Slow Motion Training

[Poser]

On a side note, in the above video, when the trainer speaks for the first time "Alright, slow, smooth start", his voice sounds exactly like hippie Matt from the show Dual Survival.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8GMbpHnfps

 

[Brightwhite]

Let us know after doing this stuff the following:

Are your lifts increasing from what they are currently? IE deadlift, back squat, power clean, overhead press.

Can you move large loads farther and faster?

I certainly will be doing assessments along the way to see if this form of training adds any benefit. My guess is that I will see benefits just from simply from doing something different.

 

[Brightwhite]

What will any of that do to improve, mobility, power, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy?

I think it would help all of those...but everyone is different.

 

[Brightwhite]

Interesting concept, seems similar to doing negative reps or concentric workouts. I'd sure like to see the data showing results. I don't see how lifting one day a week and doing two days of cardio a week can prepare you for the rigors of a 7-14 day hunt.

I am skeptical as well. I spoke with a guy that the trainer referred me to that is a mountain bike racer. He swore up and down to me that he once he started his slowmo training including a day or two during the week on his mountain bike, he saw a significant improvement in his riding ability and endurance a few weeks into the program. Now, he could have been over training and there may be 1,000 other variables, but in principle it could actually work.

I do think prior to a hunt you should probably get your body familiar with constant work over several days because you won't get that kind of rest while you are out there.

 

[Brightwhite]

This weight-loss thing is a gimmick. The Zone Diet board is full of countless middle-aged non-exercisers (or walkers) who have the pictures and data to prove they are half of their former size. Staying away from refined carbohydrate is step one if you need to loose weight.

Someone with metabolic syndrome who starts "exercising" and still eats like crap will merely become a somewhat thinner person, but still shaped like a pear.

My oldest daughter ran cross-country in high school and she and I both ran a lot of 5K's together. One of them also was a 10K qualifier that a lot of the better local runners showed up for. I was amazed at a how many of the older guys (50+) who could turn really respectable times on 6.2miles still had noticeable paunches. Diet is the foundation.

I agree with you 1,000%! I was using that analogy to outline the programs principle for weightless as a side effect. The program is not built on a single principle of weight loss, it is just regularly reported side effect. But, you and I both know, if you take someone who is completely sedentary and have them walk a mile a day, there will be benefits from it. You take that same person, make them walk 1 mile a day AND dial in their diet, they will lose weight. I don't know who these people are that claim these things. I am just looking at the science and physiology behind it.

 

[Brightwhite]

Out of curiosity, how much do they charge per session?

Check this out, they have a mobile gym and will come to your house: http://informfitness.com/gym-location/mobile-gym/

Its grossly expensive...I think. $50 a session if you pay each time you go. I bought 20 sessions @ $40 a pop.

 

[Brightwhite]

If you recall, I went last Wednesday to try it out. I am shocked to report that I am not in pain or very sore at all. I actually feel really different. There is some soreness, but its not painful, it doesn't have my feeling tight, or limiting my range of motion. I actually had that "jelly" feeling even through some of yesterday. That sensation lingered for a long time. I am going back again on Monday for another session.