From the Ground Up Athletic Performance Podcast Markus Schreyer of neuroperformance.academy Episode 19 "Examining the various input systems of the body and brain based solutions for movement,strength, and pain"
On Episode 19 I sat down with Markus Schreyer of Neuroperformance academy. The episode offers a lot of great insights into different input systems, their role, and how they can affect performance. We begin our discussion by examining the eye and discussing its role in performance, Markus also details convergence and Divergence as well as methods for testing these vital functions. Markus discusses the role of different muscles in the eye and gives reasoning for often finding irregularities in different quadrants of vision. We shift our focus to the two other major input systems the vestibular and proprioceptive. Markus discusses the anatomical structure of the vestibular and the functions of the different parts of the system. He also details why a compromised vestibular system could lead to less then stellar performance metrics. We discuss proprioception and how he really pushes for proper proprioceptive capabilities at a skin level and a joint level, especially if a client is coming off of an injury or certain trauma. Markus details the function of the frontal lobe and the role of variance in excitation of the brain and as a driver for overall health. Static stretching in warmups is also addressed and Markus details his rationale for having a distaste for non specific static routines. He details how he likes to give the body different dynamic coordinative elements while varying head and eye position to excite and prime the body for a given task. The different areas of the brain are addressed and Markus details the areas in which certain areas of the brain would be important for daily functions as well as dynamic movements. We end our conversation by explaining pain and how past traumas and other factors can have a major impact of our perception of well being. We often have a misconstrued concept of pain and have blinders on that only look at the said area of unrest, this is often actually far removed from the factors that the body deems to be a treat or that drive the experience of pain. This was a real treat and a great episode for individuals that want to understand the brain and its role in daily life and sports performance. I feel like there's a little something for everyone in this episode. Markus puts a lot of the great concepts discussed in todays episode on his social media accounts, so make sure to check out the links below to his two Instagram accounts and his personal website for seminars and other offerings.