Ultimate Mobility

Ultimate Mobility Hey, I'm Brian. Ultimate Mobility is my system for revolutionizing Ultimate Frisbee training.

I work with Ultimate players and teams to improve mobility, reduce pain, and improve performance with well-rounded programs for long-term results. I am Brian Nevison, a personal trainer, mobility specialist, and athlete. Play, movement, and helping people make positive life changes are my greatest passions. I have 10+ years of experience training all kinds of people in one on one, group, and team

settings. I’ve found that sharing my own experiences and mindsets, and reflecting upon them has allowed me to connect with and inspire people. This process of sharing has also helped me learn a lot about myself and others, which has enabled me to be a more effective trainer and motivator. I am always making an effort to broaden my reach (with this page, my website, and other social media) so that I can help, inspire, and benefit more people. It is my sincerest desire to provide content and services that promote long-term physical and mental wellness for as many as possible. I believe very strongly in the power of smiles and positivity, and try my very best to live life in a way that will help to spread such values – it is a constant and conscious daily effort to keep improving. At my very core, what I want to accomplish with my life is simply help people become happier and more fulfilled. My strengths lie in fitness and positivity/motivation, but I would explore any avenue to accomplish this goal. While I have led a truly wonderful life so far, I have experienced many injuries and chronic pain, as well as periods of emotional distress. For all of this I am grateful, as it allows me to better empathize and relate – at least to some degree – with more people. Furthermore, these experiences have implored me to learn and grow, and ignited my passion to enrich the lives of everyone I meet. Certifications/Education:

BS in Kinesiology from Penn State University

Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist (FRCms)

Functional Range Assessment Specialist (FRAs)

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)

Certified Speed and Agility Coach (CSAC)

06/05/2026

One of the most important training mindset shifts I’ve ever made

It helps my clients a ton too. Listen in to hear about it :)

06/02/2026

Gentle reminder to go play in whatever way feels best. Or add an element fun/play to some of your training.

We’re not machines and everything doesn’t need to be “optimized.”

I train so I can play. And I play in my training because it makes my training (and my brain) feel better 😊

05/31/2026

Looking to improve max speed?

Try these 100yd Sprint Build-ups (IF you’ve been running and can safely sprint)

👉 Start slow, gradually building up your speed
👉 Try to hit max speed by about 70-80yds
👉 Maintain max speed for final 20-30yds

During shorter sprints or even flying sprints (often 10-20yd build-up into 10-20yd max sprint) many players don’t reach top speed.

Or if they do, it’s for a tiny amount of time.

Max sprinting requires coordination, the right balance of tension and relaxation.

This means we need a lot of practice getting there and staying there for a little time.

And if we get too tense, it’ll hold back our speed ceiling.

During timed sprints, when the goal is to have the lowest time, it can be easy to push too much and create too much tension.

The long sprint build-up gives us permission to take our time. It allows us to smoothly switch gears.

Extra benefit: if you’re not sure about trying max speed right now? Try some build-ups to 70-80% speed.

The gradual, long build-up allows you to gauge how you feel during the rep and adjust if needed.

Taking the focus away from beating a certain time also gives us permission to stop building-up or extend the rep.

Timed reps — especially for shorter acceleration-focused sprints — are a great way to create urgency and improvement.

But that’s not best for everyone, and still may not improve top-end speed.

Hope this helps! If you try it, lemme know how it goes :)

05/28/2026

I almost just got back in the car and went home 🙃

Low energy, everything felt hard, like I was moving through mud. Thankfully, I kept going.

Sometimes you show up to workout and feel like crap.

And maybe you don’t have the mentality or physical ability to do the workout you planned.

But you can still do SOMETHING. Honestly that’s much more impressive than doing a hard workout when you feel amazing.

I find the biggest key is finding a way to stop thinking so much — so I use the disc or a ball to shift my focus.

The next biggest key is just consistently moving for at least 5-10 minutes. In whatever way feels easiest, most fun…or least aversive.

Ya know what else helps? Documenting it 😉 If I hadn’t had the camera on with the idea to share the suck, maybe I would’ve just gone home.

Wanna know EXACTLY what I did?
👉 10-15 min unfocused warm-up
👉 Run 50-ish yds & back 3x while continuously tossing the disc to myself
👉 Throw huck, jog & get it x 4
👉 Hip Hinge + Pelvis Rotations 30 sec each side
👉 Disc catch coordination (toss behind, turn & catch)
👉 Side Shuffle Shuttle x 2
👉 Figure 8 Shuttle x 1
👉 Huck & 240yd Shuttle x 2
👉 5 min rest
👉 200yd tempo runs (100 & back) x 8
👉 3 min rest
👉 6-12-6 Shuttle Run x 2
👉 5 min rest
👉 Self Fetch x ~30

The big key here is that you won’t always feel great or have an amazing session. But you can show up, get moving in a way you’re willing to do, and see what happens.

And if you start to feel worse as you continue, might be time to do a few stretches, some deep breathing, and head home.

It’s not about today, it’s about the long-term process and your long-term wellbeing.

I like to teach what I believe in, and share principles, exercises, and ideas that I know are effective.But I don’t know...
05/22/2026

I like to teach what I believe in, and share principles, exercises, and ideas that I know are effective.

