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Core defined - the muscle belt including abdominals, side and back muscles, pelvic floor and diaphragm.
- It is essential for athletes to develop a strong core to not only protect their spine, but also a strong core decreases the chance of extremity injuries (from rotator cuff to sprained ankles).
- Power movements are initiated from the core to our extremities.
- If our essential core muscles are late in firing or do not fire then energy leaks take place. It is impossible to maximize power with energy leaks.
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If our core is weak then we are at a much greater risk of injury...not only at the spine but the extremities as well. For example, If a baseball pitcher is not utilizing his core musculature then he not only is more susceptible to a rotator cuff injury but he won't be able to throw nearly as hard or have the endurance to throw as long. Core training is essential for any sport and the Core Contractor is an excellent tool to work the key components of the "core".
Kinetic Chain Sequencing - assessing kinetic chain muscle 'firing' is a very hot training method for today's world class athletes. The proper firing sequence and recruitment of specific muscles for a desired task or event helps top athletes achieve greater results. The Core Activator teaches the brain to utilize the core during dymanic motions. This machine allows the coach and sport therapist to evaluate important muscle groups while the athlete is functioning range of motion.
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| Work and stretch the obliques |
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| Extensions can be done with or without weights |
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2009: 1st at USA Outdoors (48.03)...1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (48.38)…1st at Reebok Grand Prix (48.52)
2008: Olympic Games bronze medalist (48.06)…Olympic Trials champion (48.17)...1st at Bislett Games Oslo (48.15)...1st at DKB-ISTAF Berlin (48.73)…1st at adidas Track Classic (48.94)…1st at Kansas Relays (48.32)...2nd in semifinal #1 at Olympic Games (48.02)…ranked #3 in world & U.S. by T&FN...best of 48.02.
Batman begins
As a youth, Bershawn Jackson was nicknamed Batman after the comic book Superhero because "they said I had big ears and I fly," he said. "I was so small, I thought it was an insult at first. It grew on me." Unlike the guy in the black cape, this Batman can fly.
The Core Activator is a fitness machine used by Olympic and professional athletes as well as individuals needing spinal rehabilitation. It works the core musculature easily and safely while reducing compression loads on the spine compared to seated back machines. The Core Activator has the ability to stabilize, mobilize and strengthen lumbar musculature through core intervention and training of isolated muscle groups. It helps groove proper neurological movement patterns which are essential to the life and health of your spine and higher performance.
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| Dr Fishel and Bershawn Jackson aka 'Batman' |
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Continued use of this machine will trigger muscle memory response to activate your entire core while training and performing. The Core Activator can deliver a greater range of motion than any other core / low back machine in use today. The machine uses weight assistance as well as weight resistance, allowing a full range of exercises from light stretching to muscle building. It is useful in a fitness center setting as a warm up or low back preparation before squats, dead lifts, or other weight training exercises. Pitchers need to engage the core to take stress off the rotator cuff. Using your core is important to your strength and stamina no matter what sport you play.
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Many athletes today are experiencing back pain. One reason is that we simply do not warm up the lower back effectively prior to exercise. Another reason is the heavy loads top athletes are placing on their bodies and the lack of strong key musculature in non "glory" muscles. And finally the low back is not an area that can be given motion easily and safely, UNTIL NOW.
The VBR machines are a must for people experiencing arthritis in their lower back. Arthritis is joint inflammation. The most common type of arthritis is osteoarthritis. Disc degeneration and spinal degeneration is accelerated when a joint loses its motion. Facet joints and discs get their nutrition from movement and waste products are removed via motion. The Core Activator not only has the capacity to strengthen and stretch muscles, but induce motion into the spinal segments and maximally deliver nutrition into the discs for hydration. This helps to prevent further degeneration. Motion is Life for the spine.
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