Muscular Systems Training
What differentiates us from your conventional therapist and trainer is our perspective on the way the human body operates (The Systems Based Approach) and where, why and how we focus our attention when it comes to our training and treatment process.
Why our approach is unique
The Mind Body Connection
At intentional fitness, we think brain and nervous system over everything else. You must be able to perceive what your body is doing in space (internally and externally) and then be able to adequately control your muscles to move your joints. This is an absolutely essential first step to any rehab or training process.
Our body is a complex network of systems (muscular, skeletal, vascular, pulmonary, cartilaginous, nerve and many more). All of these systems operate interdependently meaning that one faulty system may have an affect on another system. By assessing a wide array of systems in the human body, we get a more complete data set which allows us to make better decisions when it come to your tailored game plan.
The Systems Based Approach
Leveraging Stress/Stimulus Thresholds
This is how do we create positive adaptations and progression in the body. Each body has its own stress/stimulus profile. This profile represents the bodies’ ability to tolerate exercise, temperature change, and other physical and psychological stressors. If a human is under stimulated there will be no positive adaptation and possibly regression or maladaptation. If a person is overstimulated, then there can be breakdown in the system or even injury. What we look for is the goldilocks zone (stimulating someone right below the their threshold). Using thorough diagnostics and assessment systems we can pinpoint where the clients stress/stimulus threshold is at and create a program that safely and effectively progresses their system to tolerate more stress and stimulus on a weekly basis. The bottom line is being risk averse and mitigating all chances of injury while at the same time maximizing progression on our clients system.
Perspective on Pain
A novel view on pain. Physical pain is a subjective experience being generated by our brain’s perception of stimulus and sensation (past, present, and future) Yes that’s right, the anticipation of pain can create pain and unwanted sensations in our body as well. A pain response can occur from something being awry internally (unstable joints, structural damage, poor movement patterns) and pain can also originate from our external environment (excess stress or overstimulation of our bodies systems. Examples: loading the body with too much weight, imparting excess force on the body, being to hot or to cold.) We see that in some cases if we can change the way the brain perceives its environment or if we can change the sensory information that is being relayed to the brain from the body then we can influence the pain responses in the brain/body.