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Mads Tömörkényi

@mtperformancedk

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Teaching fascia since 2014 ⚛️
↠ Founded @lumegym®
↠ Founded @quantumbiomechanics®
↠ Founded MT Performance®
FIX YOUR FASCIA👇🏽

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Fascia is the proof that we connect to nature.

It’s perfectly designed for bioelectric signaling.

And it’s the missing link in root cause treatment.

Fascia is a rabbit hole you cannot escape once you’ve entered it. I entered it 11 years ago.

Since then, I started treating root causes instead of doing patch solutions, as I was taught in school.

Diet plans and intense exercise regimens became scoliosis treatment, resolving chronic pain, and lifelong stored trauma.

The composition of fascia demonstrates that our bodies depend on electrons and sunlight to function. What was once my hypothesis has now been validated by the very tissue I study every day.

That’s why I founded QuantumBiomechanics. You cannot separate nature from human movement and expect to become healthier.

I’ve had over 25,000 people through this system, and we now have practitioners in more than 140 countries.

Time to rethink health!

Link in bio to learn the deep dive. by @mtperformancedk

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a year ago

Welcome to LUMÉ 🌞

Here’s a sneak peek of our facilities — something we’ve spent the past several months creating: a 100% circadian-friendly gym.

So, what does that mean?

Zone-based facilities, where each environment has its own light spectrum, sound frequency, and aroma — all carefully designed to subconsciously activate your biology.

No EMFs. No wireless radiation.
Only natural, full-spectrum lighting — similar to the sun.
Organic air ventilation from an abundance of plants.
Outdoor environments with sunlight, grounding, cold plunges, and sauna.
Only equipment that promotes functional movement.

We only open the doors to a limited number of people to respect capacity and protect the community.

Opening April 17th. Last membership round is now open.
First come, first served. Link in bio. taken in LUMÉ by @mtperformancedk

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6 months ago

Human Mechanics will be live NEXT WEEK.

It’s been precisely 18 months since I first announced its presence, and now it’s finally ready. What a rollercoaster ride.

My whole life is shaped by tools and rituals that challenge the contemporary way of treating health and the human body. Ways that I fundamentally believe to be sustainable ways of living a long, healthy and happy life.

All these principles form the foundation of what’s become boiled down to a 350-page book packed with practical guidance, self-help tools and exercises largely supported by scientific references.

I hope you’ll read it!

NB: slides are from my first proof copy. Grammar errors and misspellings have since been edited out. by @mtperformancedk

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4 years ago

Myofascial restrictions = myofascial dehydration. It’s really that simple.

When you have a system that relies on water to transmit information and guide biomechanics, the worst thing that can happen is dehydration.

Imagine rubbing your hands together with butter between them - that’s how the myofascial (muscle/fascia) connection works when it’s functioning optimally.

In this state, movement feels effortless.

But when fascia becomes dehydrated, that glide no longer works.
Mobility decreases, inflammation rises, and pain becomes a byproduct of movement.

To keep fascia fluid and hydrated, focus on:

• Full-spectrum sunlight
• Grounding
• Barefoot movement
• Multidimensional movement
• Myofascial releases
• Natural whole foods
• Electrolyte-rich water

Fascial hydration isn’t just about movement. It’s a lifestyle. by @mtperformancedk

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13 days ago

That knot in your shoulders after a stressful week isn’t random.

The stress response was built for short bursts, and the trouble starts when it never switches off.

People with chronic myofascial pain show stronger stress hormone responses and slower recovery afterward. Fascia doesn’t just feel stress but definitely seems to hold on to it for longer.

Traditional Chinese Medicine describes this as stagnation, a blockage in the smooth flow of qi that shows up as tension along the sides of the body, irritability, and the urge to sigh.

That urge is worth noticing. The deep sigh is one of the body’s own built-in reset reflexes, which may be why long-exhale breathing works so well.

Do a few minutes of specific breath, pressure, and gentle release each day and it will tell your nervous system far more than one meditation alone.

Stress only stiffens fascia when it never gets addressed with the right input. by @mtperformancedk

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14 days ago

Your fascial front line is your evolutionary shield.

But it is also the main reason for your biomechanical restrictions.

When your vital organs are located in the front, your eyes perceive forward, and most daily activities happen in front of your body, desk work, driving, eating, you need movement that balances it out.

That’s fundamentally the basis of proper movement.

Why do we see so many compressed spines, forward-hunched shoulders, and heads locked in flexion, but never the opposite?
This is why.

Your fascia adapts to its environment. Animals are masters of this. They are the definition of a multidimensional species: panoramic vision, multidimensional movement, freedom.

Humans should be the same. At least we are born that way. That’s also why the similarities between humans and animals are much greater in infancy than as we age.

Your fascial front line is a miracle. But unless you treat it with the care it deserves, it will become the root cause of your most stubborn issues.

Comment FASCIA if you want the full deep-dive by @mtperformancedk

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No human can thrive in the absence of nature.

Yet we’ve built a world increasingly disconnected from it - which is exactly why we need to understand circadian biology.

Light is one of the fundamental signals of life. It regulates our circadian rhythms and profoundly influences mitochondrial function and human physiology.

And sunlight remains the original biohack.

But we’re playing with fire when we replace the natural spectrum of daylight with isolated artificial wavelengths in the name of convenience and “energy efficiency.”

Chronic exposure to artificial light - particularly blue-rich light at biologically inappropriate times - deserves far more attention.

Fix your light environment, and many other pieces begin to fall into place.

Natural light. Heat. Cold. Conscious eating. Mindset. Grounding. Reducing unnecessary exposure to non-native EMFs.

Many of the most fundamental inputs are free.

They’re ways of reconnecting with the environment our biology evolved within - and restoring the signals that help anchor our circadian rhythms.

