Robert V
12-22-2003, 06:37 PM
I had a personal training session tonight with a friend of mind who is a dancer. She's done mostly cheerleading, modern and Jazz, but she is now learning ballet (late).
She has a big role coming up and wanted to do some training in the weight room to prepare. I would of loved to introduce her to C-bells, but I didn't have any light enough. So, I introduced her to my some of my favorites: Dumbbell Swings, Sumo deadlifts (from ballet's grande plie') and flat-footed front squats with just a bar. All with multi-planar back arches between sets.
She was confused why we were not doing any of the isolated bodybuilding type training that populated the rest of the gym. I then explained to her the concept of complex training.
She was shy in the beginning, but after only a few sets, she adjusted her technique and filled herself with confidence. I could not believe her technique. It was better than my own. She had never done anything like this before, yet she adapted, as she focused on her breathing, movement and stucture.
I then heard Scott Sonnon's voice in my head, talking about how sophiticated and complex training teaches your body how to adapt more efficiently.
Because of the sophistication of her dance training, she can now adapt physically to different challenges.
This is what Body-Flow does: increases your body's ability to adapt to different physical challenges. Allows you to recover in the most efficient manner when there are deviations in your natural movement.
I was drawn into martial arts by pro wrestling, but Bruce Lee sealed the deal. Yet, since my introduction to Body-Flow, Jackie Chan has become one of my favorites. Before, I didn't take him seriously. But, after my study of Body-Flow, I appreciate him more.
Why Jackie Chan? Sophistication of movement and adaptability. Sure what he does is mere "combative dance", but his movement demonstrations are mind-boggling. His choreography is not "counter and strike", but sense (proprioception) and adapt from where you are, with what you have available.
Also, he is around 50 years old. How can he do it? Well, he never stopped moving. That's the key to physical immortality.
Coach Sonnon and I had a brief discussion in my hotel room in PA (I don't know if he remembers) about how Cirque du Soleil is one of the few movement forms that draw our attention now. Why? Movement sophistication!
Side note: Coach Sonnon once said that he loved doing squats with just the bar to find the personal perfection within the movement. To be truthful, I thought "Yeah, right! Is he crazy. What could you possibly get from doing that?"
Then, I tried them and it was intoxicating! He was right. With each slow rep, you try to improve upon either your breathing, movement or alignment and then try to integrate the best of all three to find that perfect squat. My dancer friend, found the same high! Thanks, Scott! Sorry, I doubted you.
Robert
She has a big role coming up and wanted to do some training in the weight room to prepare. I would of loved to introduce her to C-bells, but I didn't have any light enough. So, I introduced her to my some of my favorites: Dumbbell Swings, Sumo deadlifts (from ballet's grande plie') and flat-footed front squats with just a bar. All with multi-planar back arches between sets.
She was confused why we were not doing any of the isolated bodybuilding type training that populated the rest of the gym. I then explained to her the concept of complex training.
She was shy in the beginning, but after only a few sets, she adjusted her technique and filled herself with confidence. I could not believe her technique. It was better than my own. She had never done anything like this before, yet she adapted, as she focused on her breathing, movement and stucture.
I then heard Scott Sonnon's voice in my head, talking about how sophiticated and complex training teaches your body how to adapt more efficiently.
Because of the sophistication of her dance training, she can now adapt physically to different challenges.
This is what Body-Flow does: increases your body's ability to adapt to different physical challenges. Allows you to recover in the most efficient manner when there are deviations in your natural movement.
I was drawn into martial arts by pro wrestling, but Bruce Lee sealed the deal. Yet, since my introduction to Body-Flow, Jackie Chan has become one of my favorites. Before, I didn't take him seriously. But, after my study of Body-Flow, I appreciate him more.
Why Jackie Chan? Sophistication of movement and adaptability. Sure what he does is mere "combative dance", but his movement demonstrations are mind-boggling. His choreography is not "counter and strike", but sense (proprioception) and adapt from where you are, with what you have available.
Also, he is around 50 years old. How can he do it? Well, he never stopped moving. That's the key to physical immortality.
Coach Sonnon and I had a brief discussion in my hotel room in PA (I don't know if he remembers) about how Cirque du Soleil is one of the few movement forms that draw our attention now. Why? Movement sophistication!
Side note: Coach Sonnon once said that he loved doing squats with just the bar to find the personal perfection within the movement. To be truthful, I thought "Yeah, right! Is he crazy. What could you possibly get from doing that?"
Then, I tried them and it was intoxicating! He was right. With each slow rep, you try to improve upon either your breathing, movement or alignment and then try to integrate the best of all three to find that perfect squat. My dancer friend, found the same high! Thanks, Scott! Sorry, I doubted you.
Robert