Body Flow DVD vs. Maximology

[Peter]

I have the Body Flow book, but not the DVDs, and I am thinking of investing in the DVDs, but then Maximology caught my eye. What are the differences, and which would be more appropriate for me? My goals right now are to continue losing weight, and improve my endurance. Just from reading the description, Maximology seems more conditioning oriented, but it also says in the description that Maximology is sort of a replacement for Grappler's Toolbox, so is Body Flow a replacement of Maximology?

By the way, I am doing WW intermediate daily (playing with the advanced level for a few exercises).

Thanks.

[Peter]

I hope I am not being a pest, but I am wondering why nobody has posted a reply to my question. Was it an ill-phrased question? A "bad" question?

[Scott Sonnon]

Peter,

I apologize that no one addressed your questions. I've been under a heavy schedule with the new magazine, grading CST exams and post-production of several new impending-release products, but I hear the sincerity of your questions and wanted to make sure you were satisfied in a response.

Maximology is a collection of the basic principles of CST, presented through various physical examples (60% physical, 40% verbal)

Body-Flow is an encyclopedia of the basic Biomechanical Exercises themselves, described with basic CST principles (90% physical, 10% verbal).

Body-Flow does not include Clubbell training. Maximology does, as demonstrating how various publicly available resources (such as Warrior Wellness) fit within the schema of CST.

They're not mutually exclusive, and are very compatible - with little overlap.

[Peter]

Thanks for your reply Coach. I will spend some more time looking over the BMEs presented in the book and see if I get some intuition about whether I want to get the DVDs to match or else go the Maximology route.

[sames]

The descriptions of the BMEs in the book are great. However some of them are a bit tricky to grasp just from the description and then the video becomes very useful. The videos also include a few (2-3) BMEs that aren't in the book as well as several variations of ones that are in the book. The videos also cover, in better detail and with example, how to link BMEs together in various ways.. and of course there are more examples of kinetic chains. So the videos are a worthwhile investment IMO especially if you learn better by seeing something done.

OTOH I haven't watched maximology yet but its definately on my list of upcoming RMAX materials to get.

[JasonE]

Body-Flow goes more specifically into how to perform many movements and how to combine them into your own kinetic chains. It's a great complement to the Body-Flow book and is just the thing to answer many of your questions about the exercises described therein.

Maximology spends relatively little time on Body-Flow in particular, but it does a great job of showing how various CST concepts are applied in many different ways. It really presents a buffet of material that gets into all levels of Warrior Wellness, Freedom By Degree, Clubbell practice, Body-Flow, Be Breathed and so on. The series cleared up some questions I'd had on how Warrior Wellness and Clubbell training are integrated (and really ARE one-and-the-same).

Get the one that speaks most to your immediate needs. The other will be there when you need it. :wink:

[Coach Hurst]

...how Warrior Wellness™ and Clubbell® training are integrated (and really ARE one-and-the-same).

Coach Sonnon and I had a nice talk about this during luch one day at ETA. 8)

[Scott Sonnon]

One of many talks we had, Ryan. :wink:

Clubbell training is 'just' an logical extension of Warrior Wellness' incremental progression - this is the major distinction and evolution upon 'traditional' "Indian" club exercise which was a very dogmatic grab bag of exercises.

[Peter]

Decision made: I am going for the Body Flow DVDs. Not just because of the help you've all given, but also for the simple addition reason that it is on DVD, so it easier to find specific parts when I want to review them. Prasara sure looking interesting, but I don't want to wait until then, so I'll start with the Body Flow DVDs and see where that takes me. Thanks everyone.

[Scott Sonnon]

Peter,

Excellent. I look forward to reading your great results!