4-disc DVD set—nearly 4 hours, plus bonus material
Filmed live at a Perform Better Summit Workshop
Disk One
Introduction
Standard Operating Procedures
Movement Matters
Squat Discussion
Stabilization and Repatterning
Our Movement History
Real Life Examples Video (2)
Disk Two
Functional Movement Screen Review
Scoring the Screens
Filters and Key Points
Live Screens
Scoring Criteria
Programming the Results
Real Life Examples Video (3)
Disk Three
Screen Results Analysis
Order of Screen Priority
Hip Hinge and Deadlift Strategies
Movement Motor Learning
Movement Principles
Self-Limiting Exercise
Real Life Examples Video (4)
Disk Four
Extra corrective strategies footage
Full lecture in MP3 audio format for listening in your car or on your portable device
A 61-page typeset transcript of the lecture
Movement Principles excerpt from the Movement book
FMS scoring criteria and verbal instructions
Presentation slides PDF
Video clips from Gray’s Powerpoint presentation
Self-limiting activities chart
Read Charlie Weingroff's Applying the FMS Model DVD Reflection
So I guess it will be 2 years ago this summer when I had one of the biggest highlights of my professional career, at least in terms of recognition. At the Friday evening social at the Perform Better Summit, where I clearly remember wearing one of my Green Lantern t-shirts, Gray Cook arrived probably an hour or so into the event with a Fiji water in hand.
Old Times
It was not a few minutes when he then told me that he had included me in the Expansion Team roster in Movement that was set to come out a few months later.
I’m still to this day beamingly proud when it is more like I that should be thanking the likes of Gray, Lee, and Coach Boyle and so many others that have allowed me a platform and the confidence to do what I do today.
So obviously I’m an FMS guy since being exposed to it when I was with the Sixers in 2005. I certainly hadn’t half the clue I have today in utilizing the
FMS then; in fact I didn’t even screen the guys. Just ran the correctives as I saw fit.
And since then, the algorithm has probably changed 3 or 4 times, the SFMA has entered into the picture even though it is really the older brother of the FMS, and I’ve learned what I now know as dozens of methods.
I say methods as these are the exercises, the manual therapies, the tools that all live underneath the System of the FMS. It has become clearer as the recent messages have gotten louder, but the essence of the Functional Movement Screen is simply that it is
one piece of the Functional Movement System on Screening, Testing, and Assessing. The FMS is the Screen. The Y-Balance is the Test, and the SFMA is the Assessment.
Gray Cook: Applying the FMS Model DVD.
Watching this DVD from Gray’s Precon at the PB-Long Beach Summit left me pleased that the veterans of the system as well as the ardent naysayers can watch
it unfold from tip to tip and see what the FM System is and what it isn’t.
Because in the end, it is far less restrictive than it appears, and whatever tools you have, however you train people all fit perfectly under this system. And you can use your own 7 moves if you want to.
It really irks me that so many people say they don’t like the FMS, it doesn’t tell you everything, the research says this, it doesn’t say that, when in
the end, I think everybody really is using the Functional Movement System and maybe just crafting a different Screen, a different Test, or a different Assessment.
The struggle is more with that the message being one of restriction falling onto folks that are either not receptive to being told what not to do or simply a weaker standard for training, or even worse just jealous that somebody else came up with something
so simple, so excellent, and is making a whole gang of money off it.
There’s no shame in hitching your wagon up to someone, especially when that someone is a genius, a clairvoyant, and an individual that will boost you up to the ledge or reach down to help you get over the wall.
I aspire one day to have others feel this way about me.
"This DVD is a great review of the FMS from A to Z. Gray does a great job explaining the reason behind the FMS as well as practical applications to improve your effectiveness with it. They also take you through real time examples of corrective activities with individuals. This is a great addition to the FMS library."
-Darcy Norman
Review of FMS Real Life Examples
By Mark and Nikki Snow
Applying the FMS Model is a great DVD for anyone wanting to learn more about applications of how to use the FMS model in their profession. The DVD provides the actual workshop with presentation slides and demonstrations of the FMS screen, as well as analysis of the screen results.
Gray includes vital information on:
- Understanding what the FMS scores mean for the particular individual
- Individuals activities/sports/work
- Limitations/Injury History
- How to remove negatives
- Applying proper correctives
- Programming for that particular individual (provides great examples: weightlifter, runner, kettlebell enthusiast, older individual +50, younger individual -25, and an ex-athlete)
This is some pretty fantastic stuff as this type of material has not yet been covered in any other DVD or Workbook. This is one of the main reasons why Gray and Brett decided to do the workshop in the first place, to provide a demonstration to interested people and to provide both FMS Certified and Non-FMS Certified individuals an understanding of application.
On Target Publications did a fantastic job with this DVD. It includes everything. The PDF of the presentation slides, charts, scoring criteria and verbal instructions for the FMS, as well as a full MP3 of the lecture so you can listen off of your ipod or even in the car. LOVE THAT!
In the workshop Gray does a fantastic job of explaining the finer points of why it is important to have a movement screen for any active individual. These points can be used by the FMS professional towards convincing the importance of using the FMS in many different domains (Examples: sports teams, gyms, bootcamps, risk management for different active careers and etc.)
This DVD and workbook can be used in so many different ways:
- Provide the Certified FMS Professional a valuable resource tool to enhance their current practice
- Provide professionals who are interested in getting FMS certified a taste of everything the FMS entails
- Provides all professionals a tool to present to their superiors, co-workers, and/or potential clients (examples: head coaches, athletic directors, strength coaches, athletic trainers, wellness coordinators, corporate wellness committees and etc.) which gives a vivid explanation of the whole FMS process and its applications and benefits. Use this in your arsenal when you are trying to establish its importance within your setting. How nice is it to ask someone to watch this video when they are interested in learning more about the FMS and its benefits?
