Getting better, on your own terms

Craig Keaton: Gym Movement Collaborator

Introduction

Everywhere I go everyone is wreaking havoc on their bodies, especially here in Sacramento. Coming from working on Elk Grove Florin's 24 Hour Fitness 3 years ago, I saw people working against, rather then with their bodies making them weaker and less powerful than they ever could be. You could say that they loved to hit those guns and upper buns and looked like cave men in the process.

Problem is that your body is smarter than you give it credit for. It'll tell you what you need or don't need to do; and make you stronger, explosive, more massive, or whatever else you've ever wanted. Don't think about it, get right to it.

Here's the process:

Test 3 exercises that you want to do for the day as follows:

1.) Find a baseline by touching your toes. Let your body flop over and how far you get WITHOUT reaching further is your start.
2.) Do one exercise movement WITHOUT load 1-3x.
3.) Retest
4.) If it sucks, do not do the movement at all WITH load.

If it doesn't, do as follows:
5.) Do "good" movement
6.) Retest to find baseline
7.) Do "good" movement w/ different loads
8.) Retest each
9.) If movement gets worse after test, do not increase load. Stay with what tested best before movement started to suck.

If all chosen exercises do not work:
10.) Test Similar movements, if those don't work
11.) Test Opposite Movements, if those don't work
12.) Test Novel/New Movements

*Repeat above steps 5-9 for "good" movement to determine appropriate measures for either 10,11, or 12.

For more info: check out the DVD or visit Apolaki Fitness here in Sacramento by contacting Darryl at dsteven12@gmail.com or visit his website at http://www.experiencethepill.wordpress.com