But I don’t know the exact thing that works best for EVERYONE.

And that “works best” or “optimal” idea is flawed anyway. Every day we have different capacities depending on tons of variables.

Messaging that doesn’t account for the flexibility and unpredictability of life and humans is lazy and often harmful.

I try to instill — in all of my clients — a focus on consistency through flexibility and imperfection.

I’ve worked with a lot of clients — over 20,000 in-person sessions over 15+ years — and an all-or-none, discipline-first approach does not work long-term.

It leads to guilt, shame, and cycles of ALL, then cycles of NONE. Which over long periods means reduced physical and mental health.

We’re all human. It’s okay to be tired and unmotivated. It’s okay to adjust your plan depending on the week or day.

It’s possible to stay consistent enough to see big progress despite a lack of motivation. And that consistency can still mean off-days or off-weeks when you do it for long enough.

You got this ❤️

05/21/2026

“Those aren’t even real push-ups” People bring too much ego and rigidity into their training.

The exercises you use — and the way you adjust them — should be based on YOUR body and your specific goals or needs.

How do I challenge the muscles around my shoulder without aggravating my badly torn biceps tendon and rotator cuff muscles?

I can do regular pushups, bench press, overhead press, I can’t even do 1/2 shoulder CARs.

But that doesn’t mean I should do nothing. I can still send signals to improve strength and health while I prepare my body for surgery.

If I thought about training and lifting how most people do, I might just do nothing.

It’s not all or none. I don’t have to let my muscles atrophy, let my shoulder joint get even less healthy because I can’t do the exercises I want.

But that is exactly what most people do. I say this from experience, not to be hyperbolic.

When people can’t do “conventional” training — the stuff you see most often in the gym — they do nothing instead of adjusting.

Some of it is not knowing what to do, or understanding how to adjust.

Some of it is energy and frustration: it takes extra mental effort to train.

And doing what feels like “less” can be more frustrating than just doing nothing.

So if you find yourself here, remember:

👉 This is temporary.
👉 Doing something is better than nothing.
👉 Find a creative and safe way to challenge yourself.
👉 If you’re frustrated and demotivated, that’s normal and there’s nothing wrong with you.
👉 If you need to take a break, that’s okay.

05/18/2026

So much of training success comes down to this👇

Your willingness to do the simple, boring, repeatable stuff consistently for the long-term.

Over time, you make progressions, hone in skills, and stick to a PROCESS rather than focusing only on the OUTCOME.

I could’ve shown you 1 throw from 100 different sessions from the past couple years — it would get more views and likes. More fun.

But that doesn’t show you the monotony of a dependable process.

All those exciting self-fetch, jumping, and cutting reps…

Are a tiny piece of the pie. The focused throwing, mobility, shuttles, strength work is what most reliably moves the needle.

And that’s what allows me to continue doing the “fun” stuff. It’s what allows me the ability to express the skills.

People are surprised when they see skills improve over the course of weeks, months, or even years.

It’s because they don’t see the 10’s of 1000’s of reps in between.

PS - this is about 1/5th of my reps from a single session. I try to get about 200-500 throws per week.

PPS - Training doesn’t need to be exciting, or to drastically change very often to be effective. And it doesn’t need to be CLOSE to perfect.

05/13/2026

🥏3 Toe Exercises to Improve Ultimate Performance (and protect against turf toe)

When running and accelerating, we need be able to drive through our big toes with a lot of force.

If we don’t have the mobility or strength, our body will compensate — we might develop toe, knee, or hip pain, and we’ll definitely limit our performance.

So we can’t rely on just playing or lifting. If that worked, I wouldn’t see so many people with crappy toe strength & mobility.

We need to specifically train the toe. Build more range of motion and strength within that range.

1️⃣ Toe Lifts & Presses

Great starting point, can improve how they feel and move initially. But we need more force to make a bigger change.

2️⃣ Toe/Ankle Roll and Peel

Love this as a warm-up. Helps actively stretch the foot, ankle, and toes. Helps us lean to drive over our big toe, and we can put more weight into it.

3️⃣ Isolated Big Toe Stretch + Isometrics

This is where we can create more change. We get more time under tension with the stretch. Create a stronger stimulus with a hard big toe isometric.

Then we can reinforce this work with numbers 1 and 2.

🚨 If you have foot or toe pain, use your head with this stuff. Start gentle and conservatively. And get some medical attention if it’s severe or long-lasting.

PS - cleats (and most shoes) are awful for our toes. Even the “best” ones smash the toes inward and limit movement.

This stuff can’t totally offset the hours of stuffing feet into restrictive cleats or shoes, but it can still help.

7 Things I’d Tell Every Ultimate Player Before the Season StartsThis is what I’d most want you to know as an Ultimate Fr...
05/11/2026

7 Things I’d Tell Every Ultimate Player Before the Season Starts

This is what I’d most want you to know as an Ultimate Frisbee client. Not a lot of room for nuance here, so comment “SEVEN” and I’ll send you the full YouTube video breakdown.

I’ll also be releasing the 22 min audio as a podcast.

Review 1 and 2. Over and over again. Most players (myself included) need regular reminders.

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