CharlesMartel
12-15-2008, 09:20 AM
For the past three weeks, what with a new job and school, I set myself the goal of, if I did nothing else I would do the seven tiger moves.
It wasn't the only thing I did, but a lot of the rest of my program was hit and miss with my constrained time, however, I was faithful to the tiger moves. I performed one set of each, was instinctual about the tension that I used and performed as much in one set as I felt was faithful to "train not strain" (incidentally, I believe this is the perhaps the best single piece of advice for fitness I have ever heard for safely gaining strength). Took me about five to eight minutes each time.
At the end of the three weeks, I have a little more muscle than I used to (and no I am not photo ready, sadly, I'm getting there though), but most importantly I have noticed three distinct changes.
First, my job requires a lot of time on my feet, and unlike the past, I have almost zero lower back discomfort, I believe the ab contraction has resulted in the fact that I naturally just have better posture without thinking about it. Second, I believe that I have better hand eye coordination. I think DVRs do this and I don't know why. Third, I feel really light on my feet frequently, and when I have to hustle on the sales floor I find myself naturally starting to run as opposed to just walking fast (more seemly when you're wearing a suit), I feel like a little kid who wants to run everywhere.
Now I think that what is happening is that my nervous system is more efficient and that the supporting musculature around my joints has improved so that my body is more comfortable putting forward energy. I can't prove it and I am by no means a picture of health and fitness at this point (although I have lost 32 lbs over the post five or six months, mostly through cals and the Anti-Estrogenic diet).
There is more to fitness than either looking great or practical strength (although both are important). Perhaps the biggest thing, which helps with the previous two, is feeling more alive and enjoying the process.
It wasn't the only thing I did, but a lot of the rest of my program was hit and miss with my constrained time, however, I was faithful to the tiger moves. I performed one set of each, was instinctual about the tension that I used and performed as much in one set as I felt was faithful to "train not strain" (incidentally, I believe this is the perhaps the best single piece of advice for fitness I have ever heard for safely gaining strength). Took me about five to eight minutes each time.
At the end of the three weeks, I have a little more muscle than I used to (and no I am not photo ready, sadly, I'm getting there though), but most importantly I have noticed three distinct changes.
First, my job requires a lot of time on my feet, and unlike the past, I have almost zero lower back discomfort, I believe the ab contraction has resulted in the fact that I naturally just have better posture without thinking about it. Second, I believe that I have better hand eye coordination. I think DVRs do this and I don't know why. Third, I feel really light on my feet frequently, and when I have to hustle on the sales floor I find myself naturally starting to run as opposed to just walking fast (more seemly when you're wearing a suit), I feel like a little kid who wants to run everywhere.
Now I think that what is happening is that my nervous system is more efficient and that the supporting musculature around my joints has improved so that my body is more comfortable putting forward energy. I can't prove it and I am by no means a picture of health and fitness at this point (although I have lost 32 lbs over the post five or six months, mostly through cals and the Anti-Estrogenic diet).
There is more to fitness than either looking great or practical strength (although both are important). Perhaps the biggest thing, which helps with the previous two, is feeling more alive and enjoying the process.