One of the greatest triumphs and tragedies in the history of physical fitness, is the invention of weight training machines.
Machines have helped many people get stronger, but they also have tremendous limitations, foremost of which is the limitations they place upon your brain and body, as your focus in directed toward the wonders of the “thingamajig.”
Exercise equipment can be beneficial, especially for injury rehabilitation. But there is no way in the whirld that a machine can give you more athleticism, more functionality and more overall benefit than learning how to use your body in a naturalistic way.
The other day I was going through the Farmer Burns Course with a client, showing him how Mr. Burns has you moving your shoulders in every conceivable direction, to build strength, flexibility and athleticism, not to mention, helping you get out of pain. Here it was, a course put together in 1914, and yet it contains more answers and practical solutions to what “ails ya” than a gym filled with equipment.
The Farmer understood that your own body is a gym unto itself, whereas equipment has its detriments, foremost of which is the “locked-in” mentality it fosters.
What I mean by “locked-in” is the reality that one big piece of weight training equipment is generally used for one exercise. If you see a leg extension or leg curl apparatus in a gym, you’re probably not going to think of other functional exercises you could use it for, two of which would be pushing it around the place, or getting a few others in the gym to help you lift it off the floor and carry it. Now that would definitely cause some functional muscles to be activated, eh?
When you begin to see your own body as limitless in terms of movement patterns, a whole new world opens before your eyes.
This is why, if you want to gain strength in ways that machines cannot measure, make sure you take a gander at the calisthenics, stretches and self-resistance exercises in the One of the greatest triumphs and tragedies in the history of physical fitness, is the invention of weight training machines.
Machines have helped many people get stronger, but they also have tremendous limitations, foremost of which is the limitations they place upon your brain and body, as your focus in directed toward the wonders of the “thingamajig.”
Exercise equipment can be beneficial, especially for injury rehabilitation. But there is no way in the whirld that a machine can give you more athleticism, more functionality and more overall benefit than learning how to use your body in a naturalistic way.
The other day I was going through the Farmer Burns Course with a client, showing him how Mr. Burns has you moving your shoulders in every conceivable direction, to build strength, flexibility and athleticism, not to mention, helping you get out of pain. Here it was, a course put together in 1914, and yet it contains more answers and practical solutions to what “ails ya” than a gym filled with equipment.
The Farmer understood that your own body is a gym unto itself, whereas equipment has its detriments, foremost of which is the “locked-in” mentality it fosters.
What I mean by “locked-in” is the reality that one big piece of weight training equipment is generally used for one exercise. If you see a leg extension or leg curl apparatus in a gym, you’re probably not going to think of other functional exercises you could use it for, two of which would be pushing it around the place, or getting a few others in the gym to help you lift it off the floor and carry it. Now that would definitely cause some functional muscles to be activated, eh?
When you begin to see your own body as limitless in terms of movement patterns, a whole new world opens before your eyes.
This is why, if you want to gain strength in ways that machines cannot measure, make sure you take a gander at the calisthenics, stretches and self-resistance exercises in the One of the greatest triumphs and tragedies in the history of physical fitness, is the invention of weight training machines.
Machines have helped many people get stronger, but they also have tremendous limitations, foremost of which is the limitations they place upon your brain and body, as your focus in directed toward the wonders of the “thingamajig.”
Exercise equipment can be beneficial, especially for injury rehabilitation. But there is no way in the whirld that a machine can give you more athleticism, more functionality and more overall benefit than learning how to use your body in a naturalistic way.
The other day I was going through the Farmer Burns Course with a client, showing him how Mr. Burns has you moving your shoulders in every conceivable direction, to build strength, flexibility and athleticism, not to mention, helping you get out of pain. Here it was, a course put together in 1914, and yet it contains more answers and practical solutions to what “ails ya” than a gym filled with equipment.
The Farmer understood that your own body is a gym unto itself, whereas equipment has its detriments, foremost of which is the “locked-in” mentality it fosters.
What I mean by “locked-in” is the reality that one big piece of weight training equipment is generally used for one exercise. If you see a leg extension or leg curl apparatus in a gym, you’re probably not going to think of other functional exercises you could use it for, two of which would be pushing it around the place, or getting a few others in the gym to help you lift it off the floor and carry it. Now that would definitely cause some functional muscles to be activated, eh?
When you begin to see your own body as limitless in terms of movement patterns, a whole new world opens before your eyes.
This is why, if you want to gain strength in ways that machines cannot measure, make sure you take a gander at the calisthenics, stretches and self-resistance exercises in the Farmer Burns Course.
It still kicks azz in a major friggin way. Tis why I use it regularly, and cannot stop recommending it, especially for those suffering with shoulder pain.
Here endeth the lesson.
Matt Furey
P.S. If you dig my emails and want to be part of my monthly Zen Mastery Group, welcome aboard.
It still kicks azz in a major friggin way. Tis why I use it regularly, and cannot stop recommending it, especially for those suffering with shoulder pain.
Here endeth the lesson.
Matt Furey
P.S. If you dig my emails and want to be part of my monthly Zen Mastery Group, welcome aboard.
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It still kicks azz in a major friggin way. Tis why I use it regularly, and cannot stop recommending it, especially for those suffering with shoulder pain.
Here endeth the lesson.
Matt Furey
P.S. If you dig my emails and want to be part of my monthly Zen Mastery Group, welcome aboard.
