Just Fly Performance Podcast

460: Austin Einhorn on First Principles for Building Unbreakable Athletes

Apr 24, 2025
Austin Einhorn, a renowned movement specialist and founder of APIros Performance, dives into innovative athlete training and injury prevention techniques. He discusses crucial topics such as hip extension and its muscle complexities, optimizing shoulder mechanics for performance, and the importance of variability in strength training. Austin highlights the significance of clear mental focus in athletic training and challenges conventional approaches, advocating for unique movement patterns and coordination strategies that build resilient athletes capable of high performance.
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INSIGHT

Hip Extension Muscle Balance

  • Hip extension involves a balanced set of muscles, not just the glutes.
  • Evolution favors muscle systems and redundancy rather than relying on a single big muscle.
ANECDOTE

Athlete Case Studies on Hip Issues

  • Austin Einhorn shares two case studies of athletes with hip and lower leg issues and how targeted muscle work solved their problems.
  • He highlights how brain movement patterns can compensate but sometimes cause pain until specific muscles are retrained.
INSIGHT

Focus on Joints That Should Move

  • Movement quality depends on what joints should move for one’s sport demands.
  • The easiest assessment interface is muscular control around these joint movements.
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