Lift a Little a Lot -- Lift a Lot a Little
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We’re a day early and little thin on deep secrets and hunky information. Laree cleared her desk (required a crane, bulldozer and dump truck), hopped in her sparkling buggy and is heading to Long Beach for the annual Perform Better Summit.
Quite an occasion: Perform Better participants are vital and vigorous professionals devoted to the task of preventing physical injury through the knowledge of proper function of the body’s movement and the application of functional-movement exercise.
Gee. Now they tell me. Seems there’s more to building muscle and strength than deadlifts, squats and excruciation.
Laree is a fascinated student of functional movement, and commits much of her time and talent to the publication of books, videos and audio lectures of the leading movement educators.
Look, listen and learn: movementlectures.com
I’ll stay home and water the redwoods, discover a cure for old age, compose a symphony in A-minor and restack the toppling ingots of gold bullion in our primary vault.
Last week, if you recall, I casually referenced partial-movement exercises and their rising popularity with the young bodybuilding set.
A few readers responded, asserting they save their joints and insertions by avoiding full-range of motion with its complete extension and defining contraction. But for 20-year-olds, as I see partial movements in action, it’s like playing baseball without double-plays and grand slam home runs, football absent flying tackles and 50-yard touchdowns, or basketball minus half-court jump shots and pileups of tall bodies under the net.
My musclehead-self flexes his lats and argues, “Why play the game if you take the play out of the game?” At this point I attempt to stand up and make a bold exit to emphasize my bizarro statement. The knees audibly creak, my back refuses to unfold, I wince submissively and I grin agreeably. U win.
Secret Confession: Everything I do is partial, customized or modified, invented or suddenly discovered, a consequence of smear, wear and tear from living less-than-mildly... too many strikes, fling tackles and fouls.
Last week I was commenting on a style of training that is occurring not by thoughtfulness, seeking and searching, but by thoughtlessness, imitation and brute male force.
Eventually, if diligent, persevering and wise, we do what we can as best we can to suit ourselves and the bruises we bear. How we got here is one story. How we get there is another story altogether.
God bless the enduring and faithful.
Hug your dear ones with full range of motion... Dave
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