DT man
08-19-2009, 10:16 AM
The basis of a sensible lifelong training program must address the needs of life's demands. What good is training to look like a fitness model or bodybuilder if you are left inflexible, muscle bound and unhealthy due to the type training program used. In PYTP John has clearly defined the seven attriutes to functional fitness. To address the devlopment of these attributes, I will list my favorite means to train with the goal to imoprove the attribute targeted.
1. Strength- Power Cals especially the Atlas P/U and Pull ups
2. Flexibility- Furey Bridge NE-8 and Lunges TH-7
3. Endurance-Running,
4. Speed-Furey Squats, Sprints, Furey Bridge NE-8 Lunges TH-7 & Fast Twitch Isometrics
5. Balance- Leg extension TH-5, Liederman Leg Press Out TH-7, One Legged Squat TH-10
6. Coordination- Jump Rope, both speed rope and weighted beaded rope.
7. Aesthetics- A combined workout plan with proper diet. Six meals per day at 300 calories per meal. Proper supplementation with Myoplex and L-Glutamine. Keep the body within proper height weight goals and the training will develop the muscles and body properly.
I would add an 8th attribute-Mental Focus- Exercises enhanced by DVR. It's easy to curl a 20 lb dumbell to develop the bicep, but try curling the weight visualizing the weight and doing it with the same focus. It works the mind and body at a higher level than just lifting the weight. It's not called a DUMBell for nothing...HaHa.
So there you have it. I use many of these exercises in my program I currently am doing and in just six weeks, I have gained noticible muscle improvement as well as overall functional fitness, not just posing ability as many misguided weight trainers achieve. I'm developing a training modality to focus on Fast Twitch isometrics. This will be on a later post, but basically it is activation of the fast twitch muscles at a rapid, intense duration to increase speed. But that is for a later discussion.
1. Strength- Power Cals especially the Atlas P/U and Pull ups
2. Flexibility- Furey Bridge NE-8 and Lunges TH-7
3. Endurance-Running,
4. Speed-Furey Squats, Sprints, Furey Bridge NE-8 Lunges TH-7 & Fast Twitch Isometrics
5. Balance- Leg extension TH-5, Liederman Leg Press Out TH-7, One Legged Squat TH-10
6. Coordination- Jump Rope, both speed rope and weighted beaded rope.
7. Aesthetics- A combined workout plan with proper diet. Six meals per day at 300 calories per meal. Proper supplementation with Myoplex and L-Glutamine. Keep the body within proper height weight goals and the training will develop the muscles and body properly.
I would add an 8th attribute-Mental Focus- Exercises enhanced by DVR. It's easy to curl a 20 lb dumbell to develop the bicep, but try curling the weight visualizing the weight and doing it with the same focus. It works the mind and body at a higher level than just lifting the weight. It's not called a DUMBell for nothing...HaHa.
So there you have it. I use many of these exercises in my program I currently am doing and in just six weeks, I have gained noticible muscle improvement as well as overall functional fitness, not just posing ability as many misguided weight trainers achieve. I'm developing a training modality to focus on Fast Twitch isometrics. This will be on a later post, but basically it is activation of the fast twitch muscles at a rapid, intense duration to increase speed. But that is for a later discussion.