Working within the Leeds Rhinos Camp
A few years back, a great personal training client of mine and someone who is now a very good friend made a sounding comment that's certainly had some prophetic influence. Mid-session and what was quite a challenging bodyweight series of movements, Mark made comment that the type of work we were doing would be excellent for rugby conditioning and he was certainly well placed to make sure a comment after almost playing at International level and having spent a number of years in the sports and fitness industry.
Personally, I'm not a rugby player and was very much a spectator to rugby as a child. I did actually get pulled into playing last minute in my younger years, immediately welcomed by being dump tackled by a boy twice my size. Since that day I've held a certain respect for rugby players. Football has remained my game of choice but I certainly respect rugby and it's players.
Whilst it had already started to manifest itself, our Primal Flow concept was more deliberately born when Mark made that comment and I honestly didn't think that a few years in, we'd be delivering it within the camps of one of the top rugby league teams.
We've had some fantastic feedback with what we did which has been incredible but right from the start, as much as we put a lot of development into the anatomical rationale behind the flow movements, above everything else, it just makes sense. Whilst lifting heavy weights has to be a big component in preparation for rugby players and many athletes for that matter, being strong on your own 2 feet and with your body weight is a must. Exercise typically has been practised in controlled environments looking to isolate parts of the body to strengthen or done through repeating specific exercises. Whilst this does have a positive effect on the body, in a game situation, the likelihood of the exact situation occuring more than once is vary slim and the body will constantly need the ability to adapt to new situations, stresses and movements.
If sports clubs are open enough to sample new methods of training then this system will have an instrumental effect on the performance of athletes. The statement was never 'Survival of the Fittest' but 'Survival of the most adaptable' and that's how it's always been and is very much the backbone of the Primal Flow system...adaptability.
We're looking forward to sharing this system with more coaches, athletes, teams and those interested in fitness. The strange thing about it is that every time we run the course, we're learning as much from those taking part as they're learning about the system...possibly more.
I certainly need to say a thank you for the encouragement from Mark for the initial encouragement. I'll get some photo's up when we get them through.
Personally, I'm not a rugby player and was very much a spectator to rugby as a child. I did actually get pulled into playing last minute in my younger years, immediately welcomed by being dump tackled by a boy twice my size. Since that day I've held a certain respect for rugby players. Football has remained my game of choice but I certainly respect rugby and it's players.
Whilst it had already started to manifest itself, our Primal Flow concept was more deliberately born when Mark made that comment and I honestly didn't think that a few years in, we'd be delivering it within the camps of one of the top rugby league teams.
We've had some fantastic feedback with what we did which has been incredible but right from the start, as much as we put a lot of development into the anatomical rationale behind the flow movements, above everything else, it just makes sense. Whilst lifting heavy weights has to be a big component in preparation for rugby players and many athletes for that matter, being strong on your own 2 feet and with your body weight is a must. Exercise typically has been practised in controlled environments looking to isolate parts of the body to strengthen or done through repeating specific exercises. Whilst this does have a positive effect on the body, in a game situation, the likelihood of the exact situation occuring more than once is vary slim and the body will constantly need the ability to adapt to new situations, stresses and movements.
If sports clubs are open enough to sample new methods of training then this system will have an instrumental effect on the performance of athletes. The statement was never 'Survival of the Fittest' but 'Survival of the most adaptable' and that's how it's always been and is very much the backbone of the Primal Flow system...adaptability.
We're looking forward to sharing this system with more coaches, athletes, teams and those interested in fitness. The strange thing about it is that every time we run the course, we're learning as much from those taking part as they're learning about the system...possibly more.
I certainly need to say a thank you for the encouragement from Mark for the initial encouragement. I'll get some photo's up when we get them through.
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