In
a perplexing manner, athletic pursuits have paralleled
this unbridled obsession. Whilst the public clamors
for its confused emaciated image of the perfect body,
but leaves the fruits of an educated mind to rest,
it lustfully pushes itself toward a myriad of complex
and potentially life-threatening surgeries. Mirroring
this, the modern athlete of today, now chooses the
path of least resistance, or more appropriately begs
and hunts for short-cuts that are not there. Choosing
the seemingly easy route, whether that be in exercise
selection or illegal performance enhancing drugs – the
impact of this has pushed the course of athletes
off-base on the road to disappointment.
True athletic accomplishments come from the development
of the solid formation of generalized and diverse
athletic abilities in conjunction with an iron will
as noted previously as the Renegade wheel of conditioning.
It will serve you like a foundation of proverbial
bricks and mortars, an impenetrable structure in
which all future development and specific skills
to be laid upon.
The
failure of most exercise programs or lets say a
common omission is simple the first step and the
possession of overriding themes and concepts of training.
Training should not simply be done to train but to
teach the body to move in the manner it was meant
to. Muscular development occurs vis-à-vis
the purposeful teaching of the proper bio-mechanical
co-ordination of movement. In line with the Renegade
concepts of training this extends to the management
of stabilization as it pertains to the withstanding,
propelling and re-directing of force with joint and
core strength and ensuring proper postural alignment.
Therefore as we cut through the complexities of training
we see that “core” of expertise lays
the central concern of proper postural alignment
and core strength.
While
numbers are chased in weight rooms for either athletic
or aesthetic reasons – the route to
do so is through the establishment, or more aptly
put – the perfection of postural alignment.
Teaching the body to work in the most efficient manner
it was meant to and eliminating imbalances in strength
and range of motion. However in the modern gym facility,
in lieu of more challenging weight bearing movements
that will impact upon the core, range of motion and
postural alignment, the exercise enthusiast and the
athlete alike have been sold quick-fix solutions.
These “solutions” in a peculiar twist
of fate are in fact leading to a myriad of problems,
injuries and unattained performance goals. Yet this
is what makes the Xvest such an extraordinary and
rare exercise tool. It is not a technical skill to
be learnt, such as performing an Olympic lift or
even a unique medium such as a kettlebell and nor
does it involve debates regarding various training
systems. Simply it is the perfect medium to increase
weight-bearing loads on the core in both active exercise
or passively wearing during your day.
By re-enforcing proper movement with the use of
the Xvest you are unequivocally strengthening the
core in the most direct and simple manner possible
and with that be on the way to attaining your goals.
