023: Dane Lynch weighs in on Movement Patterns, Calisthenics, Competition Programming, and Kids Training

In this episode, Mahdi and Liam sit down with Dane Lynch and discuss the importance of proper movement patterns. Learning how to move and control your body is an important lesson that carries over into everyday life, athlete or average Joe. 

0:31 Dane introduces himself and talks about his background in CrossFit and gymnastics. 

3:58 Dane discusses one of the biggest movement pattern flaws. Every body is different and moves differently, therefore there is no one way to perform a specific movement. Body types and injuries are just some of the things that need to be taken into consideration. 

10:09 A debate over machines versus body weight movements. Dane stresses that machines do not help with the overall stabalization of the body. 

13:03 Dane discusses new research on hanging therapy and how it has been shown to open up range of motion. 

17:45 Dane dives into his gymnastics rehab after spraining his ankle. 

19:03 Mahdi brings up how he incorporated body weight movement while coaching baseball. 

19:42 Dane discusses his experience coaching kids. Children haven’t built up imbalances yet and so it is important to reinforce proper movement patterns. He states that the old theory that lifting with damage growth plates has been disproven. 

28:27 The discussion moves to kids gyms in Kuwait. 

36:38 On the topic of nutrition, Dane mentions his experience with the ketogenic diet. 

37:36 Dane, Mahdi, and Liam discuss the workout in the Flare Fitness Festival.