The Deep Front Line (DFL): The “True Core”

That is a perfect question because “the core” is one of the most misused terms in fitness and anatomy.1 Most people hear “core” and think of the “six-pack” (rectus abdominis), but in the world of anatomy chains, the Deep Front Line (DFL) is the “True Core.” Calling it the “core” is highly accurate, and here

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The Lateral Lines (LL): Your Body’s Side-anchors

The Lateral Lines (LL) are your body’s side-anchors. If the Front and Back lines are the cables that keep a tent from falling forward or backward, the Lateral Lines are the ones that keep the tent poles from swaying or snapping in a crosswind. In human terms, these lines are responsible for stability and steering.

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The Superficial Back Line (SBL) : The Master Cable

The Superficial Back Line (SBL) is often called the “Master Cable.” It is the most “primitive” line in the body because its primary job is a big one: keeping you from collapsing forward into a pile on the floor. Because it connects your toes to your forehead, it is the perfect example of how a

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The 7 Main Cables Or Tracks Of The Body

It is time! Now that you have the “physics” of the net and the “biology” of the fascia, we can finally look at the actual “tracks” laid out in the body. Thomas Myers identified these seven primary lines. Think of these as the seven main cables that keep your biotensegrity structure from collapsing into a

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The Benefits Of Using Anatomy Chains

This section is where “anatomy” stops being a list of Latin names and starts being a way of reading a person’s life story through their movement. When you study anatomy chains, you are learning to read global patterns. 1. Compensation (The “Borrowed Stability” Rule) In a biotensegrity system, the body’s #1 priority is keeping you

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How Fascia Melts & Changes

To understand how fascia “melts,” we have to move away from the idea of “stretching a rubber band” and move toward the idea of “working with a sponge.” Fascia is a thixotropic substance. This is a fancy science term for something that becomes more fluid when it’s stirred or moved, and more solid when it’s

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What Is Fascia?

To understand anatomy chains, you have to understand the “stuff” they are made of. Fascia is the physical substrate of the chain. Without fascia, your muscles would just be a pile of loose “meat” on the floor. Think of fascia as the biological fabric that weaves your 600 separate muscles into one functional unit. 1.

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