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<strong>NEUROMUSCULAR</strong><br />

<strong>ACTIVATION</strong> <strong>EXERCISES</strong><br />

ROBB ROGERS M.Ed.<br />

C.S.C.S. M.S.C.C.


MY HISTORY<br />

• MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY<br />

• UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI<br />

• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA<br />

• BAYLOR UNIVERSITY<br />

• ST. LOUIS BLUES<br />

• MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY<br />

• ST. VINCENT SPORTS PERFORMANCE


WHY NEURAL <strong>ACTIVATION</strong>?<br />

• ACTIVATE THE CORRECT MUSCLES<br />

• TO DO THEIR OPTIMAL JOB<br />

• IN THE PROPER SEQUENCE<br />

• AS THEY WERE DESIGNED TO DO<br />

• (CORE OUT)<br />

• (BASE OF SUPPORT UP)<br />

• (HANDS IN)


WHY NEURAL <strong>ACTIVATION</strong>?<br />

• STABILIZATION<br />

• CONTROL COLLAPSE<br />

• ENERGIZE EXPANSION<br />

• COORDINATE DIAGONAL<br />

ROTATIONAL PATTERNS<br />

• ENHANCE PERFORMANCE<br />

• PREVENT INJURY


WHY NEURAL <strong>ACTIVATION</strong>?<br />

• TURN – ON<br />

• WARM – UP<br />

• LOOSEN – UP<br />

• BUILD – UP<br />

• PRACTICE/COMPETE/REHAB<br />

• RECOVER/REGENERATE


THEORY<br />

• TENSION IS THE KEY TO TRAINING<br />

IN STRENGTH/POWER DEVELOPMENT<br />

• FORCE ABSORPTION-PRODUCTION<br />

PRODUCTION<br />

RELATIONSHIP<br />

• MAXIMAL MOTOR UNIT<br />

RECRUITMENT<br />

• PERFORMANCE BENEFIT VS<br />

TRAINING RISK


BENEFITS<br />

• STRENGTH<br />

• POWER<br />

• MENTAL TOUGHNESS<br />

• TRAINING FOCUS<br />

• CONFIDENCE<br />

• ANOTHER TRAINING TOOL


BENEFITS/THEORY<br />

• MAXIMAL MOTOR UNIT/FIBER<br />

RECRUITMENT<br />

• 6+ SECONDS OF ISO HOLD = 5%<br />

GREATER RECRUITMENT<br />

(BABAULT ET. AL 2001)<br />

• RECRUIT ALL FIBERS WITH ALMOST<br />

NO WEAR & TEAR<br />

(ALLEN ET AL. 1995, ALLEN ET AL. 1998, MERTON 1954,<br />

YUE ET AL. 2000)


BENEFITS/THEORY<br />

• INCREASED LACTATE TOLERANCE<br />

• SAFE<br />

• ASSESS WEAKNESSES<br />

• DEVELOP STRENGTH IN WEAK ROM<br />

• INCREASED FLEXIBILITY & MOBILITY<br />

• HYPERTROPHY WITH NO JOINT WEAR<br />

(KANCHISA ET AL. 2002)


DRAWBACKS/PROBLEMS<br />

• REQUIRES FOCUSED INTENT<br />

• DIFFICULT TO QUANTIFY?<br />

• MUST BE SOLD & MONITORED<br />

• NEEDS MENTALLY TOUGH CLIENTS


TRAINING THE<br />

NERVOUS SYSTEM FOR<br />

FORCE PRODUCTION<br />

RECRUITMENT – ADDING OR<br />

SUBTRACTING MOTOR UNITS<br />

RATE CODING – CHANGE THE FIRING<br />

RATE OF MOTOR UNITS<br />

SYNCHRONIZATION – INCREASED<br />

SYNCHRONISITY OF MOTOR UNITS<br />

ZATSIORSKY, V. I. “SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF STRENGTH<br />

TRANING” 1995


MAXIMAL FORCE<br />

PRODUCTION<br />

MAXIMAL ST & FT MOTOR UNITS ARE<br />

RECRUITED<br />

RATE CODING OF MOTOR UNITS IS<br />

OPTIMAL<br />

OPTIMAL SYNCHRONISITY OF MOTOR<br />

UNITS FOR SHORT MAXIMAL<br />

VOLUNTARY EFFORT<br />

ZATSIORSKY, V. I. “SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF STRENGTH<br />

