Primal Move as a Warmup and a Body Maintenance Tool

  Today I did a kettlebell and bodyweight training session as I was pressed for time due to staffing shortages in my facility.
   But what I am trying to do everyday is some form of the Primal Move system usually as part of my warmup before strength training or sprinting, baseball or squash.
   I have been doing some form of the Primal Move as part of my early morning mobility routine. It turns out that what I had been doing, unbeknownst to me, was virtually the same as some of the Primal Move system. It was what I used to "lube" my hips, ankles and low back and came from various sources: physical therapy, the Bulletproof concepts and basic mobility drills I have been doing for some time.
   I do these 6-7 moves virtually every morning because I found it was a way to keep my low back healthy and out of trouble. Since I have been doing this routine I have been "lucky" enough to avoid any major back issues. The combination of mobility drills, motor control drills and stability drills have seemed to keep my low back issues at bay and, more importantly, have served to convince me of the value of daily movement maintenance. I may be  but I'm not stupid!
    It is no coincidence that the lack of back issues and the daily ritual of these exercises have been parallel events.
   I believe everyone has to find a way to maintain healthy, pain free, "clean" movement whether that is through Primal Move, MovNat, or whatever method works for you. If you don't move well, adding load to movement is a recipe for disaster. Even unloaded poor movement if done too much can bring about issues.
      In addition, these tools can serve as great recovery day or regeneration modes as well when you need to "deload" or as a planned recovery day.
    So find your own recipe for movement maintenance, do it consistently and move without pain.

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Seth's Blog: But I don't want to do that, I want to do this

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More Things I Don't Get

  Sometimes the things you see at the gym just dumbfound you. You would think any one with any common sense would figure out they have things bass ackwards. But no, these things are commonplace and seen regularly in gyms all around the world and the US of A.
  Here are some recent examples to refresh your memory. Hopefully you are not guilty of any of these transgressions!

• Curls in the squat rack: this is an absolute no, no. Guess what guys, the squat rack is for squatting not doing your lame ass curls. And in addition, these guys had tattoos....they should be ashamed. Some tough guys they are!
• "Workouts" consisting of curls, ab curls, and pressdowns: really!?! You can't think of anything more productive to do. If you even glanced at a fitness magazine (not that they are a wealth of good information on training) you would hopefully pick up some things by osmosis....say chins, split squats and presses, for example.
• Dumbbell chest presses with 5 lb. dumbbells: I kid you not. I don't care how de-conditioned you are that is absolute waste of time unless you are 90 years old. And yes, it was a woman but that is no excuse. The first two examples were men!
• Walking isn't "exercise". Sorry. And especially if you are on your cell phone making that uber important call to your friend to shoot the shit!  Unless you are hiking in Nepal it is a form of locomotion and perhaps a way to get your dog some exercise or out of the house. Ride a bike or go for a swim then let's talk!
• Do you really think reading a book or watching TV while doing your "cardio" is productive? I beg to differ and the "results" probably speak for themselves. Concentrate, work hard and smart and get your "stuff" done....then read your newspaper!

  Well, that's it for now...I feel better already as I got those off my chest. Now I'm going to go ride my bike! :)

Train hard and train smart!

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Seth's Blog: You don't have to pander

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Perseverance

  Been too long since my last post and for that I apologize but sometimes life gets in the way!
    The title of today's post relates to training in particular and life in general. As someone once said (and I am paraphrasing here), "90% of life is showing up."
   In other words, consistency and persistence go a long way in accomplishing life's goals and sometimes just muddling through the tough times as well.
  Obviously, this applies to training as well. The most poorly designed program done consistently and with some effort will out perform any "state of the art", world class program done with no effort and very sporadically.
  You have to persevere through the tough times to get towards accomplishing your goals whether it's weight loss, improved body composition, getting faster/quicker, improving your short game in golf or doing your first obstacle run.
   We all have "bad days" where nothing seems to go right, the harder you try the worse it gets and you just want to forget it. Just get through those days because trust me better times are ahead.
   But you can take certain steps to better ensure those "bad days" are less frequent:

• Eat well: basically if it doesn't "come from the Earth or have a Mother" don't eat it. Honey Nut Cheerios aren't "heart healthy" no matter what General Foods says! :)
• Sleep well: Adults generally need 7-8 hours of quality sleep per night. There are very few that are true "short sleepers". Good sleep impacts everything from hormones to mood so if you give it short shrift you will pay a price, believe me.
• Train hard and train smart: the hard part is obvious but the smart part refers to realizing the value of recovery in terms of mobility work, handling stress well and soft tissue work amongst other things. 

 So as another old cliche says: "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." Hang in there and persevere!

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Quick and Easy Ways to Feel and Move Better: Installment 38 (April Fool's Day) | Eric Cressey | High Performance Training, Personal Training

Quick and Easy Ways to Feel and Move Better: Installment 38 (April Fool's Day) | Eric Cressey | High Performance Training, Personal Training Funny but oddly sound advice in here tho' tongue in cheek.