Active vs. Inactive Fascia
ACTIVE FASCIA is lattice-shaped, and becomes more DYNAMIC, STRONG, and more effectively stores and releases ENERGY??? LESS ACTIVE FASCIA becomes very matted and leads to a higher chance of INJURY?
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Mechanical Composites
Optimal training is about co-contraction – the essence of creating stiffness. How fast you can run, how high you can jump… it all depends on your ability to create stiffness. When you create co-contractions through the fascia system, you create a mechanical composite. What are mechanical composites? The fascia system helps to facilitate co-contraction of…
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10 Truths About Fascia
1. Fascia is a newly discovered organ system that permeates the entire body. 2. Fascia tissue surrounds and permeates every muscle, organ, and structure in the body. 3. Fascia tissue has 10 times more proprioceptors than muscle. 4. Fascia is the body’s largest and fastest network signaling system. 5. You are born with your entire…
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Muscle Fibers vs. Tendons for Increasing Speed
Why athletes are fast and explosive is more based on their tendons and connective tissue than muscle fiber typing. Find out WHY and how to use this science to train better athletes.
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The 7 Most Important Fascia Chains
(Excerpt from “Fascial Fitness: Fascia oriented training for bodywork and movement thereapies” by Divo G. Muller & Robert Schleip) The fascia interprets our entire body and interlinks as myofascial chains. Understanding this interconnected tension is critical to training your body effectively and promoting longevity. We will introduce the most important fascia lines below. 1. Shoulder-Elbow…
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What is Biotensegrity?
Tensegrity is a structural principle based on a system of isolated components under compression inside a network of continuous tension, and arranged in such a way that the compressed members (usually bars or struts) do not touch each other while the prestressed tensioned members (usually cables or tendons) delineate the system spatially. Biotensegrity, a term…
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6 Fascial Fitness Training Principles
(Excerpt from “Fascial Fitness: Fascia oriented training for bodywork and movement thereapies” by Divo G. Muller & Robert Schleip) A dynamic muscular loading pattern in which the muscle is both activated and extended promises a more comprehensive stimulation of fascial tissues. This can be achieved by muscular activation (e.g. against resistance) in a lengthened position…
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Biological Laws of the Human Body
Bill Parisi, Founder of the Parisi Speed School, discusses the biological laws of the human body as the pertain the athletic performance.
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The Catapult Mechanism: Elastic Recoil of Fascial Tissues
(Excerpt from “Fascial Fitness: Fascia oriented training for bodywork and movement thereapies” by Divo G. Muller & Robert Schleip) Kangaroos can hop much farther and faster than can be explained by the force of the contraction of their leg muscles. Under closer scrutiny, scientists discovered that a spring -like action is behind the unique ability:…
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What is Fascia?
Bill Parisi, Founder of Parisi Speed School, explains the fascia system as it pertains to athletic performance.