Please do not get overwhelmed. I promise this will all make sense. Just read, take notes, write things down, word associate to remember…it will all integrate in your head while you watch the videos.
Google this information. Know the differences between the following: Click on hyperlinks below.
A definition of Axial VS. Appendicular I WILL ASK YOU THIS.
A great site to learn more anatomy
(Keep scrolling through all the pages) I will not test on this, you learn anatomy by understanding who your client is, and what their concerns are. You can look up different regions of the skeletal system as the challenge presents itself. We are still learning after 30 years.
1- AXIAL SKELETAL SYSTEM
• SKULL
• VERTEBRAE
• STERNUM
• RIB
2- APPENDICULAR (THINK OF APPENDAGES)
• CLAVICLE
• SHOULDER BLADES
• ARMS
• PELVIS
• LEGS
WE CAN ASSESS A PERFECT STANDARD/ BODY ALIGNMENT DURING OUR WORKOUTS BY UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO SKELETAL SYSTEMS.
Examples: While performing a horizontal pull (ROW), you’re working with the appendicular system. If you drop your sternum, (AXIEL) you have deviated from the goal. The above ‘systems” are for you to understand how important it is to maintain a specific body posture during every repetition. You will read more about this in the lesson plan called Certified VS. Qualified.
While performing a vertical pull, (Lat pull) you are working the appendicular system. If you drop the rib cage as you pull, (chest drops) you have deviated from the goal. Why? because you depressed your sternum, and left that neutral posture.
Always maintain proper spinal alignment to create the most regional emphasis in a particular anatomical area. Remember, the body is not made up of segments—it is integrated. We cannot isolate a muscle. There is no exercise to train “the upper chest” or “lower chest.” That’s geography, not anatomy! We can not isolate a bicep by locking it against your leg, a wall, or a preacher bench. We can train elbow flexion concentrically to put stimulus in the biceps however, many muscles are called upon. Remember, muscles are like servants, called upon based on a need… the need is to mobilize or stabilize in a given environment. Your future depends on understanding the difference between “What you see on Youtube, what you read in a magazine (that promotes a hot model or a product) and the subjective conversations you hear from many trainers at your gym. There is what we coined “Gym Talk” its a virus stay clear! We are going to teach you “Objective -Real-Science” based on anatomy and how it functions under resistance, and time.
Dave Parise CPT FPTA MES
