Ep 48. How Internal Pressure Impacts Movement & Performance

In this episode, we break down one of the most overlooked concepts in biomechanics: internal pressure—how your breathing, rib cage, and pelvis create the foundation for movement, stability, and force production.

What You’ll Learn

• How breathing shapes movement: Why inhalation increases abdominal pressure and improves mobility, while exhalation increases pelvic/rib pressure for force production.

• Why the diaphragm leads every movement: It contracts 70 milliseconds before your limbs move.

• Pressure + performance: How internal pressure determines strength, internal rotation, stability, and efficiency.

• Exercise strategies to manipulate pressure:

  • Sidelying variations

  • Farmer carries

  • Hinges & heavy squats

  • Split squat variations for different pressure needs

Key Takeaways

• All movement starts from the inside out.

• If pressure isn’t managed, force leaks—and compensation patterns show up.

• Better pressure = better movement, strength, and control.

• Pressure principles are foundational in the EVOLVE Biomechanics Mentorship.

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