So here I am, a newly minted Sports Performance
Professional. I have studied the excellent NASM material to enhance sports
performance and am eager to apply my knowledge.
As I read and studied and thought about it, it struck me
how applicable and modifiable those concepts are to every client. We all need
to generate power in our lives at one point or other. The challenge in training
is to stay on the right side of the line where the benefits of the exercises
justify possible risks.
I had applied ‘controlled unstable’ environments
throughout all my training. I saw it work, and now I see the underlying rationale
why that is so. As with training for power, I try to apply the same concept.
My latest and dearest toys are sandbells which I have in
ranges from 4 to 12 lbs. in 2 pound increments. Those are now happily flying
across the studio. We slam, and we catch, and we bounce them off the Bosu. We work
on grip strength by catching with one hand. Some of my clients are standing
right in front of a massage table for a security blanket as they are catching a
4 lbs. sandbell. Others have the 10 lbs. one hurled towards them.
And the best part? It’s fun, it’s challenging, and it
gives a great deal of satisfaction (after everybody has caught their breath
including the trainer who gets thrown back to).
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