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Training alternatives for an athlete with an overactive visual system

Training the senses from Taylor Kruse on Vimeo.

 

Watch closely!

There is so much happening.

And, it was breakthrough for this young lacrosse player!

We are taking advantage of his excellent auditory mapping skills to improve his balance, coordination and cognitive focus.

And then using the...

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Watch a sample of our vision training for golfers

TMP | Sport Specific Training from Taylor Kruse on Vimeo.

 

If more than 70% of movement comes from visual information, and 90% of stability is reflexively mediated by higher order systems that include vision...

Then most athletes go their entire lives without actually ever training.

...

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See how we progress visual challenges for this elite ski racer

Adding visual challenges to Kettlebell work | TMP from Taylor Kruse on Vimeo.

 

When elite athletes come to us with limitations, we start with threat reduction - modulating drills appropriately to give them the best result possible.

Eventually, reintroducing threat is the key for helping...

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The missing link to recovering from ACL surgery for athletes

Specificity | TMP from Taylor Kruse on Vimeo.

 

SPECIFIC ADAPTATION to IMPOSED DEMANDS

For those who have chosen to become specialists, we will show you how to train with specificity.

What you are watching here is the missing link to recovering from ACL reconstruction.

It's not uncommon for...

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ACL recovery training for a collegiate football player

Next level ACL recovery training from Taylor Kruse on Vimeo.

Adding layers of complexity for this football player and his recovery from ACL repair.

Oftentimes, recovery is unfinished and the athlete is left with a very high risk of repeating injury.

Integrating visual skills with high levels of...

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What performance training looks like for Elite Athletes at TMP

Performance Training for Elite Athletes | TMP from Taylor Kruse on Vimeo.

When you want the advantage and you go looking for help, do you get excited when you find "more of the same" or "completely different?"

Welcome to - completely different!

What are your goals? 

We have the tools.

...

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Taylor's weekend movement seminar with local martial artists

Movement seminar for martial artists | TMP from Taylor Kruse on Vimeo.

 

Put me in a room with wall to wall mats and I feel at home.

Working with wrestlers and martial artists is always special.

They appreciate working on the little things that create the big things!

Looking forward to...

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Why we use vision, vestibular, and proprioceptive drills for better performance

Yesterday, we were teaching a movement workshop introducing some new ideas and concepts to martial artists.

Many of the drills I taught emphasized the idea that our brain will perform better when given external goals.

There is also a greater opportunity for learning.

We did a lot of integrated...

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Vision and breath training post-double lung transplant

Using applied neurology to retrain breathing and vision from Taylor Kruse on Vimeo.

 

Some people are clients.

Some people are students.

I jokingly say to my students, "I'm trying to entertain you long enough so that I can really help you!"

Because, real changes in health don't come from a...

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Vision training post-ACL surgery

Post ACL injury training using applied neurology from Taylor Kruse on Vimeo.

 

After a total ACL reconstruction you have to ask the question, WHY?

What could have contributed to this injury?

The first thing I asked my athlete was to reenact his body positioning when he injured his knee.

He...

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