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www.unconventionalathletes.com MINDSET! POSITIVE FOCUS! Mindset is everything in film prep; the mind is what will drive your body. You cannot have a strong mind without a strong body, nor can you have a strong body without a strong mind. The mind should still be first priority in training. Positive thoughts reinforce positive actions and the will to succeed on what task is your focus. What skills can prep you in this matter; is seated meditation and active meditation. MEDITATE THE MONKEY! Seated meditation is essential because it can teach you to have clear focus and have clarity. To keep you from having what is called a monkey mind; where your thoughts are all over the place in chaotic fashion. In film your focus should clearly be your character andthe project at the time. Meditation will help your mind endure the long hours of filming and random schedules. Basic Chan seated meditation practice will only take 1-5 mins any time of the day. Focus solely on your breathing and don’t let your thoughts stray from your breath. Slow inhale for 5 seconds -> hold your breath 5 seconds -> exhale slowly for 5 seconds -> with empty lungs hold for 5 seconds -> then repeat. At first it will feel like you’re suffocating, but you'll quickly correct it once you realise you're in control. ACTIVE MEDITATION= STRONg FOCUS Active meditation is clearly essential for the stuntman and utilising your skills of mind, strength, and endurance. Active meditation is best described as a single focus or thought in motion while enduring body movements. The practice of mainstream Yoga is a great example. In Yoga you are generally required to endure deep postures that transition to other postures while keeping your mental cool. Active meditation of course can go way beyond the practice of Yoga, any physical training is active meditation if there is a strong focus. Certain martial arts will relate to this practice immensely. STUNTMAN STRENgTH Strength is a must for any stuntman, It is your lifeline to preventing any injuries. Stuntman work is exciting, but also dangerous. Real strength training is what will protect your joints and improve your longevity to tackle life. The practice of strength is to overcome fear of lifting heavy weight, or in general just create great amounts of muscle tension. This can be done with static isometric movements, or dynamic movements in a methodical, controlled state while maintaining solid range of motion. Strength is a skill and must be practiced. Strength practice is a movement which can give you high amounts of tension in a safe as possible fashion. Example of this is a heavy barbell deadlift, kettlebell shoulder press, or even a one arm pushup. These 3 movements can be practiced in a routine of a “Rising Ladder”. Give yourself a goal of repetitions which in turn will become your sets. For example let’s use the number 5. Five will be your total sets, so your first set will only be 1 repetition of your movement. You will then take a break. When ready, your 2nd set will be 2 repetitions, and so forth. An up-ladder is simple and sinister; it will always challenge your body. Remember “strength is what makes all values possible”. ENDURANCE: lEARN TO WAlK BEFORE YOU RUN! Endurance needs to be looked at as secondary to strength, you must be strong first. If you jump right into doing endurance based practices you are just asking for trouble. Learn to walk before you run and gradually develop the skill of endurance. Endurance is really what all athletes are striving for, it’s about performing physical tasks longer. Endurance tests how well your strength development is in an applied state. Any stuntman would want to develop this skill, being long hours and high intensity scenes that could be required in the project. A good way to develop this is through high repetition exercises, circuit timed training, and of course the Tabata. I highly recommend adding Tabatas to your current routine as a finisher to your workout. The idea of a Tabata is <strong>Issue</strong> 03 - Volume 1 Page 28
www.unconventionalathletes.com Strength is WHAT makes all values possible 4 mins of total semi-consistent high intensity work. It is 8 rounds of which each round consists of 20 seconds of work and only 10 seconds of rest, repeat for 8 rounds. Tabatas will work your heart, lungs, and muscle endurance no doubt. Recommended exercises for the Tabata; is Burpees, Battle Ropes, Macebell swings, and of course the kettlebell swing. When I was on set of the hit YouTube web series “Nightwing: The Series” working with my affiliated stunt team, Arhat Orphan Brotherhood. I was graciously playing the role of Deathstroke: The Terminator as the stunt actor. I had to endure long hours of filming while maintaining a 40 hour work week, plus my own training, teaching martial arts, and typing up articles. Some of the nights were definitely taxing on the mind and body. Through these traits of mindset, strength, and endurance, I can definitely say it’s what got me through the project. So keep on training, but for best results; keep it unconventional. Article by lance Brazil You can check out some of his work here: Deathstroke – Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o297A1wmys0 Super Smash Bros: Marth vs. Link (Live Action) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4luATjv_P0 YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/user/IronLohanKettlebells FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/lance.brazil?fref=ts <strong>Issue</strong> 03 - Volume 1 Page 29
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