Daily Maestroism

DM #283

Thursday, March 2nd, 2017

DM #283: A nice little continuation from last night’s DM discussion (#282). The goal of training isn’t to simply get stronger. It’s to get stronger in more ‘ideal’ positions. Now, I’m not saying that you should only train in certain positions, nor am I saying that there is a single right or a wrong way to move. However, when it comes to performance, we must admit that there are positions that are more biomechanically advantageous and safer for us to be in. If you want to build resiliency, train all of your ranges and own the entirety of your movement. If you want to be efficient, optimize how you perform while in those advantageous positions.
The point of last night’s DM was that people default into certain positions because they are strong in that position and their nervous system feels safe there. It could be the shittiest, ugliest, most rounded back position, but that’s not what their nervous system cares about. So, instead of simply telling someone to stop moving in a certain way, we must figure out WHY they’re moving that way, address THAT issue, and then pattern new movement to make that better position a place where their nervous system feels safe and wants to be.
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