Articles from Kinetic Blueprint
Writing on movement, biomechanics and training, from the practitioners who do the work. The articles build on the Functional Patterns framework every practitioner here is certified in, each one named and linked, with the research and the measurements added by us.
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Why Functional Patterns Beats Traditional Training
Why Functional Patterns outperforms traditional training for chronic pain in Austin clients. 3 peer-reviewed studies, 4 mechanisms, plain-English breakdown.
Read the post: Why Functional Patterns Beats Traditional TrainingDoes Functional Patterns Actually Work? An Honest Read of the Evidence
We run Functional Patterns and we won't oversell it. What the research supports, what it doesn't, and how to judge any movement system before you pay.
Read the post: Does Functional Patterns Actually Work? An Honest Read of the EvidencePersonal Trainer vs Biomechanics Training in Austin: Which One Fixes the Pain?
If you keep getting stronger and still hurt, effort isn't the problem. How a personal trainer and a biomechanics studio differ, and which one to pick.
Read the post: Personal Trainer vs Biomechanics Training in Austin: Which One Fixes the Pain?Posture Is a Result, Not a Pose
Standing up straight is a pose. Posture is what your body settles into on its own. What the research says about posture and pain, and what we measure.
Read the post: Posture Is a Result, Not a PoseForward Head Posture: Why Stretching Your Neck Isn't Fixing It
Chin tucks and neck stretches treat the last link in the chain. What forward head posture is, what the trials say changes it, and how we train it.
Read the post: Forward Head Posture: Why Stretching Your Neck Isn't Fixing ItShoulder Pain: Why Rotator Cuff Rehab Stalls When the Chain Isn't Trained
Exercise is the first-line answer for shoulder pain, and specific beats generic. Why cuff drills stall, and how we train the chain the shoulder hangs on.
Read the post: Shoulder Pain: Why Rotator Cuff Rehab Stalls When the Chain Isn't TrainedBack Pain: Why the Rehab Statistic Keeps Repeating
Back pain comes back because rehab ends when the pain ends and nobody re-tests the pattern. What 249 trials say works, and how we train the walk.
Read the post: Back Pain: Why the Rehab Statistic Keeps RepeatingHip Pain and the Hip Flexor Problem Stretching Can't Reach
Tight hip flexors are usually working, not short. Why stretching keeps failing, what the research says about hip pain, and how we train the hip.
Read the post: Hip Pain and the Hip Flexor Problem Stretching Can't ReachKnee Pain: KT Tape, Backwards Running, and What Actually Changes the Load
Tape and braces hold the knee. Nothing holds the hip that's loading it. What the research says about tape, exercise and knee pain, and how we train it.
Read the post: Knee Pain: KT Tape, Backwards Running, and What Actually Changes the LoadChiropractic or Training the System: An Honest Comparison
Adjustments relieve. Training changes what reloads the joint between visits. What 47 trials say about manipulation, and where Functional Patterns fits.
Read the post: Chiropractic or Training the System: An Honest ComparisonThe First Four: Stand, Walk, Run, Throw
Functional Patterns trains four movements first: stand, walk, run, throw. Why those four, what each one shows us on an assessment, and why we re-test them.
Read the post: The First Four: Stand, Walk, Run, ThrowGroup Classes Done Right: Why KBX Runs Six Formats
Most group classes train the room, not the person. How KBX runs six Functional Patterns formats, capped and assessment-first, and why that works.
Read the post: Group Classes Done Right: Why KBX Runs Six FormatsRecovery Isn't Rest: What Recovery Is For
Recovery's job is to let you train again on a pattern that holds. What we measure to set your cadence, what the sauna research covers, the four modalities.
Read the post: Recovery Isn't Rest: What Recovery Is For