Pasibrzuch
Level 6 Valued Member
Some time ago the mighty algorhytm made me familiar with the Weck Method. Long story short, it's a training system that is based on the spinal engine theory and emphasizes the lateral fascial lines and getting into extreme ranges of motion into those. Here for example you can see what a landmine jerk looks like within the Weck Method. The logic of this movement (extremely short on one side, extremely elongated on the other) is recurrent in all exercises.
I try to be as much of a skeptic as possible, especially with regard to these new training methods that claim to be revolution within the fitness industry and so on and so on. What I'm even more skeptical of are my emotions, thoughts and judgements, so whenever I disbelief something I try to falsify it by conducting an experiment on myself.
Other things that made me skeptical about the Weck Method is their marketing - an eccentric "scientist" that comes up with "inventions" which are just overpriced ropes and rattles, coming up with silly or overintellectualized names for the elements of the training system (the royal coil and proximal rotation respectively), and testosterone-lowering music in their videos and such. Oh, and he's the creator of the bosu ball (but actually I think nobody trains with bosu ball anymore, it's just for people to make fun of it).
What intrigued me, however, (besides my uttermost need to try out things I distrust, as I mentioned before) is Christopher Chamberlin's instagram. He's the Chief Something-Something in the Weck Method. Whatever you think about the usefulness of his training so far, you cannot deny that he's 1) strong 2) injury resilient. And sometimes he's more merciful with the music.
Therefore I decided to try it. I started with elastic band isometrics and ropeflow. The latter was (and still is) a very fun way to do cardio and a coordination challenge. Also, any rope will do, you don't need to buy it from their website. The former was a great primer for running and other athletic activities. After a few rounds of different isometrics the fluidity of my gait increases immediately.
Recently I started playing with some coiled landmine exercises and I admit that I would qualify this as a WTH effect. Not in terms of increasing my absolute strength, but the movement quality. I feel that over just a week of implementing some exercises my gait changed tremendously and I walk more relaxed (I have terrible problems with being tense). I'm definitely keeping them in my routine and trying to reach some heavy weights.
I tried applying it to kettlebells, but I don't find it to blend well. Maybe some coiled lunges, if you don't have access to dumbells (which will increase your ROM).
The source of my lower back problems is my right ankle, so overpriced their are, I think I will try out sole steps. Specialists I trust more talk about the benefits of additional support under the inner heel (not the foot arch), so they might be a thing. And there's a 30 day warranty. When I try them out I gonna report if their of any use.
I'm writing this post because I want to encourage you to try the Weck Method and other training systems you distrust on the first glance. Irritating their marketing can be, if even one element of the system can work for you, that's a win.
Any experience with the Weck Method and other systems you initially disregarded?
I try to be as much of a skeptic as possible, especially with regard to these new training methods that claim to be revolution within the fitness industry and so on and so on. What I'm even more skeptical of are my emotions, thoughts and judgements, so whenever I disbelief something I try to falsify it by conducting an experiment on myself.
Other things that made me skeptical about the Weck Method is their marketing - an eccentric "scientist" that comes up with "inventions" which are just overpriced ropes and rattles, coming up with silly or overintellectualized names for the elements of the training system (the royal coil and proximal rotation respectively), and testosterone-lowering music in their videos and such. Oh, and he's the creator of the bosu ball (but actually I think nobody trains with bosu ball anymore, it's just for people to make fun of it).
What intrigued me, however, (besides my uttermost need to try out things I distrust, as I mentioned before) is Christopher Chamberlin's instagram. He's the Chief Something-Something in the Weck Method. Whatever you think about the usefulness of his training so far, you cannot deny that he's 1) strong 2) injury resilient. And sometimes he's more merciful with the music.
Therefore I decided to try it. I started with elastic band isometrics and ropeflow. The latter was (and still is) a very fun way to do cardio and a coordination challenge. Also, any rope will do, you don't need to buy it from their website. The former was a great primer for running and other athletic activities. After a few rounds of different isometrics the fluidity of my gait increases immediately.
Recently I started playing with some coiled landmine exercises and I admit that I would qualify this as a WTH effect. Not in terms of increasing my absolute strength, but the movement quality. I feel that over just a week of implementing some exercises my gait changed tremendously and I walk more relaxed (I have terrible problems with being tense). I'm definitely keeping them in my routine and trying to reach some heavy weights.
I tried applying it to kettlebells, but I don't find it to blend well. Maybe some coiled lunges, if you don't have access to dumbells (which will increase your ROM).
The source of my lower back problems is my right ankle, so overpriced their are, I think I will try out sole steps. Specialists I trust more talk about the benefits of additional support under the inner heel (not the foot arch), so they might be a thing. And there's a 30 day warranty. When I try them out I gonna report if their of any use.
I'm writing this post because I want to encourage you to try the Weck Method and other training systems you distrust on the first glance. Irritating their marketing can be, if even one element of the system can work for you, that's a win.
Any experience with the Weck Method and other systems you initially disregarded?
