Episode 24
Charlie Weingroff
Charlie Weingroff: Doctor of Physical Therapy, certified Athletic Trainer and certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, formally trained in DNS, ART, Dry Needling, Graston, FMS/SFMA and the RKC
He’s the Director of Sports Performance and Physical Therapists at Drive 495 in NYC. He also trains and rehabs clients at Fit For Life in Marlboro, NJ. Previously he was the Director of Physical Performance and Resiliency and Lead Physical Therapist for the United States Marines Corps Special Operations Command in Camp Lejeune, NC.
When rehabbing his clients he uses a movement based approach rooted in the works of Dr. Vladimir Janda, Gray Cook, Dr. Shirley Sahrmann and Dr. Stuart McGill. When training clients he subscribes to evidence-based training methods and principles of the Functional Movement Screen.
He's also a lecturer and teacher and has done a number of educational DVDs for MovementLectures.com One of the things that I appreciate about his teaching style is that he doesn’t just teach you how to do the exercises, he gives the why behind everything.
We talk about the boundaries of health and fitness professionals; how they can work together to get the best results for their clients; functional movement, squats, deadlifts, reflexive core stability, why Russian Twists are obsolete, why the diaphragm is the most important core muscle (yay!), how yoga fits into an athletic training program, and his educational DVDs including a new one he just released with Dr. Mark Cheng called Hacking the Hinge.