WS&C SEMINAR SERIES: Human Performance

UNDERSTANDING FUNCTION AND PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT

Terminology

Terminology

Terminology
Electromyography (EMG) measurement of electrical potential of muscular activation %MVC EMG signal normalized to a maximum voluntary contraction Kinematics describes motion without the causes of it (displacement, velocity, acceleration) Kinetics describes motion and the causes of it (force, torque, energy) Force an influence that causes an object to undergo change in movement/direction/shape

Terminology
Torque tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis Energy (kinetic) Work needed to accelerate an object from rest to a given velocity Energy (potential) Work or energy of an object due to its position or orientation Power Rate of work/energy Stress Pressure exerted on an object (force per unit area) Hoop stress Stress exerted along the circumference of a cylinder

The Core

The Core

The Core

The Core

The Core

Core Stability

Core Stability
100% Force Magnitude

50%

Stiffness

100 Activation

Load Bearing

Core Stability

The Double Peak in Muscle Activation

Distal Limb Speed

Core Stability

Body Armour

Effective Mass

Core Training

VS

Training Tolerance

Training Principles
Given what we know how can we apply this information to training? Levels of training

Basic Training

Basic Training

Intermediate Training

Intermediate Training

Advanced Training

Advanced Training

Extras

Summary
Core Musculature
Movers or stabilizers? Train the way our bodies intended

Training Principles
Load vs. capacity Know what you want to accomplish

Summary
Core Function
Load bearing
Sufficient stiffness against load

Movement generation
Proximal stifness/distal mobility Mobility through stability?

Body armour
Stiffness relationship

Summary
Basic
Static (bracing)

Intermediate
Quasi-static (static with some limb movement)

Advanced
Distal mobility (bracing with locomotion)

Extras
Movement patterns, motor patterns, energy systems, specific strength, anatomical planes

Strongman
Saturdays at noon GROUND RULES: 1) No sitting 2) Rest tall 3) Discipline 4) Push yourself 5) Practice with intent