - they'll always be tight

Stretching/mobility often make things worse over time because they're forcing laxity into the system, creating instability/disconnect and the nervous system responds accordingly by locking down whatever else it can

Strengthening can help, but the movements used in the gym, even if done with a single leg etc, are often limited and the tendency is to overload the mechanically advantageous patterns - you get strong in a limited range of movements, but the body can't handle that power outside of those movements so again the nervous system kicks in and locks down to protect you

Your hips are supposed to be extremely mobile, but that requires a well developed map of the territory and an ability to work in various ranges/positions, while handling various forces

This is a simple movement to expand your hip map and develop glutes that work in 3D

16/06/2026

A fun finisher with a purpose

Inside your ears are tiny canals filled with fluid that tell your brain which way is "up." When you spin, that fluid sloshes around, giving your brain "confused" signals

By adding a spin to the drill we start to train our brain to navigate this confusion, adjust and carry on without freezing or falling apart

Does it replicate the chaos of sport? No, but it does start to develop the hardware needed to + you have to navigate the extra variable of landing while dealing with rotational forces

A simple drill that's surprisingly tricky that'll upgrade your ability to navigate chaotic movement/life

A competent nervous system is a confident nervous system

16/06/2026

Project Biomechanical Restoration
Subject: Jude

Building foundations with Jude, successful rehab comes down to one thing - A willingness to have a go from both patient and clinician

With that it's amazing what you can achieve in even the most complex cases

The right movements help and knowing how to piece them together but as with all the X-Kids I work with (like the X-Men, I'm a geek😂) it's the attitude and willingness to have a go that make all the difference with Jude

Love my Job

15/06/2026

The system I use is designed to help people put the pieces together and rebuild their ability to move, no matter where they're currently at health wise

It's a series of movements that can be regressed/progressed based on the person in front of me that help them learn how to move in a more integrated way - how to shift their weight, change levels, twist, turn, move/load across multiple planes etc

They may look simple, silly, pointless even, but each one serves a purpose, each one gives me information and helps to build a pattern that adds to a biomechanical foundation that will open up a person's ability to move

They nourish the neurology, expand a persons movement map and create a nervous system and body that feels confident in movement

It's all about laying the right movement foundations

15/06/2026

Project Biomechanical Restoration
Subject:

I was talking to Riley's mum today about how well he's doing, how he's defying all the odds etc. and we both agreed that his mindset is such a big part of it

From the moment he was injured he didn't say 'if' I walk again, he said 'when' - that attitude is so valuable

We don't do anything special movement wise, I just give him movement problems to solve and progress/regress things based on what we find, but it's his willingness to have a go and to keep trying that makes all the difference

He's standing and learning to walk again because in his head he was always going to, and, at this rate we'll be up to running in no time

Never underestimate the body's ability to heal and the power of mindset

15/06/2026

If we get the foundations of movement right, develop the nervous system and drop the protective tension - we'll get a body that can solve movement problems quickly

I showed Danielle the jump from the knees and she picked it up in 90 seconds, last week I added a broad jump and she picked it up straight away

That's the point of all this, the drills I use, the vids I post, the stories I share - I want to change how people move, I want to take away their fear of movement, their hesitation, and return them to a child-like level of pliability and springiness

I want to change how people view movement, physical activity, strength and conditioning, performance, health, longevity, the lot

How we move influences every aspect of our health, physical and psychological, it even influences our personalities and I don't think we're getting it right in the gym world, If I'm honest I think we're getting some things very wrong and it's causing issues that go far beyond the staggering amount of pain and injuries we're currently seeing



14/06/2026

Your body has an amazing capacity to heal, but it needs stimulation

Think about how quickly skills and muscle can atrophy when not used, now throw in a spine injury or a neurological condition and we're gonna see a rapid decline in both

That's why we need to fight tooth and nail to persevere, then get on with rebuilding as quickly as possible

This is true of any injury, but in neuro rehab it's absolutely essential, the longer you wait to rehab the more issues you're gonna deal with, physical and psychological l

Rehab isn't about limiting, it's about stimulating, it's about meeting people where they're at, finding the opportunities and making things better

showing us how it's done with this simple but extremely challenging drill

14/06/2026

The highlight of this one is the dumbbell spin, that shows us that the arm/shoulder are moving in 3D and not resisting the various forces/movements

All those muscles/tissues are twisting/turning/loading, stimulating blood flow, collagen synthesis, waste removal, nutrient delivery

The joints are being nourished, neurologically and physiologically, patterns are being built/strengthened and the body is being taught how to integrate throw a complex series of macro and micro movements that build capacity throughout the whole chain

Simple but effective

I used to be worried about doing different stuff, about looking weird or being misunderstood, but the further I get from the beaten path the better I feel and the better I am at my craft - better keep going

14/06/2026

Building patterns with Jude, love working with this little warrior, he's the happiest kid you'll ever meet and takes everything in his stride

Movement restoration is more art than science, it's about how things look, how someone feels about a movement - Does it flow? Does it look stressful? What's getting in the way? What's holding on? Where are the opportunities?

I'm more interested in a person's nervous system and how it feels about movement than what the muscles are doing

I look at their breathing, their posture, their eyes, can they talk while doing it? Is their HR elevated? How are they recovering? Is their movement relaxed or rigid?

I'll also take note of muscles that appear weak or tight as there's usually some quick wins there but it's still more about the big picture than just those pieces

If the muscles are tight, it's because the nervous system doesn't feel safe to let go

If muscles aren't firing, it's a gap in the neurology - their map is incomplete

If the movement is difficult and/or tiring it's because their nervous system isn't comfortable with it yet

We don't improve movement issues by just focusing on the muscles, we improve them by building movement patterns using drills and movement problems that develop all aspects of movement/mobility



14/06/2026

Lynne has been doing great recently so we're starting to build her movement while standing/not relying on the walker for stability

This simple drill is training her body, her nervous system, her vestibular system and rebuilding essential pieces of her Movement Map, while building her standing tolerance

Movement goes well beyond the muscles, and while the current hype in longevity/health is all about muscle mass, how that muscle moves and Integrates with the rest of the tissues is far more important

Think about the bodybuilders who last, Arnold, Columbo, Zane, all jacked for sure but they also all moved well and in varied ways throughout their lives

They focused on function and form, not just the latter

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