Why do "Personal Trainers" in today's gyms think they have a monopoly on helping others???? A rant.

[Caleb56]

Next time you see it, share this.... (from Charles Poliquin)

PICP Level 1 Coach Michael Wahl’s master’s thesis was entitled “The Effectiveness of Instability Resistance Training Devices for Training.” In his study Wahl selected 16 competitive athletes who had played at college level or above – in fact, this group included a world champion kickboxer.

Using electromyogram (EMG) testing to examine the electrical activity in muscles, Wahl discovered that the brain motor patterns exhibited in performing exercises on unstable surfaces were exactly the same as those seen on stable surfaces. He concluded that because the nature of these unstable exercises were such that less resistance could be used, they had to be considered inferior from a strength training perspectives. And to this I add, “Why train the body to be weak?”

interesting any link to the study?

[lomox]

interesting any link to the study?

This is what I could find: http://360optimalfitness.com/article...y_Training.pdf

This is the original article: http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Artic...le.aspx?ID=420

[sassy69]

ahhh, you mean that endless swing in between the legs move (please no dirty jokes people)

That's the one.