Strength vs Function: One in the Same
Mark Verstegen
- Introduction.
- Strength, the mother of all abilities.
- Strength is the foundation of function.
- We all have different heritage in this field.
- Different people come from different paths.
- Strength and conditioning field.
- Functional training.
- Needs analysis.
- Strength and conditioning field – needs analysis.
- Effort to make change/improvement as fast as possible.
- Perception vs. reality.
- University systems.
- Perception of functional training.
- Drawing from the absolute best of all modalities.
- Basing it all on a system.
- Creating systems that allow you to work with individuals over and over again.
- Core performance system.
- Our job is to help people get better.
- Self evaluation – external evaluation (i.e., Gray Cook’s screens).
- Core fundamentals.
- Pillar strength.
- Movement prep.
- Integrating movement skills.
- Recovery and regeneration.
- Strength is like dial up. We want broadband.
- What is your philosophy?
- Do I have a system?
- What have other smart people done? Start there?
- Strength and function are one in the same.
- All trying to achieve the same results.
- Never demean others to elevate yourself.
- Seek to educate and elevate others to achieve their goals.
- Seek the common threads of what gets results.