DAY 1 at IHP in Florida

So here we are at the end of day 1 of our IHP mentorship, and we have started with a bang.
First up was 2 hours with the great man himself, JC Santana, discussing the IHP philosophy and the 4 pillars of human movement. This basically defines the way in which we move and emphasises the need to train movements not muscles. Something which I have been implementing with Procision Fitness for quite some time now, since first learning about functional training and studying the work of JC Santana and other top professionals from the field of functional training such as Gary Gray and Grey Cook.
Locomotion- being the way in which we move
Pushing/Pulling
Level Changes-moving the bodies center of mass
Rotation

These 4 categories enable us as fitness professionals to design functional training programmes for clients in order to enhance human performance and movement. The 4 Pillars also allow us to assess muscular strengths and weaknesses and gives us the necessart info to implement progressive training exercises and protocols for anyone from elite ethletes to the elderly. We then spent an hour with one of IHP’s senior trainers, where we looked deeper into functional assessment methods, addressing posture and correct techinques for key movement patterns.

The day then moved to a practical element where we were observing and taking part in the UFC Fighter training circuits , getting to rub shoulders and train with some of the top fighters in UFC, including Cole Miller, a recent winner of the best submission in the UFC. It was great to see the 4 pillars in action and at the same time as you see a young tennis hopeful and an OAP using the same philosophy, but with different exercises and intensities.
The end of the day finished with a Professional volleyball circuit. This was a circuit that was designed to really improve all aspects of strength and conditioning needed for beach volleyball. These included an integration of some of the more succesful traditional exercises, with some of the latest functional exercises really mimicing the movements in the sport. So plenty of jumps, chops, twists, turns and upper body power work.
Tommorrow morning is going to be a real treat, 7:30am doing some nasty training with Matt, Joel, Danny and Carlos Santana, followed by another amazing day at IHP.

Catch you all tomorrow.

Andy

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at 11:43 am and is filed under IHP Functional Training Mentorship with JC Santana, Uncategorized.