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Traditional lifting to Unconventional Fitness
#ELD Letter 37.
Well well well, you’ve either had an existential crisis and no longer want to train like a body builder… or your just curious as to what Unconventional Fitness actually is. Or somewhere in between.
So, what is it?
Well there’s many interpretations of it but I want to keep this as practical as possible.
It’s a form of movement (fitness) that isn’t just about gaining muscle or strength. It takes into consideration our own personal movement goals, limitations and addresses the issues we experience in our body, usually stemming from a lack of movement.
But not just any old movement, more a lack of variation of these following movements which make up the foundations of Unconventional Fitness and Human movement from a holistic lense.
Only lifting and not participating in these other movement styles leads to one dimensional movement which could be considered a injury prone environment. Each of these movements is important for humans to perform because they contribute to overall physical health, mobility, strength, coordination, and functional fitness.
Run, Walk, Hang, Swing, Throw, Catch, Jump, Crawl, Spin, Flip, Squat, Push, Pull, Lift, Climb, Balance, Roll, Twist, Lunge, Stretch.
By incorporating these movements into training routines or daily activities, we can maintain or improve our physical capabilities, leading to better overall health and performance.
To make this black and white and not a list of 20 things, let’s consider the foundations of Unconventional Fitness as:
Strength
Flow
And Mobility
Even more black and white: We want to be able to do shit, like lift ourself up (strength).
We want to be able to move well when we do shit (flow).
And we don’t want to be limited or injured when we do shit (mobility).
Got it?
So whats the first movements to swag down on now that we know this. Individual assessment is step one, because my strength, flow and mobility training will look completely different from my mums, and yours. DM me and I can help you with this step because… it’s what I do. (YouTube video will be ideal here to see a little snippet into each day)
Examples: Strength: Pull Up, Push Up
Flow: Rope flow, macebell, or walk/run/throwing patterns / play, juggle.
Mobility: Hip internal/external rotation, foot arch strengthen and lower back range.
Then we can programmed those days into a week, or do them together or however suits you.
Hopefully this has given you a little insight into Unconventional Fitness. Stay tuned as I unpack these concepts vs traditional lifting and how most people should be training this way, with specific people training traditionally… like bodybuilders.
Don’t train like a bodybuilder if you’re not one, train like a human.
What is outside of the box is always hardest to implement because of social norms and status quo. But fuck that, let’s think for ourself and choose our path. Rather than stumble into it.
Want to build Discipline or Move better? DM me.
Much love,
-Hunter
ELD x
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