Ralph Klisiewicz
I have always been athletic and passionate about sports and fitness. Therefore, I thought personal training would be a fun job. Working directly with people proved to be rewarding. Consequently, I began a passionate study of fitness. As part of my lifelong education in fitness, I have read countless books/articles, taken numerous educational seminars, and completed several certification programs, including the prestigious and rigorous Muscle Activation Technique™ (MAT).
Integrative Exercsie
- By Ralph Klisiewicz
- Published 05/15/2009
I often used the term integrative training when I train several muscle group or several movement chains. The term "integrative" is far more accurate than the more popular term "core". Many trainers think that when they make their client stand on bosu ball, their client are training their core. However the muscles group that is being train is the one that is the weakest in that movement/position chain. Therefore, two clients performing the same exercise may feel the different areas being worked. The term “Integrative” accounts for all muscles groups and movement chains involved in exercises. In addition, the term “integrative” suggest that you are training a system versus a unit. So, I place someone on a bosu and make them squat, and they ask me what is this working? My reply would be, ability to squat on the bosu. More specifically we are integrating all muscle groups that allow one to squat on an unstable platform and making that movement stronger.
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