Shatterproof Spine
After some muscular screenings, they demonstrated the same deviations and weaknesses that most of my other clients were experiencing.
Over 30 power-point slides are discussed in detail including: Corrective Exercises for Low Back Health Strengthening Exercises for the Core and Lower Back Proper Posture Positioning Understanding the Role of Fatigue in Core Strengthening Learning How to Sit Correctly Becoming Aware of Poor Movements Understanding Mobility & Stability of Joints Who Created Shatterproof Spine and Why? Shatterproof Spine was created by me.
What I found was astonishing. Applying certain exercises, mobility & stability drills, along with certain extensibility drills, I was able to help clients develop a stronger core and lower back! Because they were feeling better when strength training, we were able to work out harder with more weight and increased cardiovascular exercise.
I have trained clients for 12 years as my bread and butter. Personal training is not a hobby for me. It is my career. It pays the mortgage, the bills and puts gas in the car. With that being said, at the time I created the Shatterproof Spine outline, I had worked with numerous amateur golfers that exhibited low back pain.
Because my clients felt better, they were able to stay more consistent--they achieved their results faster! I have spent literally hundreds of hours testing the principles from top researchers in my own training and with my clients and have condensed it down to what I found best will work f[...].
After reading some of the research on joint dysfunction and low back ailments--particularly from Dr. Stuart McGill and Shirley Sahrmann --I was prepared to try what I have learned on my clients. It wasn't enough for me to simply know the research...I had to apply it to my clientele and come up with my own conclusions.