Root-cause health begins just outside your door. by @mtperformancedk

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22 days ago

The season just turned, and your body noticed before you did.

What’s easy to miss is how directly this shift registers at the tissue level. A drop of even a few degrees measurably changes circulation, and falling humidity pulls moisture from the ground substance surrounding every collagen fiber in the body.

This is not metaphorically, but a documented physiological response to environmental change.

There’s a reason this particular season has been associated with contraction and inward focus across so many different traditions independently.

The pattern shows up consistently enough that it’s hard to dismiss as coincidence, something in the body seems to track environmental shifts whether or not we consciously register them.

What’s worth remembering is that this stiffening isn’t a flaw to override. It’s information.

Your body adjusting to less light, less warmth, and less external stimulation is doing exactly what it’s designed to do, so the question is simply whether we support that adjustment or fight against it.

Heat, movement, and the right nutrients don’t force your body out of this seasonal pattern. They help you complete the transition more smoothly than resistance ever does. by @mtperformancedk

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24 days ago

Your fascia isn’t just losing water as it ages. It’s losing its ability to rebuild itself.

As collagen ages, cross-links accumulate between fibers, making tissue stiffer and less elastic, while fibroblast activity, the cells responsible for producing fresh collagen, gradually slows down.

Chronic stress compounds this further. Sympathetic dominance keeps fascia in a permanent guarded state, directing the body’s resources toward survival instead of tissue renewal.

TCM has long pointed to something modern research is only now catching up to. Stagnant qi along meridian pathways has traditionally been linked to physical stiffness in the corresponding tissue, closely mirroring how fascial planes densify when energy flow is restricted.

Each chakra maps to a specific fascial region prone to this same decline, like the throat chakra to cervical fascia, the heart chakra to thoracic fascia, the root chakra to pelvic fascia.

Reversing this works on multiple levels at once. Varied, multidirectional movement mechanically stimulates fibroblasts to produce fresh collagen, far more than repetitive, single-plane movement ever reaches.

Manual release paired with meridian-based work like acupuncture addresses both the mechanical restriction and the energetic stagnation together. Extended exhale breathing shifts the nervous system out of its guarded state, freeing up resources for renewal.

And adequate protein, hydration, and micronutrients supply the raw materials collagen synthesis actually requires.

Declining fascial quality is not simply inevitable. You can solve it with the right inputs. by @mtperformancedk

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a month ago

Ever notice how the right frequencies can shift your mood in seconds? There’s a real mechanism behind that.

Fascia is piezoelectric. It generates and responds to vibration, not just direct pressure. Sound waves are mechanical energy, meaning they physically stimulate fascial mechanoreceptors the same way manual pressure does.

This is why humming, toning, or resonant sound can trigger the same unexpected release myofascial work does. The tissue doesn’t distinguish the source of the vibration, only that it’s receiving one.

Humming or vocal toning is the simplest entry point, as the vibration travels directly through throat fascia, stimulating the vagus nerve as it passes through, combining self-generated sound with direct fascial input with no tools required.

Singing bowls and other external resonance sources go further, applying rhythmic mechanical stimulation across broader areas of fascia at once, supporting the same rehydration and charge reorganization manual release does.

Frequency does matter, within reason. For general calming, 528 Hz has the most preliminary research behind it, worth trying during release work or before sleep.

For grounded recovery work, 432 Hz has shown modest heart-rate lowering effects, useful as background during stretching or gentle movement.

Vibration isn’t a separate category from touch. It’s the same language your fascia already speaks. by @mtperformancedk

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Ever had tears after a massage for no apparent reason? There’s a real mechanism behind that.

Unresolved stress doesn’t just live in memory. It gets physically stored as contracted, dehydrated fascia, tissue that never received permission to fully release.
On a bioelectric level, this restriction also disrupts the tissue’s natural piezoelectric charge, since compressed collagen can’t conduct signal the way healthy, hydrated fascia does.

When sustained pressure is applied, the tissue rehydrates, the charge reorganizes, and the nervous system often processes the stored experience the exact moment the physical tension lets go.

The suboccipital area, at the base of the skull, holds one of the densest concentrations of fascia and nerve endings in the body, closely tied to the vagus nerve, making it one of the most common sites for sudden, unexpected release.

The hips, home to the psoas and the body’s largest fascial nexus, frequently surface stored fear and long-held bracing patterns.

And the feet, mapped with reflex points tied to nearly every organ system and connected through the posterior fascial line up the spine, can surface sensations seemingly unrelated to the feet themselves.
None of this is coincidence. It’s your body completing something it couldn’t finish on its own.

The Quantum Biomechanics program works with this exact connection between fascia, nervous system, and emotional release. by @mtperformancedk

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a month ago

Feeling stiffer lately? It might be the season.

As temperatures drop, circulation slows and the body naturally conserves heat by reducing blood flow to the extremities, making your fascia measurably tighter and less pliable than it was just weeks ago. Shortening daylight compounds this further.

Fascia is dynamic, not static, closely tied to your body’s internal clock, and the fluid movement within it shifts as daylight hours shrink.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, autumn belongs to the Lung and the Metal element, associated with grounding and the practice of letting go.

The Lung meridian runs along the inner arm, tracking closely with fascia connected to the chest and shoulders, which is part of why this area often feels tighter as the season turns.

A few things help ease this transition. Deep diaphragmatic breathing directly engages lung fascia and the diaphragm. Gentle pressure along the inner arm follows the meridian pathway itself.

Warmth counters the primary driver of seasonal stiffness before it accumulates, while grounding and morning sunlight support circulation and cellular energy as daylight and warmth both begin to fade.

Every seasonal shift is a physical one, not just a mental one. Give your body space to adapt, and it will. by @mtperformancedk

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