WHOP BAll , Dynamic Core Conditioning

Whop Ball™ is a dynamic core- conditioning program that incorporates upper body, trunk and lower body exercises in both the standing and supine (lying) positions.

Whop Ball uniquely engages all segments of the body by adjusting its vertical position. The user produces torque through trunk rotation by concentrating on the concentric throws and the eccentric catches of the Whop Ball.

Whop Ball mimics multiple sport movements including volleyball, baseball, boxing, kickboxing, bowling and soccer. It provides an intense abdominal and moderate cardio workout.

Whop Ball is delivered in a group class setting as well as individual training sessions.

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Tension Training

Tension Trainingᵀᴹ :

3 workouts
3 Planes of Motion
3 Types of muscle contraction
2 sides of the axis
1 Strong Body

Vibram Transitioning Exercises

Switching from traditional athletic shoes to the Vibram Five Fingers can be a frustrating and sometimes painful experience. Vibram Five Fingers enable your foot to “wake up” allowing them to function as they were designed to. The downside, after years and years of wearing regular shoes, lower leg and foot muscles have become weak and unresponsive. To help shorten the break in period of the Vibrams, I have created the following videos. Each of the exercises should be done several times a day, for the first week of transition.
Good Luck!!

Praise the Foot, NOT the shoe!

I have been wearing Vibram Five Fingers for well over 3 years now. I was wearing them before the whole barefoot running revolution hit mainstream. Although I believe that Vibrams are amazing, lets not forget that Vibrams merely allow the foot to do what it is designed to do, without the constraints of the traditional athletic shoe. Although this particular shoe is amazing, we need to understand that the shoe is just a cover to protect the foot from the outside elements and ground conditions.


Why is this important?

If we keep giving praise to the shoe, then we are missing the point all together. We should be praising the foot and its astonishing ability to be a mobile adaptor, seamlessly switching from a shock absorber, collapsing to accept weight coming down on it, then locking, to become a rigid lever allowing us to propel to the next step.

It is proper foot function that is the magic!!!

Another point to bring up, We need to also look at what a mess our modern day foot wear has done to our feet. I am not just talking about high heels, I am talking about these so called smart shoes, or fancy running athletic shoes. They have locked and padded our feet so excessively, they have, in fact, shut down our foot.

These shoes are hurting us!

So weather or not you buy into the whole barefoot running revelation or the Vibram craze. It is important to know, proper foot function is the key.

Earth Day

I am sitting around the "Lab", after a day full of clients. A commercial for GLAD Force Flex garbage bags is on the screen. And what do they show the family throwing away? FOOD!! Only in America! Lets make a difference. Use Less, Buy Less, Waste Less! PLEASE PEOPLE, We only have 1 earth!

Thought for the Day

The The foot has 28 bones, 55 articulations, and has 3 different axis. The foot is obviously designed to be a mobile adaptor, having the ability to collapse to absorb shock and then lock up to become a rigid lever to propel from.

Knowing the foot is designed this way, how crazy is it to lock all those joints up with an orthotic?

Artificially locking the foot inhibits its proper function, and thereby creates dysfunction up the kinetic chain

Think about it!

Muscle Soreness

A friend of mine is doing an "intense 6 week boot camp" She keeps writing on Facebook, how incredibly sore she is. She says she can barely move.
I told her, muscle soreness is inflammation. Muscle soreness is NOT an indication of a "good workout" She didnt care! She wanted to be sore.

I am patiently waiting for the day when this " No Pain, No gain" attitude is over. I mean really!!
Imagine coming out of a dentist office and saying " , My mouth is KILLING me, that was a GREAT dental appointment! Sounds just as silly as , GREAT WORKOUT, I can barely move.

ANY trainer can make someone sore. TIME TO RAISE THE BAR PEOPLE!!