What are the core principles behind the training system?Updated 2 years ago

Leverage

The mechanical advantage gained by using a lever such as the Stick Mobility Training Stick allows for a greater range of motion to make it easier to overcome the body’s resistance to bending.

Stability 

The quality of being stable. The ability to hold a position and resist internal or external forces. The Stick Mobility Training Stick gives you an aid to help create stability in the joints and gives a strong base of support.

Feedback

The Stick Mobility Training Stick provides visual and kinesthetic feedback to users and coaches to enhance body awareness and learning. Visual feedback amplifies the movements and targets problem areas. Kinesthetic feedback creates awareness and activation of different muscles, fascial lines, and joint positions and improves spatial awareness.

Irradiation

The Stick Mobility Training Stick increases irradiation by driving the sticks into the ground, ceiling, or wall and squeezing to activate grip and trunk power. This allows us to give more input to the nervous system and make changes faster. Sherrington’s Law of Irradiation: “A muscle working hard recruits the neighboring muscles, and if they are already part of the action, it amplifies its strength.  The neural impulses emitted by the contracting muscle reach other muscles and turn them on like an electric current starts a motor.”

Isometrics

There are three types of isometric contractions. When you apply all three, you can obtain significant increases in neural drive, muscle fiber recruitment, and rate of production. They include static contraction, yielding contraction, and overcoming contraction.

Coordination

The harmonious functioning of the motor apparatus of the brain and particular groups of muscles for the execution of movements. Using the Stick Mobility Training Stick enhances the neural feedback from the hands to the brain. The stick, in conjunction with positional isometrics, can aid in the activation of muscles involved in movements. These scientific principles form the foundation upon which our training system is built.  

The system is accredited by the following organizations:

National Academy of Sports Medicine 

Athletics & Fitness Association of America 

National College of Exercise Professionals 

National Strength & Conditioning Association

Personal Training Academy Global

Alberta Fitness Leadership Certification Association