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+ Maximum Fitness has a new home...... (30/08/2011 - 12:04:31)

Maximum Fitness has a new home......

After many months of consultation and conversation we are pleased to annouce that Maximum Fitness Personal Training has a new home.

We will be working with clients from across the global at the exclusive and state of the art Studio CV34 in Warwick, Warwickshire.

Studio CV34 was founded by our dear and close friend Alex Myers who has been achieving great results since opening the exclusive studio back in July 2010 after 5 years in the industry. Since opening, Studio CV34 has continued to gain local and national publicity with articles in The Sun, Daily Mail and Metro Newspapers along with coverage on ITV Central News.

Studio CV34 will act as our main base for gym based work outs and provides us with plenty of tools to ply our trade and continue delivering top class results for our clients.

To find out more about our new home please visit www.studioCV34.co.uk

Functional Training: Athletes vs Non Athletes

In the last decade, functional training has evolved from novel buzzword to household term. It’s a
paradigm based on the common ground between sports rehabilitation and preparation.

The following are some popular definitions of functional training:

• An exercise continuum involving balance and proprioception, performed with the feet on the
ground and without machine-assistance, such that strength is displayed in unstable
conditions and body weight is managed in all movement planes.

• Multi-joint, multi-planar, proprioceptively-enriched activity that involves deceleration (force
reduction), acceleration (force production) and stabilization; controlled amounts of
instability; and management of gravity, ground reaction forces and momentum.

• A spectrum of activities that condition the body consistent with its integrated movement
and/or use.

Taken at face value, these descriptions seem pretty sound. Unfortunately, the more popular a
fitness issue becomes, the more often it tends to be misinterpreted or misapplied.

I propose an alternate definition: Functional training involves movements that are specific — in
terms of mechanics, coordination and/or energetics — to one’s activities of daily living (ADLs).

When considered in these terms, the range of “functional” activities may be broader than commonly thought. This brings us to a key issue.

“Athletes” vs. “Non-Athletes”

There seems to be a common belief that sports activities differ enough from ADLs that athletes
should train one way, whereas non-athletes should train another. While this is typically true in
terms of power output, both types of activities tend to share some basic features:

• They involve skillful application of ground reaction forces.
• Forces are transmitted through the body’s segments.
• Tasks are performed in multiple planes of motion, often with no machine to guide one’s
movement (in biomechanics parlance, this is referred to as unlimited degrees of freedom).
Consequently, we must control, direct and stabilize the mass of our own bodies as well as
other objects.
• Tasks, while often repetitive, are usually brief in nature. In fact, rapid “spikes” in force
output are the rule rather than the exception.
• In order to achieve the balance and leverage needed to perform these tasks, we regularly get
into certain positions. And the more habitually we do so, the more this reinforces
corresponding motor programs and functional adaptations.

For these reasons, it’s helpful to rethink the traditional distinction between athletic and nonathletic activities. Indeed, many sport movements (e.g. running, jumping) are simply high-powered ADLs where the issue is one of degree more so than fundamental difference.

Furthermore, considering how recreationally active many “non-athletes” are, the role of functional training becomes even more apparent for overall quality of life and injury prevention.

Contact Maximum Fitness Personal Training or Maximum Fitness Personal Training For Women for more information and to "Make Your Body Your Machine and Get With The Movement! Move One Step Closer To Being The Athlete You Truely Are Inside."

*Main Content Taken from Functional Training Steven Plisk, MS, CSCS NCSA Hot Topics Series http://www.nsca-lift.org/HotTopic/download/Functional%20Training%20modified%5B1%5D.pdf

TRX Workout Of The Week

Complete each exercise for as many REPs as possible in 1 minute before moving straight in to the next exercise:

TRX Jump Squat - TRX High Bicep Curl - TRX High Triceps Extention - TRX Chest Press - TRX Low Row

After completing circuit rest for 1 minute and complete again 3 times in total.

If you don't have a TRX Suspension Trainer but want to see what your body can do to support your fitness goals....then contact Maximum Fitness Personal Training (mail@maximumfitnesspt.co.uk) for a complimentary 15 minute session!

You'll be suprised the results you can achieve - GET WITH THE MOVEMENT & MAKE YOUR BODY YOUR MACHINE!

New Team Member

We are pleased to welcome Claire Thompson as the newest recruit to our team.

Claire will be working as a personal trainer and focusing on building and growing the Maximum Fitness For Women offering.

Claire brings 7 years of experience in the fitness industry, in particular in women only health clubs. Her experience rangers from Fitness Instructor, Studio & Events Manager and through to Health & Fitness Manager with the world's largest health club chain.

Claire recently passed her NASM Certified Personal Trainer qualification and is now in a position to work as a part of the team using her experience and knowledge to shape the Maximum Fitness for Women offering.

Claire can be contacted on claire@maximumfitnesspt.co.uk