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Why It’s Time to Retire the Joint-By-Joint Approach
There are seemingly few things more sacred in the fitness industry than the “Joint by Joint Approach,” which is attributed to Mike Boyle and Gray Cook, 15 or so years ago.
This, (at the time) revolutionary theory stated that the human body is made up of alternating segments of ‘mobile’ and ‘stabile’ joints, and/or alternating segments of ‘mobile’ joints move on segments of ‘stable’ joints. Thus changing the way we look at “mobility.”
If you were expecting an attack on the joint by joint approach, or more specifically an attempt to debunk the joint by joint approach, you’ve come to the wrong place as that is not my intention
The top-tier of my “argument” is that though this theory was revolutionary and extremely helpful, enlightening, and even mind blowing 15ish years ago, we simply know too much more now to hold it to the gospel it was and often times, is still held to.
It did exactly what it needed to do when it needed to be done. It helped a lot of us understand things we didn’t understand at the time, myself included. And indeed, it isn’t wrong and does make sense… on the simplified surface.