TRANING” 1995


WARM – UP TO WORKOUT<br />

REPS<br />

SETS<br />

TUT<br />

WARM – UP 1 – 3 1 5 – 10<br />

EXT. WARM – UP 3 – 6 1 – 2 10 – 20<br />

MOD. TRAINING 7 – 10 2 – 3 20 – 30<br />

HVY TRAINING 10+ 3+ 30+ SEC


“PAP”<br />

– PERFECT<br />

<strong>ACTIVATION</strong> POSTURE


PERFECT <strong>ACTIVATION</strong> POSTURE<br />

• ALIGN HIPS, KNEES, ANKLES<br />

• SHOULDER BLADES BACK<br />

• FEET UNDERNEATH SHOULDERS<br />

• ABS TIGHT<br />

• CORE “ACTIVATED”


PLANK SERIES<br />

• TOTAL CORE <strong>ACTIVATION</strong><br />

• TOTAL CORE STRENGTH<br />

• TOTAL CORE STABILITY<br />

• MULTI - PLANE


CORE STRENGTH?


IF ANIMALS HAD FAST FOOD


IT TAKES WORK TO<br />

BUILD A GREAT CORE


PLANK SERIES VIDEO


PULSE<br />

• FRONT – BACK<br />

• SIDE – SIDE<br />

• ROTATIONS


VARIATIONS<br />

• ARMS<br />

• LEGS<br />

• ADD RESISTANCE<br />

• GIANT RUBBER BANDS<br />

• LITTLE RUBBER BANDS<br />

• CREATE INSTABILITY<br />

• “SQUEEZE” @ THE ADDUCTORS


BRIDGE – UP SERIES


LEG POSITION VARIATIONS<br />

• LEG CROSSED/HIP-UP/ROTATION<br />

• LEG EXTENDED LOW/HIGH<br />

• LEG EXTENDED OUT/IN<br />

• LEG EXTENDED STRAIGHT UP<br />

• PULSES<br />

• KICKS


BRIDGE UP VARIATIONS<br />

• EXTEND LENGTH OF SUPPORT LEGS<br />

• ADD WEIGHT<br />

• GIANT RUBBER BANDS<br />

• LITTLE RUBBER BANDS<br />

• CREATE INSTABILITY<br />

• “SQUEEZE” @ THE ADDUCTORS


SUPER HERO SERIES


SHOULDER GIRDLE SERIES<br />

• SCAPULAR ELEVATION<br />

AND DEPRESSION<br />

• SCAPULAR PROTRACTION<br />

AND RETRACTION<br />

• SHOULDER ROLLS


VARIATIONS<br />

• SEATED DIPS<br />

• PRONE PUSH – UPS<br />

• SUPINE PUSH – UPS<br />

• LATERAL ONE ARM MOVEMENTS


BACK<br />

SIDE<br />

PLANK<br />

MUSCLES


UPPER<br />

AND<br />

LOWER<br />

CROSS


SHOULDER GIRDLE<br />

SERIES


LEG SERIES<br />

• TWO LEG DRILLS<br />

– SQUATS<br />

– LUNGES<br />

– SPLITS<br />

• ONE LEG DRILLS<br />

– SINGLE LEG SQUATS<br />

– MARCH OR STEP – UPS<br />

– ONE LEG GOOD MORNINGS


SQUAT & SQUEEZE


SINGLE LEG SQUAT SERIES


LUNGE & PRESS SERIES


MARCH/STEP-UP SERIES


VARIATIONS<br />

• STAGGER STANCE IN 2 LEG DRILLS<br />

• ADD RESISTANCE<br />

– MEDIBALLS<br />

– WEIGHTVEST<br />

• GIANT RUBBER BANDS<br />

• LITTLE RUBBER BANDS<br />

• CREATE INSTABILITY<br />

• “SQUEEZE” @ THE ADDUCTORS


PRONE PLANK ACTION SERIES<br />

CANNONBALLS<br />

FROGS<br />

MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS<br />

DIAGONAL MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS<br />

CALF JUMPS<br />

DONKEY JUMPS


PRONE MOVER SERIES


BEAR CRAWL SERIES<br />

• FORWARD<br />

• BACKWARD<br />

• SHUFFLE<br />

• CROSSOVER<br />

• CARIOCA


BEAR CRAWL SERIES


THE CLOCK<br />

• SHUFFLE<br />

• CROSSOVER<br />

• CARIOCA<br />

• VARIATIONS<br />

– RUBBER BANDS<br />

– FOOT CROSSED<br />

– FOOT UP


THE CLOCK


SERAPE<br />

MUSCLES


SERAPE<br />

EFFECT<br />

CON’T


DIAGONAL/ROTATIONAL<br />

TRAINING INDICATED?


FREE WEBSITE<br />

www.<strong>sbc</strong>oachescollege.com<br />

SHAWN WINDLE, BRIJESH PATEL<br />

& ME


CONTACT INFORMATION:<br />

rarogers@stvincent.org<br />

(317) 415 – 5740<br />

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA


THANK YOU!


THANK YOU, PARDNERS

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