TomS.P.E.E.D.
S TRIDE – Footstrike cadence of applied leg force synchronized with arm cycles.
P LYOMETRICS – Contraction and extension of muscles to create force.
E XAGGERATION – Taking the stride out of its comfort zone adds versatility.
E NDURANCE – Dictated by pace and body position and the ability to hold both.
D IRECTION – Utilizing movement explosively in various planes of play.
TomPULLING IT TOGETHER
By attending to all the aspects of SYMMETRY – Stretches, Yoga, Mechanics, Maintenance, Equality, Tone, Range-of-motion, and Y-axis imaging – you make “what is half, whole …and what is crooked, straight.” You balance not only your body, but also your lifestyle. You harmonize with the natural processes of nature, which dictate wholeness through a broad spectrum of stimuli and responses to an agile strength, built on form.
TomStrength is created by adding resistance, progressively, over a full range of motion. Simply adding repetitions to movements, rather than weight, will increase the strength of the muscle. With strength comes stamina, then endurance. Endurance means staying stronger, longer. When athletes stay strong, they play their best game, for more of the game. A golfer who stays stronger plays the last 6 holes often better than the first 12. Strength is cumulative, when one area is strong and it ties to another and yet another equally strong bodypart, the result is compounded from the sum of its parts. By having a strong heart, the whole body benefits. By having a strong core, the whole body benefits. By having strong belief, faith, trust, and attitude, the whole body benefits. There is literally no end to the amount of training you can offer your mind and body. And every endeavor has a beneficial effect. Strength is a many-splendored thing.
TomDo you know anyone who complains of wrists or elbows or shoulders or back or knees or hips or feet, and seem to go on this endless circular ride of ailments while letting you know where they are every step of the way? They’re like a child on a merry go round, waving each time they pass by, only not quite so happy. You know them when you see them at work, the ones you don’t dare ask, “How are you doing?”
“Oh, my elbow, I fell on it the other day because my knee gave out, that’s how I got this big gash on my head… Other than that, I’m doing OK! … I started exercising. I got this ab thingy, it works great… but now my back is killing me…”
The sad part is, we all know someone like that. Walking two extra parking spaces isn’t really “incorporating an exercise program.” “A burger (hold the mayo), medium fries (instead of supersize) and “a Diet Coke” isn’t really cutting calories. It’s playing a fools game with food choices, and everyone always sees the fool for what he is, except the fool himself.
TomPUT YOUR HEART INTO IT
This conditioning is the most important thing to do from the outset of any exercise program. Once you get the heart working efficiently, a noticeable feeling will come into your life. You will see the everyday things which made you winded are no longer difficult, the stairs no longer daunting, lifting boxes or playing with the kids in the yard, easier. Your complexion will be rosier, your well-being in general will improve; and especially notice this, you will recruit others to join in this program, you will want to share the good feelings and positive benefits with someone else, not only as a companion, but because you care about them. You will lead others to health by walking.
TomIn every sport, any exercise discipline, every form of learning, there is a core of knowledge that must be known before you can move on to the next level.
Our “spokes” are the arms, legs and head attached to the torso. Our appendages are extensions of the powers we emanate from the heart, mind and body centers. It’s the spaces in between – the range of motion, movement, reach, stride, strength and grasp – that allow us to use our abilities to their highest benefit.
The “hub” is your core, your center of being. The important organs reside here. It is where you began and where you live or die. The heart, the stomach and the back are primary targets for injury and disease. Strength, stability, flexibility and explosiveness emanate from here. All forms of training have their basis and foundation in this core. When the core is strong, every other direction taken is strengthened proportionately. If one were to train just the outer spokes, the lopsided focus not only makes the center weaker, but each other subsequent direction more prone to accident or injury.
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