X-Fit.... WTF

This Blog is a brief preview of a collaboration between Coach Brian and DocBdc (to be presented soon).

It is no secret, I DO NOT LIKE CROSSFIT. The reason is very, at least to me, clear: X-fit promotes an exercise methodology based on a philosophy, and that philosophy is: "CrossFit is not a specialized fitness program, but a deliberate attempt to optimize physical competence in each of 10 recognized fitness domains" (cardiovascular and respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy).

The problem is that X-fit tries to specialize. I have seen numerous X-fit coaches promote themselves to athletes as an ideal training methodology... X-fit IS NOT an ideal training methodology, especially for athletes. Athletes NEED a specific training program that will strengthen their weaknesses and maximize their strengths. This cannot be done if the training program is "unspecific."

Recently a local X-fits has changed some of its protocols. They have added a warm-up and a strength complex or phase to their daily routine. While I immensely agree with this protocol, I must point out that this is against the X-fit manifesto. To add a strength complex, or phase, to each workout is specializing an aspect of the workout.

YES IT IS!

Again, there is a blog coming that is SCIENTIFIC and contra-postional to the FAD that is crossfit.

Thanks for reading, as always.

Regards,
Brendan

I'm now on twitter...

I'M ON TWITTER!!!

Yeah, it's pretty cool. My handle is @docBdc

I'm using it to promote both LINKED Athletics AND Sandy Plains Chiropractic
Much like my BLOG, I plan on posting thoughts, funnies, profanities directed towards opposing teams, and monthly promotion for my businesses.
Follow me at your own risk, and enjoy. I will follow you as you follow me - thanks.

Regards,
docBdc

An "If you knew what I knew, you would do what I do" Post

“If you knew what knew, you would do what I do...” 

-CHIROPRACTIC

This statement rings loud in chiropractic. Many of our seminars will have at least one speaker who addresses this theme. A question posed to us is, “If Chiropractic were illegal, would you still adjust patients?” Many say YES. So why is that? Because chiropractors are rebels. Because chiropractors are crazy. Perhaps, but the answer truly is, “if you knew what I knew, you would do what I do”.

Chiropractic has been around for 118 years as an alternative to the medical model of “healthcare”. Over the last 30 years or so, there has been an effort to define chiropractic as care for back/neck pain and headaches. Most of you, if you have seen a chiropractor, have gone for these very reasons without knowing the side benefits. I know this because I have a discussion with all of my patients about the advantages of consistent and long-term chiropractic care, and virtually every single person is genuinely surprised about the broad spectrum of chiropractic benefits.

These include, but are not limited to:

Decreased pain

Increased Energy

Sleep Better

Feel more rested when done sleeping

Move more

Move without pain

Improved digestion

Improved immune function

Allergy improvement

Think better

Improve ear infections

Breathe easier

Feel great

Ease PMS

Decreased Headaches

Improved Elimination

Increased Flexibility

Increased Vitality

Decreased Drug use

Get back to work faster

Improved Memory

Stimulate other Lifestyle changes

At this point, I'm expecting you to feel surprise or disbelief because you have never associated this list, or at least some things on it, with your spine...

And why should you? I'm here to tell you that your high school education taught you everything you would need to know to understand how it works, the problem has been that no one has ever explained it to you.

So here is docBdc trying to explaining it:

First and foremost, it is important that we define the body as a

“self-healing, self-organizing, and self-regulating organism.”

By this, I mean to say that you do not need to think to make your body work. Your bodies autonomic functions are just that, automatic. You get a cut you don't have to think to make the healing happen, your body just knows how and what to do it. This is happen continuously everyday.

So because the human body is a self-healing, self-organizing, and self-regulating organism, there must be constant communication between the body systems in order for the body to function smoothly. It is also widely known that 1 system is in charge of everything: The Central Nervous System

The Central Nervous System is the master system. Of the 11 systems of the human body, the Central Nervous System runs them all. Gray's Anatomy, written by Henry Gray in 1858 and is used to this day as a staple in anatomical/ medical/ and health practitioner studies, defines the Central Nervous System as the “master control system,” and that “every organ, system and function of the human body is under the direct control of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord, and nerves).” All functions, or communication between the systems, are carried out and mediated by the central nervous system...

