Progression – Along the path to success, one will continually make improvements and it is imperative that one is continually challenged to avoid plateaus, boredom, or worst of all dropping out altogether. At Pure Payne, you’ll continue to be challenged and motivated to reach higher and higher levels.
Variety – Truly the spice of life. Periodic change in one’s exercise program and food choices can make a world of difference in their pursuit for excellence. Variety keeps the mind and body continually guessing and adapting making it virtually impossible to reach a plateau.
Recovery – Often overlooked, but fundamental to optimal health and wellness, recovery allows the body to reach new levels by rebuilding itself stronger and more resistant to stressors. One’s ability to exercise and perform is highly dependent on their ability to recover. Proper nutrition and plenty of rest are key components to the recovery process.
Nutrition – There seems to be common misconception out there that one can eat whatever they like as long as they’re exercising- NOT TRUE! In order to achieve optimal health and performance, you have to fuel your body with the appropriate nutrients at the appropriate time. Regardless of your goals, well balanced nutritional intake is fundamental to your success.
It is through the 8 Laws of Physical Success that Pure Payne will assist you in your path to optimal health and performance. Unlike traditional health clubs, we take pride in your continual improvement and embrace every opportunity to help you reach your goals. We believe that we must be the change we want to see in this industry by educating and empowering our clients one at a time. Though this, we will redefine what health and fitness should and can be. The journey starts here.
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Monday, November 16, 2009
Death to "Sport Specific"
After listening to Mike Boyle's State of the Industry interview and his abolishment of back squats and aerobic conditioning, I started feeling a little trigger happy myself. So to keep the momentum going, I decided to pull out my double barrel fitness shotgun and empty the chamber on "sport specific" training. That's right, just like disco music it's dead and gone.
Training athletes and anyone in general for that matter, has evolved to a point where we now have either EFFECTIVE or NON EFFECTIVE TRAINING. For example, what's more effective for developing lower body strength, core and joint stability - squats or leg presses? What's more effective for improving conditioning and burning fat- high intensity interval training or a 3 mile jog? What's more effective for posterior chain development - glute/ham raises and deadlifts or seated leg curls? Do you see a pattern developing? The point is a good program addresses all of the weaknesses an athlete may have through appropriate exercise selection in combination with appropriate volumes and intensities REGARDLESS OF THE SPORT THEY PLAY! All you have to do is walk into a university weight room and you'll see a bunch of varsity athletes doing squats and hang cleans and three hours later you'll see a different group of athletes doing the exact same thing. You would never be able to tell what sport they play based on the exercises they are doing. All you could assume is that they are trying to get bigger, faster and stronger by using the most EFFECTIVE exercises to achieve their goals.
As trainers, there's no doubt that we definitely have to account for hectic practise and game schedules as our first priority is keeping our athletes off the injured list and not overtraining them. Simultaneously, strength, power, speed, agility, flexibility/mobility, and conditioning are all attributes that must be addressed. "Specificity" then becomes highly dependent on the attributes that need to be developed most. For example, if the athletes needs more explosive power then perhaps some olympic lifting variations or plyometrics may be in order; how that power is applied in a game situation is dependent on the athlete. When it's all said and done, if an athlete wants sport specific training, they simply need to go play their sport.
With the exception of Olympic Weightlifting and Powerlifting, nothing in the weight room can ever truly replicate the intensity and unpredictability of anything an athlete will encounter on the playing field. Having said that, one cannot deny the physical prowess of today's athlete which is a testament to the advancement of strength and conditioning and sports nutrition. Fortunately, these more effective methods are slowly trickling down into the mainstream allowing the general public to reap the benefits of what has proven to work with some of sport's greatest physical specimens. The main thing is to not fool ourselves anymore by designing training programs that we think can only be useful to one type of sport or athlete and adopt a mindset that is only concerned with effectiveness. At the end of the day, that's all I care about. That concludes my eulogy. Rest in peace "sport specific".
Training athletes and anyone in general for that matter, has evolved to a point where we now have either EFFECTIVE or NON EFFECTIVE TRAINING. For example, what's more effective for developing lower body strength, core and joint stability - squats or leg presses? What's more effective for improving conditioning and burning fat- high intensity interval training or a 3 mile jog? What's more effective for posterior chain development - glute/ham raises and deadlifts or seated leg curls? Do you see a pattern developing? The point is a good program addresses all of the weaknesses an athlete may have through appropriate exercise selection in combination with appropriate volumes and intensities REGARDLESS OF THE SPORT THEY PLAY! All you have to do is walk into a university weight room and you'll see a bunch of varsity athletes doing squats and hang cleans and three hours later you'll see a different group of athletes doing the exact same thing. You would never be able to tell what sport they play based on the exercises they are doing. All you could assume is that they are trying to get bigger, faster and stronger by using the most EFFECTIVE exercises to achieve their goals.
As trainers, there's no doubt that we definitely have to account for hectic practise and game schedules as our first priority is keeping our athletes off the injured list and not overtraining them. Simultaneously, strength, power, speed, agility, flexibility/mobility, and conditioning are all attributes that must be addressed. "Specificity" then becomes highly dependent on the attributes that need to be developed most. For example, if the athletes needs more explosive power then perhaps some olympic lifting variations or plyometrics may be in order; how that power is applied in a game situation is dependent on the athlete. When it's all said and done, if an athlete wants sport specific training, they simply need to go play their sport.
With the exception of Olympic Weightlifting and Powerlifting, nothing in the weight room can ever truly replicate the intensity and unpredictability of anything an athlete will encounter on the playing field. Having said that, one cannot deny the physical prowess of today's athlete which is a testament to the advancement of strength and conditioning and sports nutrition. Fortunately, these more effective methods are slowly trickling down into the mainstream allowing the general public to reap the benefits of what has proven to work with some of sport's greatest physical specimens. The main thing is to not fool ourselves anymore by designing training programs that we think can only be useful to one type of sport or athlete and adopt a mindset that is only concerned with effectiveness. At the end of the day, that's all I care about. That concludes my eulogy. Rest in peace "sport specific".
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