Friday, April 23
Cornerstone Exercise Addendum
Cornerstone Exercise Addendum: Dennis and I were working out the other day and we started talking about the importance of catching the medicine ball and its relationship to sports movement. In our routine, The Daily Dozen, the catcher/receiver back peddles and returns the ball so that the primary exerciser can progress forward in locomotion. In most sports situations one is more likely to be engaging in an absorbing action rather than a projecting action.
Catching is a vital component of the Daily Dozen that is both overlooked and misunderstood. Dynamax Medicine Balls make an incredible impact absorbing medicine ball. That medicine ball makes it possible for one to repeatedly and safely catch a ball that has been thrown with maximum body force. But, the fact is, that the Dynamax medicine ball can only make catching a thrown medicine ball possible. One must develop a skill in order to repeatedly and safely catch a ball. This skill would relate to the efficiency with which one would control their spatial responsibilities.
As stated in our book, A Well Rounded Workout: An Introduction to Medicine Ball Training, "The relationship between exercise partners should be cooperative, not competitive. It is the receiver's responsibility to perceive and react to the intensity, rhythm and accuracy of the thrower. The receiver must maintain proper spatial relationships and rhythmically block, catch and return the ball in harmony with the action of the thrower."
Thursday, April 15
Cornerstone Exercises
The Cornerstone exercises consist of the Rotation, the High Knee Lift and the Situp & Throw. Performing the Rotation trains your spine as the active link between your upper and lower body. No other exercise transforms the spine into a powerful drive train for the body like the Rotation. The High Knee Lift places our bodies into a posture of power. By experiencing this rhythmic exercise we foster the development of balance and multi-joint coordination. The Situp & Throw is an excellent core exercise that coordinates the upper and lower body safely. In preforming these cornerstone exercises there is no dominate or non-dominate side. We are attempting to balance our ability to move in any direction effectively.
