{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Facb2ae19-59b1-4b8e-8f3f-caac517e5a77","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"131 (18STRONG): The Golfer\u2019s Guide to Soft Tissue Mobility with Kevin Hendry","description":"Today I am very excited to announce our guest, Kevin Hendry. Kevin is a partner and director of education at RAD Roller \u2013 a set of massage tools that provide controlled, acute point release, move waste materials out of your soft tissue and encourage proper spinal alignment.\r\n\nYou will not find anyone more abreast of the research regarding topics such as mobility, myofascial release, pain and performance and this translates into RAD Roller\u2019s innovative methods. When Kevin isn\u2019t spending time changing the way self-myofascial release is performed in gyms, locker rooms, and rehab settings, he works as a strength coach and manual osteopath in Vancouver, Canada.\r\n\nKevin Hendry\u2019s Background\r\n\n\r\n\n* Based in Vancouver, Canada, Kevin Hendry is the Director of Education for RAD Roller and the Director of Movement and Manual Therapy at Innovative Fitness.\r\n\n* He is a Practicing Kinesiologist, Strength and Conditioning Coach and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Osteopathy.\r\n\n* Kevin has a decade of experience coaching and he consults with BC Hockey League Players, NCAA Division 1 athletes, NHL hockey players, CFL football players, Canadian National Team athletes.\r\n\n* His athletic background revolved around team sports growing up including baseball, basketball and soccer and he is a provincial champion in each.\r\n\n* He is an avid traveler and has been to 30 countries on 6 continents.\r\n\n\r\n\nHighlights from this Episode\r\n\n\r\n\n* How RAD Roller (a fascial release and massage tool) works, and how it can help golfers to move better.\r\n\n* We discuss different techniques, like:\r\n\n\r\n\n* Flushing\r\n\n* Point Release\r\n\n* Compress > Shear > Lengthen\r\n\n\r\n\n\r\n\n* The importance placed on fascia and how it is potentially overstated these days. Fascia is one component of mobility and Kevin helps to deconstruct the elements and the importance of each.\r\n\n* We talk about the specifics of who tools like RAD Roller are for, and how they can use them. There are important things to take into account before someone uses a tool like this, which we get into, but if used correctly can be a key component for increasing mobility.\r\n\n* The big 3:\r\n\n\r\n\n* Thorax\r\n\n* Hips\r\n\n* Ankles\r\n\n\r\n\n\r\n\n* The \u2018flushing\u2019 technique, and how it can be applied using fascial release tool to help with circulation.\r\n\n* Some of the different RAD Roller products, and how they can be used specifically for improving someone\u2019s golf swing.\r\n\n\r\n\nCaddy Shack or Happy Gilmore? \r\n\nHappy Gilmore\r\n\nWhat would be your “walk-up song” to the tee?\r\n\nGettin\u2019 It by Too $hort, or Walk by Pantera\r\n\nWho would you like to spend a day on the course with, and where?\r\n\nElon Musk, with John Daly caddying, at Pebble Beach\r\n\nParting advice?\r\n\nWhenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.\r\n\nWhere to find Kevin Hendry:\r\n\nRAD Roller: https://www.radroller.com/ (https://www.radroller.com/)\r\n\nRAD Roller Education: https://www.radroller.com/pages/get-certified (http://radroller.com/education)\r\n\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobilitymaster/ (https://www.instagram.com/mobilitymaster/)\r\n\nOther links mentioned:\r\n\nhttps://youtu.be/eW0lvOVKDxE?list=PLGggqay3WnGYMVNaz20wwWaty0iguj_vs (Strolling Under the Skin (Dr. Jean Claude Giumberteau))\r\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCufV4Nku4O_37wJUCjphZlQ (RAD Roller Educational videos)\r\n\n \r\n\nEpisode Sponsor:\r\n\nhttps://superspeedgolf.com/ (SuperSpeed Golf)\r\n\nhttp://superspeedgolf.com/ ()\r\n\n \r\n\n18STRONG Resources\r\n\nGet a copy of Jeff\u2019s Best-Selling Book: