What is "FUNCTIONAL" Movement Training ?
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Published 2019-08-30
I look at human movement from two perspectives mainly.
1) Human evolution determines what movements a human being is good at and what humans are not great at. Movements which aid to evolutionary or survival function are "functional movements".
2) Your job/hobbies may determine what is functional for you. If you are a martial artist, you might need more range of motion than most people. That's okay, and for YOU that's "functional" since it helps train the function of practicing martial arts.
Yoga poses generally are NOT functional, they require hypermobility. There is no useful function for human health or survival to being hypermobile. Therefore when I say I teach functional yoga, I mean I dramatically reduce range of motion, we don't really stretch at all, and we get really strong, coordinated, good at balance, and great internal awareness. THAT is functional in my opinion.
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All Comments (16)
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I think you said what functional strength is, but knowing what it is doesn't matter unless people know what it means or what it does. Functional strength helps you do things like walking, bending, so you can take a shower or bath, squatting so you don't hurt your back when you pick something up off the floor, keeping your balance on uneven surfaces, sitting and standing up unassisted so you can remain independent, turning your head so you can drive, twisting so you can dress yourself...all of the things people lose over time by not moving and all things that lead to injuries like falls and broken bones later in life. These things are life-changing past age 65 or so (depending on fitness, obviously) and there is not nearly enough emphasis on functional strength.
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Thank you for this. Having studied physiology & kinesiology, I've never been a fan of yoga & couldn't understand the craze! Now I finally understand that it was the hyper-mobility that always bugged me.
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I would like to mention that there is a form of yoga in which you can stretch the fascia on the whole length of your body and also do a soft form of nerve flossing. Yin Yoga. Stretching with relaxed muscles is safe to do.
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I can attest to hypermobility not being si great...I have a hereditary degenerative ligament condition...I causes imbalances and times I cannot even walk. I have to do PT for strength, mobility and stability daily, just to continue walking.
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I saw a comment you made on Steven Gage’s YouTube and I was wondering if you could give me advise on choosing a chiropractic school?? What do you recommend and why?
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thanks for the explanation, my partner has been trying to help me understand why I need to do controlled weight training instead of yoga bc I am hyper flexible
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Very interesting video. In my case, I do need to be able to do splits because I am a dancer, but I understand and agree with you!
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Wow. The area of my body with the biggest range of motion is actually the one that gets injured the most. That’s interesting!
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Hi, is functional movement training and functional training the same thing? Thanks !
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Nice bro
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Some peoples bodies are not meant to be able to do splits and some are totally able and does not affect the joints at all. It depends on your bodies structure. If your able to do the splits it's not bad as long as it doesnt hyper extend the joints. See the hip joint can move freely up to a certain point. It's okay for the muscle to be hyper flexible rather than the joints being hyperextended. If the muscle is hyper flexible it can also be strengthened as well. Never push past the joints ability or put too much stress on the joints. This can happen in stretching and strength building. As long as the joint can move freely without being pulled or hyperextended then it's okay to stretch the muscle. I think the splits per say isnt bad for your joints but maybe the over splits might not be so good. Certain joints have greater ROM so it's okay as long as the muscle is being stretched within the joints ability to move unless you have hypermobility issues.
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i just might try your advice im 20 TWENTY years old and my body is ACHING HORRIBLY im far more concious about my posture than my peers and those around me, ive probabyl put a solid 50 hours of study and research over the course of the past year or so ive come a long way from the dos and donts and learned many things that most people arent aware of. i used to believe i suffered greatly lacking flexability (mostly for erotic purposes). now thanks to your video i see perhapse it has been simply hyperfixation and an self-deceitful this entire time, and maybe even a detrement to my health. so ill try what you sudgest for a bit, try finding out how tf i can currently make my body feel better becasue everything is so painfully sore. after a work day of standing and lifting, leg tiredness happens every night for the 3 opr 4 days i work, again i am only 21 years old.
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I kinda get what your saying. But how is increased flexibility bad?
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Not a single reference to a study. Only speculation
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Excuse me but a way to lengthy of a lecture. Function or does not function. Functional range. Functional limits. Movements are functions of rest. Does a banana function to bang a nail?
