Physical Assessments
Before we program anything, we watch you move. The assessment is where training starts, and it is the reason the plan that follows is yours rather than a template with your name on it.
What an assessment produces
- A record of how you move now, including the compensations you are not aware of
- A set of baseline numbers to retest against
- A list of the specific limitations the training plan has to address
That is it. It is a measurement, not a sales appointment.
The types of assessment we run
Static postural assessment
We look at how you stand before we look at how you move. The screen works through five checkpoints — feet and ankles, knees, hips and pelvis, shoulders, and head and neck — because a fault at one of them usually shows up as a problem somewhere else in the chain.
Standing posture tells us which structures are already working at a disadvantage, and which ones are likely to complain first once load goes on.
Dynamic movement assessment
Posture is static. Sport is not. Movement screening looks at the patterns you actually use — squatting, lunging, pushing, pulling, landing, changing direction — and identifies where the pattern breaks down.
We screen both sides. Asymmetry between left and right is one of the more reliable predictors that something is being overworked, and it is easy to miss without looking for it directly.
Sport-specific assessment
The last step reads the results against the demands of your sport. A volleyball hitter and a basketball guard can produce identical movement screens and still need different programs, because what each sport asks of them is not the same.
This is where the assessment turns into decisions: which qualities to prioritize, how the plan fits around a season, and which of the equipment on site — VertiMax, BlazePod, the Tidal Tank, the SandDune Stepper — is worth session time for you.
Also available on request
These two are not booked online. Tell us what is going on and we will find a time that works.
- Mobility assessment — where range of motion is limiting the work, and what to do about it.
- Injury and rehab assessment — for coming back from something, or training around it. Runs during a class time once our team has confirmed it with you.
Email info@bambamtraining.com or call 707-753-3583.
What happens with the results
The assessment is only useful if something changes because of it. The results go straight into the plan: corrective work for what is limiting you, then strength and speed work built on the corrected pattern.
We reassess on a cycle. Retesting the same measures is what tells us whether the plan is working, and it is a far better signal than how hard a session felt.
Booking an assessment
Assessments are booked online, or by calling 707-753-3583.
Every participant needs a signed liability waiver on file before the first appointment. Athletes under 18 need a parent or guardian signature. The waiver is here.