What Is a GOATA Movement Assessment?

The Athlete’s Edge: How GOATA Rebuilds Your Body From the Ground Up

When most people think about fitness, they picture sets, reps, and workouts. But before any of that matters, the real question is: how does your body actually move? That’s the foundation. And that’s exactly what the GOATA Movement Assessment uncovers.

By slowing your movement down on video, we can see whether your body is recycling energy the way it’s designed to—or leaking force in ways that create pain, wasted effort, and performance plateaus.

What We Look For in a GOATA Assessment

A GOATA assessment zeroes in on two main areas:

1. Static Posture (How You’re Built Standing Still)

• Are the ankles, knees, hips, and shoulders stacked like stable scaffolding?

• Do the feet point forward to create a solid base, or spin outward?

• Is the inside ankle bone lifted to keep the arch domed?

• Do the knees track clean, or buckle in or out excessively?

• Are the shoulders level and open, or hunched and rounded from too much desk time?

• Is the spine long and supported in the back chain, or compressed forward into the front chain?

2. Locomotion (How You Walk & Run)

• Does the foot land straight and release smoothly, or cave inward?

• Does the heel peel off outward, letting muscles absorb force, or roll inward, sending shock into joints?

• Is there a natural bowing/open–close cycle in the stride, or does the leg stay stiff and linear?

• Does the head stay stacked over the body’s “pillars,” or drift outside of the grid?

The Most Common Patterns We See

Modern life often drives people into the same dysfunctional shapes:

• Toes angled outward like a duck walk

• Arches flattened, inside ankle bones collapsing in

• Knees drifting too far in or out

• Rounded shoulders from long hours behind screens

• Front-chain dominance with hips pushed forward

• Crooked landings with every stride

• Missing the natural bow mechanics that power efficient running and cutting

Think about how many hours are spent in cars, at desks, on couches, and zoning out looking down at your phone  — then consider how many workouts are done with those same compressed patterns reinforced under load.

Why These Patterns Are a Problem

When your body isn’t organized the way nature designed it:

• Joints, not muscles, end up absorbing stress repetitively 😖

• Ankles and knees carry pressure they’re not built for

• The spine compresses, creating tight hips and aching low backs

• Energy leaks instead of recycles, leaving you slower, weaker, and fatigued

This is the hidden reason athletes plateau, get hurt, or feel like they’re grinding harder than necessary.

How It Shows Up in Sports & Life

If your movement is disorganized, it often looks like:

• Sore knees after a long pickleball session

• Nagging low back pain from sitting or explosive plays

• Feet that flatten and arches that collapse during runs

• Frustration when speed or endurance won’t improve

• Feeling like every workout requires double the effort

These are not random aches. They’re predictable consequences of collapsed posture and faulty gait mechanics.

How the GOATA Recode Corrects This

Once we see your movement clearly, the Recode process methodically restores efficiency:

• Decompression work to re-establish back-chain dominance

• Foot and ankle drills to rebuild the tripod base and lift the inside ankle bone

• Refined squat and hinge patterns so muscles take the load, not joints

• Rebuilt bow mechanics to power walking, running, and cutting in sport

• Shoulder and hip resets to restore alignment and durability

⚠️ The GOATA Recode isn’t a “quick fix” — it’s progressive training that steadily turns your body into a durable, efficient system. Every session moves you closer to pain-free performance.

The Bottom Line

A GOATA Movement Assessment is your roadmap. It shows you where your body is breaking down and why discomfort or performance stalls keep happening.

The Recode is a journey — rebuilding movement so your muscles absorb force properly, not your joints. For a pickleball athlete, that means quicker reactions and fewer flare-ups in the knees. For a trail runner, it means longer runs with less pounding and more spring in every stride.

The outcome: a body that feels better, performs better, and lasts longer — both on the court, on the trail, and in everyday life.