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Find the Better Way.

Writer's picture: Jake LawrenceJake Lawrence
There is always a better way, so find it. Then find a better one. - Ido Portal The above quote got me thinking. The one below, drove it home.
Leading is done from the front. I still move, research and explore MORE than my students, even my most advanced ones. Most 'industry leaders' have forgotten this while fame and money got into the picture. The rest of the pyramid then dries out as new information stops trickling down. - Ido Portal The movement "way" is more than a means to an end. With some irony, watching the new Tarzan film, I listened to him describe how his body developed, because of the way he used it. By engaging his upper body in all movements and locomotion his hands grew incredibly strong, and the supporting joints became massively stabile. Lifestyle drives change. Environment demands bodily facilitations. Engage. In our training we can all benefit from the basic movements.

The plank, along with downward facing, and upward facing dog, increase strength and flexibility in our chest, shoulders, triceps, and core. Minimal and functional.

The squat demonstrates strength and endurance in our prime movers, the quadriceps and gluteus muscles. Over time, and through consistent practice, it also increase the flexibility of our lumbo-pelvic-hip complex, as well as the knee and ankle.

The hang or pull is a balance to the plank. Stressing your grip, via the muscles and tendons of your fingers and forearms, over time your build strength and endurance. If you like, you can begin to engage the biceps, and large muscles of the back to pull your bodyweight. Strength is built from the small muscles, and the tendons, inward to the large primary muscles.

Swift movements that may require some balance demand kinesthetic awareness. Here not only are you improving cardiovascular health, you also engage the brain by moving in this way and environment.

Action, reaction. Cause and effect. Explore and Learn. We have new information, yet it increases our focus on the end product, not the journey. Goals are nice, but often mere pillow fantasies. The journey to the peak is found in the exploration. Find a new edge. Draw a broad boundary. Create space. Evolve.

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