Pilates Elephants

Everyone knows that if your knees go in when you squat it’s because your glutes aren’t working properly, right?Wrong.We talk through a whole list of reasons why your knees might go inwards in a squat that has nothing to do with your glutes not working. Plus why it might actually be GOOD that your knees go in during a squat.Resources mentioned in the episode:Muscle activation in a squat is load-dependent here and hereParalyzing the gluteus medius doesn’t make the knee go in more hereKnees going inwards in a squat is not a risk factor for ACL injury hereLya Bavoil squatting 213kg at 62.5kg body weight hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

An (incomplete) list of things we believed that turned out not to be true.Resources mentioned in the episode:Connect with Daniel Arbilla on Facebook and InstagramFind Daniel on The Knowledge Exchange and Barbell PsychologyEyal Lederman Fall Of the Postural Structural Biomechanical Model hereNo evidence that exercise is more effective than non-exercise placebo for chronic pain hereMore high quality research is needed to be confident about the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Do you wish you had more time? Here are the answers.Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Brendan is a PhD candidate at the University of South Australia where he is researching the influence of implicit communication on patient beliefs and outcomes. In this conversation, we talk about how our beliefs as movement professionals influence our clients' movement, pain and outcomes from Pilates.Resources mentioned in the episode:Connect with Brendan Mouatt on Twitter and InstagramFind The Knowledge Exchange website and join the Facebook group for movement and health professionals hereRead Brendan's research hereEarly MRI leads to worse outcomes in back pain regardless of whether they find anything or not here and hereBiomedical tests and diagnostic labels actually don't reassure patients herePractitioner beliefs strongly predict patient beliefs herePain behaviour not pain intensity mediates opioid prescription hereMany physiotherapists implicitly associate round-back lifting as dangerous hereThinking about movement hurts, and makes your hand swell up hereNegative expectation abolishes the effects of opioid painkillers herePlacebo reduces pain the same amount as 4-6mg of morphine in postoperative pain hereThe presence of most MRI findings does not change treatment hereSpinal fusion is not more effective than general exercise for low back pain hereIn fact, pretty much every treatment for low back pain works about the same hereDentists’ belief about what they are administering influences patients’ pain herePlacebo suppresses immune function hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Are we really strengthening our clients? How can we tell, and why even bother about getting stronger? The answers may surprise you!Resources mentioned in the episode:An hour a week of resistance training maximizes your lifespan hereMechanical tension is the key stimulus for strength gains hereWHO physical activity guidelines hereWorking to failure or near failure is equally beneficial (and necessary) to increase strength hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

In this episode, Mitch and Raph discuss the research Mitch did for his PhD, comparing individualized care with a generic program for low back pain. Resources mentioned in the episode:'Buy In For Back Pain – Does Individualization Matter?' hereConnect with Mitch Gibbs on IG hereFind Rethink Movement on Facebook here and on IG hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Heath and Raph talk about the history of Pilates, the history of Breathe Education, and what constitutes good teaching.Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Laura Saggers of RISE Pilates in Melbourne and Raph talk about the parallels between personal growth and business growth, how to overcome common blockers and limiting beliefs, and each share their own experiences with these mindset blocks, and how they moved past them.Resources mentioned in the episode: Connect with Laura on IG here or email her hereFind Rise Pilates online here and on IG hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

When you try to be all things to all people, you end up being nothing to no one. Naike shares insights from building her studio Kefi in Sydney with her partner Fanny. We discuss how they defined their ideal clients, how they program and design their schedule to suit their ideal clients and many more topics.Resources mentioned in the episode: Connect with Naike Mouromtsev on IG hereFind Kefi Studio Pilates hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

You probably became a Pilates instructor because you wanted a career that was more meaningful, more satisfying, and healthier for you. But now you feel trapped in a routine that is not what you dreamed of. Or even worse - it IS what you dreamed of, but you’re still not happy.In this episode, we talk about how to get unstuck and take positive, effective action to achieve your dream life as a Pilates instructor.You'll learn how to:work the hours you wantfor the money you want with the clients you wantResources mentioned in the episode:Connect with Britt online, on IG and on FacebookConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy