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First, the Gray Institute would like to thank all of our supporters! We are receiving great suggestions, questions and concerns by many across the globe. Your thoughts are taken seriously and are appreciated! This month's TWO PART Newsletter will emphasize lifting. For all suffering from the winter blues, no worries; springtime is around the corner which means outdoor activities that we should prepare for. To facilitate a safe springtime, we have decided to share the Principles of Lifting. In addition we will show through our techniques section, a specific application to the popular game of golf (although the principles can be applied to any activity or task). Part ONE will include a short article entitled The Principles of Lifting written by Logan Schwartz from the University of Texas - our thanks for his contribution. This will be followed by Gary Gray demonstrating lifting techniques for golf. Later in the month we will share lifting research with Dr. Dave Tiberio and answer any lifting related question you may have. Please email your questions to Lenny Parracino @ lparracino@grayinstitute.com by March 17th. Thank you, we look forward to another exciting month! |
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Featured Article
The Principles of Lifting
The history of weight training has changed dynamically with the advent of Applied Functional Science. Traditional weight training basically had two main objectives. Athletes lifted to either increase muscle mass, i.e. hypertrophy, or they trained to increase strength. The theory was that the more force an athlete could produce, the more powerfully that athlete could run, jump, and move. Two questions arose from this thought process.
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Technique(s)
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 We really think you will appreciate this month's video clip of Gary Gray taking us through a specific application to enhance a specific function; the function of golf. We warn you, the video clip is 12 minutes in length but we thought you would appreciate the extra footage. Gary often refers to the "functional sandwich"; here he explains what functional task he desires to enhance (golf), then applies the principles of Applied Functional Science (ingredients) and retests his functional task to test its results; in other words he starts and ends with function. If the techniques are functional, then function will enhance - it's that simple. Enjoy.
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Research Roundtable
Welcome to the research roundtable! This month our focus is on Lifting. Dr. David Tiberio and Gary Gray discuss the research article titled Variations in spinal load and trunk dynamics during repeated lifting exertions. (K.P. Granata, W.S. Marras, K.G. Davis. Variations in spinal load and trunk dynamics during repeated lifting exertions. Clinical Biomechanics 14 (1999) pp 367-375.). In this study five experienced lifters and seven non-experienced lifters were tested, the following clip from Functional Video Digest v1.12 Lifting includes a discussion between Dr. Dave Tiberio and Gary Gray on their thoughts regarding the findings and function. Enjoy! >VIEW VIDEO< |
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Real Questions/Real Answers
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 1. In this month's article the term Transformational Zone (TZ) was used, is this the same as the stretch-shorten cycle, if not, what is the difference? >VIEW ANSWER<
2. Gary, do you ever use big loads in your lifting programs, if so when? >VIEW ANSWER<
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March, 2008
