Daily Maestroism

DM #81

Friday, August 12th, 2016

DM #81: I'm back on that @ccedictation and @rocktape travel grind, which means lots of airports, escalators, and moving walkways.

For those of you who don't know, two of the main reasons that I'm so interested in ankle mobility and squatting are that my left ankle mobility sucks, and my squat used to be an absolute disaster.
I've put in a ton of work and come a long way, but the main thing that I've learned is that when it comes to maintaining mobility gains, consistency is the absolute most important factor.
Working on your mobility for 15 minutes a few times a week will not offset the shitty, lazy, and compensatory movement patterns you perform during the remaining hours of the week. If you want to keep your mobility gains, you've got to use your mobility as often as possible.
Taking the stairs, particularly going down the stairs (properly ?) requires more ankle dorsiflexion than walking and definitely way more than simply standing on that escalator. Movement is medicine and always will be.
Gonna steal a saying from @drlauramiranda here, “When you see a set of stairs, do you see the possibilities?” Opportunities to work on your movement and mobility are everywhere. Choose wisely.

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