John Peterson
11-22-2009, 03:16 PM
Hey Friends,
I received a great e-mail from a man that tells he me that he used to hate squats. BUT after taking to the G.U.T.S. program in earnest he now finds that his once 'rickety' knees (as he put it) that he thought were ruined because of heavy squatting in his youth, have never felt better. He asks, " John, how is this possible? I'm now doing 150 reps in a set and my knees have never felt better. This doesn't make sense to me. Could you shed some light on this for me? Not only do my knees not hurt, but I feel like I have 'springs' in my legs and I feel very light on my feet. Is this something that others have experienced? Thanks for your reply."
Well Guys, If any of you are interested in knowing exactly why his knees are feeling so good I'll give you the short answer. It's the arrangement of the G.U.T.S. exercises. Both before and after performing the TBS he is performing one of the world's best spinal decompression and knee stabilizing exercises that also happens to develop 'bullet proof' abs. I'm talking about the Atlas Sit-Up. The Atlas Sit-Up is a powerful leg sculpting exercise that Isometrically shapes the legs immediately before and after the TBS. It powerfully stabilizes the knee joint Isometrically in a way that no other exercise does.
Now, c'mon do you guys really think that I would have made TBS a part of the G.U.T.S. routine if I believed that it would in any way compromise or damage your knees? In case you don't know, let me just say, NO WAY! I had polio when I was a kid and this is exactly how my uncles told me that I could prevent knee pain from doing Atlas Ballet Squats. And what is an Atlas Ballet Squat? It's the variation that Atlas taught and that I use every other day. here is how it is done. Stand barefoot(and I mean barefoot)heels touching, feet angled out about six inches between the big toes. Stand as high on the toes as possible then slowly descend as far as you can while maintaining your balance. I do 300 in a row never leaving my toes. Naturally, this is much harder than performing standard TBS but I had polio and I have to keep my muscles strong and completely supple and no exercise works better. And by the way 300 takes me just a little under 12 minutes.
---John Peterson
I received a great e-mail from a man that tells he me that he used to hate squats. BUT after taking to the G.U.T.S. program in earnest he now finds that his once 'rickety' knees (as he put it) that he thought were ruined because of heavy squatting in his youth, have never felt better. He asks, " John, how is this possible? I'm now doing 150 reps in a set and my knees have never felt better. This doesn't make sense to me. Could you shed some light on this for me? Not only do my knees not hurt, but I feel like I have 'springs' in my legs and I feel very light on my feet. Is this something that others have experienced? Thanks for your reply."
Well Guys, If any of you are interested in knowing exactly why his knees are feeling so good I'll give you the short answer. It's the arrangement of the G.U.T.S. exercises. Both before and after performing the TBS he is performing one of the world's best spinal decompression and knee stabilizing exercises that also happens to develop 'bullet proof' abs. I'm talking about the Atlas Sit-Up. The Atlas Sit-Up is a powerful leg sculpting exercise that Isometrically shapes the legs immediately before and after the TBS. It powerfully stabilizes the knee joint Isometrically in a way that no other exercise does.
Now, c'mon do you guys really think that I would have made TBS a part of the G.U.T.S. routine if I believed that it would in any way compromise or damage your knees? In case you don't know, let me just say, NO WAY! I had polio when I was a kid and this is exactly how my uncles told me that I could prevent knee pain from doing Atlas Ballet Squats. And what is an Atlas Ballet Squat? It's the variation that Atlas taught and that I use every other day. here is how it is done. Stand barefoot(and I mean barefoot)heels touching, feet angled out about six inches between the big toes. Stand as high on the toes as possible then slowly descend as far as you can while maintaining your balance. I do 300 in a row never leaving my toes. Naturally, this is much harder than performing standard TBS but I had polio and I have to keep my muscles strong and completely supple and no exercise works better. And by the way 300 takes me just a little under 12 minutes.
---John Peterson