Gray Cook > Quotes

“Once pain is present, it becomes a driver of muscle tone and tension, compounding the problem with distorted motor control.”
― Gray Cook, Movement

“Modern fitness equipment allows training while sitting and even slouching comfortably. This equipment accommodates pushing and pulling with the arms, and flexing and pressing with the legs. The equipment also furnishes torso flexion, extension and rotation without forcing users to balance on their feet or naturally engage the stabilizing musculature.”
― Gray Cook, Movement

“If mobility is measurably improved, use it. If you gain hip extension, use it. If you gain shoulder flexion, use it.”
― Gray Cook, Movement

“phasic”
― Gray Cook, Movement

“Movement-related problems and deficiencies should first be weighted against a minimum qualitative standard. If a minimum level of quality is acceptable, then—and only then—the quantities and specifics of movement should be considered. If movement quality does not meet minimal standards, it should be the primary focus against other physical parameters.”
― Gray Cook, Movement

“The goal of training is not to change how the body looks, but to improve how the body moves.”
― Gray Cook, Athletic Body in Balance