2/9/26 - BJJ No-Gi @Junglematt

2/6/26 - Striking @Junglematt

Deadlifts are often treated as a foundational movement, but for most people they come with hidden costs. Most bodies already have some degree of spinal twist. Loading a heavy hinge on top of that twist doesn’t correct it, it reinforces it. Over time, this leads to increased spinal compression and deeper asymmetries that can show up as pain or injury down the line. Deadlifts also fall short when it comes to hip stability. They don’t train transverse torsion, which is what actually stabilizes the hips during multi directional movement like running. The result is a pattern that compresses certain areas excessively while leaving others, especially the hips, underprepared and unstable.

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More range of motion isn’t always better. There is an optimal range of motion for every joint. Pushing past that doesn’t make you more mobile, it often makes you more unstable. When joints are taken into excessive ranges without the structure to control them, the result is usually hypermobility, followed by joint instability, pain, and eventually injury. A big misconception in fitness is that all mobility work is good and that creating more ROM is always beneficial. Most people chase range mindlessly, stretching and forcing joints into positions they can’t actually support. That’s not mobility, that’s loss of control. Optimal range of motion comes from how well your training aligns with fundamental human movement. When movement is organized around the FP First 4, joints gain the amount of range they can control, not more than they can handle, which is what keeps them resilient long term.

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Stretching is often sold as the solution, but for a lot of people it's part of the problem. Most bodies aren't just "tight." They're imbalanced. They have areas that are restricted and areas that move too much. Traditional stretching targets the tissues that are easiest to access, which are usually the loose ones, and over time this only increases instability and hypermobility in the system. Mobility comes from organization, not from forcing tissue length. The Functional Patterns training system restores balance by stabilizing what moves too much and mobilizing what doesn't, without sacrificing joint integrity along the way.

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Sharing great food with new friends. Feels amazing.

Using the Functional Patterns RG Bell in the jungle. Cause why not?

My daughter, Mei, has been recruiting her friends to do @functionalpatterns training with her. She’s doing FP workouts on her own now and she always asks me “Dad, when are going to train?” Out of all of the clients I’ve ever worked with, Mei is my favorite result.

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Piña 🍍

Celebrating 1 Year Living in Costa Rica! 🇨🇷

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Most people don’t realize how much energy they’re leaking just by moving poorly. When your mechanics are off, even something as basic as walking becomes inefficient. You end up working harder to get less done, bleeding energy through compensations that increase joint wear and tear over time. That constant drain doesn’t just affect your body, it shows up as reduced mental clarity, slower recovery, and a weaker immune response. Economy of motion is about organizing your body so force flows cleanly instead of getting lost. By training the FP First 4, you optimize the most fundamental movements, conserve energy, and free up more capacity to handle the real demands of life.

1/28/26 - BJJ No-Gi @Junglematt

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Paradise🦜