Movement and Performance Systems - Part 1
Mark Verstegen
- Introduction
- True athlete support – they are the best at what they do
- Giving more tools to better express the game
- Mission statement
- Intro to athletes
- “Systems” allow you to achieve results over and over again
- System is not a box
- Building a program from scratch vs. saving time with systems that can be customized
- Best solution to save time and energy to focus on client
- Core values of the “game of life”
- Right mind set
- Core foundations of nutrition
- Movement
- Recovery
- Athletes performance: Career longevity, career productivity, motivation through education
- Creating independent clients
- Work + Rest = Success
- Movement preparation, elasticity, movement skills, power, energy systems development
- Quality vs Quantity of training
- Warm-up – movement preparation -> 48 hours per year!
- Movement prep self-awareness exercise to connect with the body. Get this right -> everything improves.
- Movement prep – increase core temperature, elongate muscles actively, turn on stabilizers, practice for upcoming skills
- Statistics on performance benefits of movement preparation
- The ultimate combination of mobility, stability and efficient movement patterns all brought together with an element of strength – Movement prep is a workout in itself and sets the stage for all training and peak performance.