Day 17 _ Contralateral Activation

Human movement is cross-patterned.

Day 17 focuses on contralateral activation — the coordination between opposite sides of the body that allows efficient, powerful, and resilient movement. Walking, running, crawling, throwing, striking, and changing direction all rely on this cross-body connection.

When contralateral patterns are weak or disorganised, movement becomes inefficient. Power leaks, timing is off, and the body compensates by overloading joints instead of transferring force smoothly.

This session is about restoring that connection.

You’ll work through patterns that:

• Link opposite shoulder and hip pairs
• Improve trunk control during limb movement
• Reinforce cross-body coordination and timing
• Enhance stability while the body moves dynamically

Contralateral activation helps the nervous system organise movement more effectively. It improves balance, rhythm, and force transfer, while reducing unnecessary tension and effort.

This day also builds on everything that’s come before — mobility gives you access, stability gives you control, and contralateral work teaches the system to coordinate both sides together.

Expect movements that feel simple but revealing. When timing is right, everything feels smoother. When it’s off, the body tells you immediately.

Connect left to right.
 Coordinate top to bottom.
 Move as one system.

Day 17 strengthens the patterns that underpin real-world performance.

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

● Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

● Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

● At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
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