Greetings!
The Gray Institute thanks you for joining us this month. Our emphasis is to examine STRENGTH and POWER a subject often "bound-up" with tradition. In attempts to progress past the traditional mind-set, we will explore strength and power by "anchoring" to unifying principles of function. It is common to focus on muscle training to increase strength, which is sufficient for muscle bulk and force generating capabilities but not optimal for performance enhancement. Power correlates to closely to functional capability regardless of the client / patient population!
To learn more, we will first present an article written by Dave Westerman LMT, FAFS titled The Transformation of Strength and Power. Pay careful attention to the questions Dave poses; the questions lead to his case example and can be used by you as a process with all clients / patients.
In addition, Gary Gray PT takes us through a power progression that also applies the principles of human movement. Before part two is released later this month please send questions of interest before May 18th to Lenny Parracino at lparracino@grayinstitute.com.
Thank you we look forward to another exciting month!
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Featured Article
Are we utilizing "authentic" principles of Function when designing our strength and power programs?
Is there a special population that might be missing two of the most important bio-motor abilities in their training and rehabilitation programs?
As a former collegiate and professional strength and conditioning coach, strength and power were (and are) the two most emphasized bio-motor abilities.
Take, for example, the "power clean" in an athletic weight room. This is one of the most utilized exercises in "power" training.
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Technique(s)
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 Power...what is power for? A common answer is sport, we agree but also for our life - everyone's life! Think of power as a protection, when one can harness power they transform from one position to the next, this transformation is work over a specific time period. Now think functional everyday movement...is your program enhancing a necessary component of life - power?
Watch Gary Gray PT and Nate perform one of the many exercises that will enhance power.
For more and a great discussion amongst the experts see -
FAST FUNCTION SERIES DVD:
Strength / Power
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Research Roundtable
 We have mentioned the Transformational Zone (TZ) numerous times and for those of you that have been at a Chain Reaction® seminar; I'm sure you will recall Dave and Gary discussing TZ importance! In this short but important clip, Dave and Gary discuss research that emphasizes the TZ while reminding us; if we are to improve strength / power we must create an environment for our client / patient to be efficient in the TZ. Although this research involves a squat movement, the concepts can be applied to all movements and populations. Enjoy.
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Real Questions/Real Answers
1. During the movements shown in the Technique section of the newsletter, you moved quickly, can we still improve power if we move at slower speeds?
2. Dear Mr. Gray, roughly speaking, in your experience how quickly are you able to apply power techniques to a patient that just had ACL patient? Can you give an example of such a technique?
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