Essentially, all of us live and experience life THROUGH our nervous systems. Every physical, emotional and spiritual experience your have or will have is experienced through it. Without it you do not exist, with it you express and experience life.

So what happens when the master control system cannot properly communicate with the body? If there is a lack of proper nerve function then the organs, the body systems, and overall function of the body suffers. When the disruption of the nerve signal occurs at the spine, which is most often, then we (chiropractors) call this SUBLUXATION. Subluxation is what chiropractors find and correct.

The side effects of subluxation are vast, but most of us feel early symptoms as stiffness, tightness, and decreased range of motion. Because we generally ignore such minor symptoms, the subluxation cycle is permitted to continue and permanent minor damage occurs, which becomes pain. The symptoms we feel, however, should be the least of our worries. What you are not feeling is a decrease in body system functions, which left unchecked and unchanged will lead to a malfunction. When you feel that tightness, stiffness, and decreased range of motion, your body is telling you it is time to get adjusted. By the time you feel pain, damage (usually permanent) has already occurred. How many times can you afford small amounts of damage before it leads to a major problem?

Chiropractic patients who maintain consistent and long-term care have an unfair advantage. Their bodies not only heal faster and remain stronger, but they are also expressing and experiencing life to a greater potential. If you have a chiropractor, I recommend an office visit every 2 weeks (there is orthopedic research in which I base this), and if you are not currently under chiropractic care, I advise you to do so.

The 2 reasons people do not maintain consistent care are: Time and Money

While these concerns are valid, I ask, “if not now, when?” The money you spend to correct the system malfunction later will cost you more. Disc herniation’s are expensive. Headache treatment is expensive. Therapy due to nerve damage is expensive, and these are only a few of the problems chiropractic can help or head off. When tallied together, consistent long term chiropractic care's total cost is exponentially less compared to medically treating later.

There are chiropractors out there who provide office hours to accommodate tight schedules, as well as chiropractors who create care plans for your pocket book. I urge you to seek them out. The time and money you invest now into your health with payoff big down the line. “If you knew what I knew, you would do what I do.”

Thank you for your attention and for reading this entire post.

As always, if you have questions or comments you can contact me at:

brendan@linkedathletics.com

Regards,

docBdc

How Does LINKED Athletics Compare?

That is an excellent question, thank you for asking. So...

WHAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE?

Linked Athletics offers professional training for considerably less.

You will not find this quality anywhere else in Atlanta... Seriously, YOU WILL NOT!!!

We have gone through some changes over the last few months and perhaps the largest change has been our pricing. As most of you are aware, the health industry is booming and along with it, the price to be healthy is also rising! Regardless, personal training or semi personal training is the best way to train, and it is most definitely the most expensive...

Except at LINKED Athletics!

Here we understand that everyone is better when they are fit and healthy, and as stated earlier, the price of doing so is quite high. Because of this, LINKED has developed our new price plan that is designed to fit YOUR budget! Below you will find a price comparison between LINKED Athletics prices and the industry standard for personal training.

*Most facilities offer 30 minute long sessions. However, all LINKED sessions are a minimum of one hour so this is why we are using the one hour in comparison.

Average Personal Trainer: 3 one hour long sessions per week at $60/hr = $180/week or $720/month.

LINKED: 3 one hour long sessions per week = $90/month ($7.50/hr or $22.50/week)

Average Personal Trainer: 4 one hour long sessions per week at $60/hr = $240/week or $960/month.

LINKED: Unlimited training sessions per month = $130/month (under $6/hr or $32.50/week)

To re-iterate the bottom line: LINKED Athletics has 2 pricing plans that are both considerably less expensive than other gyms, personal trainers, athletic trainers, current trending "box" gyms, popular overpriced competitive gyms, private trainers, etc.

The LINKED Training System is one of a kind in Atlanta, coach based (there is always a coach on the floor to assist you), and the absolute BEST value you will find. (As an aside, our coaches are among the highest educated and best looking.)

At LINKED Athletics you can pay $90 or $130 per month and get 12 sessions or unlimited sessions! LINKED offers over 20 sessions per week to choose from!

If you have any questions please contact me at:

brendan@linkedathletics.com

*MILITARY, POLICE, FIRE AND EMT COST FOR UNLIMITED TRAINING

IS $70 PER MONTH!!!

