In this episode, Gymnazo Coach and Director of Programming, CJ Kobliska, sits down with Gymnazo Founder and Movement Practitioner, Michael Hughes, to discuss knee biomechanics and what the knee is really telling you. 

In this episode, they discuss why the knee is such a good friend, why toes in and toes out options are so important for different movements, what to consider when someone comes in with knee pain, CJ’s history of chronic knee pain and more!

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2:59 Michael breaks down the biomechanics of the knee

4:51 What the knee tells you

8:30 CJ’s visual of how the knee works with the hip and ankle

14:41 How the knee is the good friend and how we can make the other friends (muscles and joints) better

23:21 Why toes in and toes out options are so important for different movements

27:09 What to consider when someone comes in with knee pain

32:34 The knee issue with everyday athletes

37:01 A lot of games of tug-of-war on people’s bodies

42:16 Patella fun fact

45:31 A simple activity to help gauge how the ankle can stabilize

52:21 Multi-Dimensional Movement Coach mentorship program overview

55:11 CJ shares his story about his previous chronic knee pain

59:11 The inspiration for our G1 Level training