Shatterproof Spine
After some muscular screenings, they demonstrated the same deviations and weaknesses that most of my other clients were experiencing.
Problem is people don't read it; misinterpret it; or are not sure how to use it. Listen Up Personal Trainers & Fitness Enthusiasts Do you train clients? Do you know what keeps your clients coming back? If you said results, you are damn right.
Over 30 power-point slides are discussed in detail including: Corrective Exercises for Low Back Health Strengthening Exercises for the Core and Lower Back Proper Posture Positioning Understanding the Role of Fatigue in Core Strengthening Learning How to Sit Correctly Becoming Aware of Poor Movements Understanding Mobility & Stability of Joints Who Created Shatterproof Spine and Why? Shatterproof Spine was created by me.
If you only knew what you should do to help your back? A Video Workshop That Focuses on Low Back Strengthening Shatterproof Spine is a LECTURE and HAND-ON workshop targeting personal trainers and people that love to exercise.
Exercising with debilitating pain is detrimental to your conditioning, strength levels, and most of all, your confidence! Haven't you always wanted to add one more plate to the bar before a set of squats? Or maybe, you wanted to include some lunges into your program? These small feats have crossed your mind, but you always seem to hold back because of that weird feeling in your back? That "twinge" that never seems to go away means there may be something wrong or you aren't doing something right.
If they don't workout regularly, they will not achieve their results--which means lost business for you! Do you enjoy working out? Exercise is great for getting leaner, stronger, and feeling better.
Low back pain is different for everyone because we all have different pain tolerances. Without definitive imaging and diagnosis, doctor visits amount to nothing more than "stay off of it or try to rest" .
The problem with that advice is, low back sufferers become more sedentary, depressed, and disconnected from family and friends.
What I found was astonishing. Applying certain exercises, mobility & stability drills, along with certain extensibility drills, I w[...].
The only thing that guarantees results in fitness is not a magic pill... it is consistency. The more consistent someone is with an exercise program, the more results they obtain. Are you nodding your head yet? Now, guess what is one of the most common reasons why a client would stop being consistent with his/her exercise routine? Pain or injury.
Did you know that Americans suffer from lower back pain more than any other orthopedic problem? Low back pain is the cause of the most days off from work and the most missed workouts.
I have trained clients for 12 years as my bread and butter. Personal training is not a hobby for me. It is my career. It pays the mortgage, the bills and puts gas in the car. With that being said, at the time I created the Shatterproof Spine outline, I had worked with numerous amateur golfers that exhibited low back pain.
As a personal trainer, wouldn't you want to learn more about this enemy? This condition becomes your enemy because it prevents YOUR clients from reaching their goals and your business depends on that! As a personal trainer, it is your RESPONSIBILITY to ensure that all of your clients must strengthen the core and evade low back injuries to keep consistently training towards their goals.
After reading some of the research on joint dysfunction and low back ailments--particularly from Dr. Stuart McGill and Shirley Sahrmann --I was prepared to try what I have learned on my clients. It wasn't enough for me to simply know the research...I had to apply it to my clientele and come up with my own conclusions.
Do you know someone that doesn't participate in many activities because of low back pain? Are they happy-campers or "Debbie-downers" ? Truth is, there is plenty of research on low back injuries.