kinesiology
the study of the mechanics of body movements
A couple years ago I started noticing my knee was making noises getting out of bed and swelling up playing rugby. As most people tend to do, I put it off because I was too busy. Finally it was brought to my attention that the meniscus tear needed repair. Reluctantly I accepted the operation in April. We had a rugby tournament in December, no big deal I had 8 months to recover; I promised myself I would go big on the rehab. I was recommended to a local PT outfit, they were promising and I put the work in. But on Sundays I noticed I still was neither explosive nor able to cut the way I did. I started to get frustrated as December drew closer.
I've known Pat forever, we've played rugby together at San Jose State, we went to Hong Kong together a couple years ago, we've hung our regularly for the past few years every weekend; but more significantly we run with each other every Sunday morning with a bunch of other hooligans. He knows the movements we ask of our bodies, he knows how I run and how I like to cut. I asked him if there was anything he could do for me. He said it was a long road but he was willing to take me on. In three months he got me ready for a rugby tournament where large grown men were looking to jump atop me and squash me into the mud. It was awesome. Thanks to Pat, I came back unscathed.
When we returned I noticed I'd packed on a couple extra pounds and decided it was time for a patformation. So we continued working out. Pat doesn't just work you out, he explains why the body moves the way it does and that technique is more important than just "moving weight". We train once a week and thanks to Pat I'm able to proudly wear my high school t-shirts once again!
If you're looking to get back in to shape, rehab or just be fit, he's your guy. He'll explain the exercise and what muscles you're working out. He won't make you feel bad about the pathetic shape you WERE in (that one was pointed at myself) and he will help carve the body you want from the block you started with. All around good guy!! read more