The Six-Week Training Cycle
The 6 Week Training Cycle
Sarah Jenkins, HHP
Our Methodology at Findlay Movement is simple yet effective. There are guidelines to which we follow and years of experience to fill in the gaps. Our programming is based on functional movements that are constantly varied and executed at high intensity. Functional movements are those that mimic movements our human physiology are meant to perform, which is to push, pull, hinge and squat. We can make those movements incredibly easy with less coordination or skill requirements. For example for a pull it could be a ring row, or we can make it very complex in skill and coordination such as a ring muscle up. Within function is where varied lies. We want a large variety of all of the pulling/pushing/squatting/hinging movements. Constantly varied does not imply or intend random either, there’s just no set routine. Example of routine: working back on Monday’s, legs on Tuesday or so forth. In fact if you ever want to lose functionality, train like your life has no unknown or unknowable factors to it. In defining intensity, we can calculate that through power. Moving a load over distance for time, that’s power. Intensity is relative, meaning each individual is able to attain a level of intensity or power output that is appropriate for them. The road to intensity is paved by moving well mechanically and consistently within those mechanics before we arrive at intensity. Our methodology not only measures but it builds the 10 attributes of fitness, which are:
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Endurance
Speed
Strength
Power
Agility
Balance
Coordination
Flexibility
Accuracy
Stamina
Our goal is to outlift the marathon runners and out run the powerlifters, we do specialize, we train all attributes so we are ready for whatever life throws at us.
Findlay Movement is not just a gym, it’s a school of fitness. Not only do we mentor and train professional coaches, but we also teach fitness to our members so they can effectively train in a group setting under the watchful eye of a professional coach. Fitness is incredibly important because in order to be fit you must first be healthy. If you are healthy you are preventing decrepitude and metabolic disease. 70% of Americans are on palliative pharmaceuticals meaning those drugs treat symptoms but are not curative. It is estimated that 80% of Americans are unhealthy and the greatest issue with being unhealthy is that your life tends to be full of sickness and you live for less time and certainly with less quality. We train because our lives are pretty great and we want to be better at life and have more of it.
The Fitness Industry is it’s own worst villain not only in the fact the current systems eliminate the opportunity to be run by true professionals but also that it teaches it’s subscribers that health and results are quick and easy. That simply isn’t the case. The reason some of your coaches and fellow members are so “fit” and “capable” and have healthy body compositions is because they have developed effective habits within exercise, lifestyle and nutrition and have done so for YEARS. Not intermittently mind you, but with consistency!. One of the reasons our methodology works so well is that it’s not a fad, but it’s effective long term with both results and boredom busting. With this, our training program will only be maximized or applied properly through goal setting, progressions and a plan of approach from a coach. Within “constantly varied” and training for what is industry known as “general physical preparedness” or GPP, we have training goals for our members. We have six week overviews in which we want to see an increase within certain attributes of fitness or skill and technique development.
Our Hybrid memberships pair perfectly with our training program. The goal is for you to meet with your coach at least every 6 weeks so you can get the high level overview, what skills and progressions we will be practicing, and what YOUR approach will be in workouts in the group setting. We believe anyone can do our programming because our needs vary by degree and not kind but we still need to tinker with the format so we can work on OUR weaknesses and what good work we need to do to further our own personal growth. If you are on a hybrid that meets more frequently than 6 weeks, the other sessions are then used for specific skill or strength work. The best way to look at those sessions are “lessons.” Like music or golf, you can play either on your own but it’s nice to have a professional help clean up your skill so you can enjoy the game or playing even MORE.
The next 6 week cycle starts October 1st so make sure you get a session on the books with your coach so you are ready to maximize your group training sessions!
