EXERCISE OF THE WEEK                                                      

Stagger Stance Push Up

By: Michael Wille CSCS, ACSM-HFS, CES

For a more balanced productive workout, utilize the following movements:                                                                      

·       Hip Dominant lower body

·       Knee dominant lower body

·       Horizontal Pull

·       Vertical Pull

·       Core Stability

For full body workout perform one of each 2-3 times a week on nonconsecutive days.

How to perform: By staggering your hands during a push up you can    incorporate a rotary stability component to the exercise.

Starting in a normal push up position; placing one hand further forward than the other.  Lower yourself to the floor then press up to the starting position.

Horizontal Push Movement Pattern

This movement pattern involves moving a load horizontally in relation to your body (adduction in the transverse plane/flexion in sagittal) I will focus on the push up exercise and show how versatile the variations can be. Unlike chest presses on a bench, the push up allows the scapulae (shoulder blades) to move through a more complete range of motion. They also can incorporate more protraction of scapulae to contribute to healthier shoulders.

I attended one of MJ’s boot camp sessions in St Petersburg and felt great after we were done. It was then when it occurred to me that her expertise would be perfect to train our Ultimate Frisbee team. Since then we have had a couple of team training sessions with MJ and it has made a great impact on our team’s conditioning. MJ has designed workouts tailored to our Ultimate Frisbee needs (sprinting, lunging, jumping, reaching, agility, etc) and has been building up our progressive workouts to help our team get to the next level. Our team always looks forward to our workout sessions with MJ – although demanding, they are very effective.

 This boot camp is for all levels of fitness. The class is made up of  body weight/Resta-Band exercises, Plyometrics, and Core stabilization exercises.  Equipment used during class bands, kettle bells, TRX suspension trainer, and medicine balls.

The title “nutritionist” is protected and designated by many but not all states in the United States. It is important that a person seeking the counsel of a nutritionist, check with their local state’s licensing agency to find out if prospective practitioners are duly licensed.

Traditionally, dietitians work in institutional settings, such as hospitals, schools and prisons, rather than in private practice. Nutritionists sometimes work in such institutional but more often work in private practice, in education and research. Some overlap exists within the two professions.