UNRACKED is a live event series from BridgeAthletic where top coaches break down the systems, methods, and philosophies that drive elite performance.
This episode of UNRACKED brings together performance chiropractor Dr. Gerry Ramogida, running coach and biomechanist Lee Saxby, and Joe Nimble CEO Sebastian Bär. The foot and ankle may be the most under-coached structure in performance, so what changes when you actually train it? The conversation will span shoe construction, big toe function and its own neural wiring, mobility versus stability, and the future of strength and conditioning.
Last shape, forefoot splay, midsole geometry, drop. Sebastian on the construction calls that protect or destroy big toe function, and where brands get it wrong.
Research shows the brain maps the big toe on its own channel and treats toes two through five as one unit. Gerry and Lee on what that means for training.
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The foot needs both and coaches mix them up constantly. Gerry on how he separates a mobility problem from a stability problem, and how the sport changes it.
Lee on how he assesses first-ray loading and hallux alignment in an athlete, plus the progression that takes a big toe from doing nothing to driving push-off.
Running Coach & Biomechanist
Joe Nimble
Lee Saxby is a running coach and biomechanist who put the big toe at the center of modern performance coaching. Across a career spanning three decades he has coached everyone from new runners through elite ultradistance athletes, helped popularize barefoot running, and built practical gait frameworks.
Founder & CEO
Joe Nimble
Sebastian Bär is the CEO of Joe Nimble, the performance running brand built around big toe function. He grew up working in a family business developing toe-freedom footwear since the 1980s, ran cross country as a collegiate athlete in the United States, and invented the Big Toe Power System.
Performance Therapist
Vancouver Canucks
Dr. Gerry Ramogida is a performance therapist and chiropractor who has spent three decades with athletes across the NHL, NBA, NFL, MLB, and Olympic sport, including championship teams in Seattle and Golden State. He is now with the Vancouver Canucks and teaches practitioners worldwide.
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Host of UNRACKED
BridgeAthletic
Cooper Napoli is a strength and conditioning coach who has trained high school, collegiate, professional, and tactical athletes, from Special Operations personnel to NFL players and UFC fighters. He coached at Westside Barbell, founded Delta-Five Performance, and hosts UNRACKED.