Why is chiropractic utilized by athletes?

Quite simply, it is the best and most natural way to maximize performance.
Chiropractic uses spinal adjustments to free "locked" vertebral segments. A vertebral segment is comprised of 2 vertebrae, the disc in between, and the spinal cord and nerve roots at that level (see pic below)

When the vertebrae "lock", an obvious decrease in range of motion is present within that vertebral segment. This decrease in range of motion creates an environment in which pressure builds around the nerve root. This pressure creates any myriad of issues, some slight like a decrease in reflexes (hardly perceptible), some major like decrease in muscle strength (very perceptible), and everything in between.

Chiropractors call this "locking" a subluxation, and we strive to locate and remove them in athletes, infants, adults and the elderly (basically everyone).

So now that the lesson is out of the way, why DO athletes use chiropractors for maximizing performance? First, the decrease in range of motion of the vertebral segment is in itself detrimental to performance. If the athlete does not have a full range of motion, even in something as seemingly slight as a vertebral segment, then the athlete can not move efficiently. This inefficiency of movement hinders athletic performance.
Second, a "locked" vertebral segment can be uncomfortable or even painful. Discomfort and/or pain absolutely slows performance. This is the clearest and most utilized reason for chiropractors in sports performance, and real life as well.
Third, the interruption of nerve signals, or communication, to and from the body slows the speed at which an athlete can react to an ever changing in-game environment. Without a nervous system in clear and unencumbered communication with the body, we find a significant decrease in performance. This is, in my opinion, the most important reason for athletes, or anyone, to get adjusted.

The nervous system is the "master controller" of the entire body. Of all 11 body systems ( immune, integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive), only the nervous system runs the show. As long as the nervous system has full communication with the body, a person can perform or live to their full potential.

A subluxation alters nerve communication, chiropractors remove subluxations.

My recommendation: If you don't have a chiropractor, get one. If you do, go and get adjusted.

Thank you for reading.
Regards,
docBdc

A blog in the making...

In my previous blog, "My criticism with "the Scientology of Fitness"," I set my sites on CrossFit and present my criticisms. My next blog about "the Scientology of Fitness" will be a collaboration with Brian Barry. We are reading and ripping through the CrossFit certification manual. This is the manual they are being taught and tested on before they can become and advertise being a CrossFit gym... I'm sorry, "box."

Looking forward to presenting my argument.

Regards,
docBdc

GMO's bad

O.k. I've been told that my post on wheat was a bit confusing and possibly a little vague. Well, I understood everything I wrote - ha (alas I self amuse), but I digress.

I'm going to address wheat by addressing genetics and genetic modification. It is my opinion that GMO's create a physiological environment in the human body that create various disease processes. While I will not go into specific diseases, you can take a minute to think about certain disease processes that seem to be on the rise and come to your own conclusion.

Here's why I am avidly against genetic modification, in the most simple way I know: DNA and RNA are the blueprint of life. They are made of nucleic acids (adenine, cytosine, and guanine are found in both RNA and DNA, while thymine occurs in DNA and uracil occurs in RNA). These nucleic acids are the same in both plants and animals.

Genetic modification is, over-simply put, injecting a substance into a plant to initiate a desired change. The plant is changed, grows, blooms or sprouts or etc., is harvested and processed, then sold and consumed by you. Said substance has changed the genetic coding and now you are eating a food that your body has not prepared for... in some cases the substance persists in the plant and you consume it. My point is, a substance that changes genetic coding in plants, which is made up of the same nucleic acid base pairs as you, has a strong potential to affect you... and it probably does.

So how does this relate to wheat... Wheat was changed before genetic modification became the go to method for altering plants. Hybridization was used to create modern wheat. Humans decided to alter wheat, which nature took tens of thousands of years to create AND our bodies had tens of thousands of years from which to adapt, and accelerate the process into just a few decades. Essentially, our bodies cannot fully  utilize the wheat which we consume, and we have no idea on the side effects this modern wheat has on us.

Unregulated hybridization is bad, and genetic modification is way worse. Be careful what you put in your mouth. Become disciplined about learning the in's & out's of your foods. Remain diligent and keep learning for yourself. Protect you and your family... This is my recommendation for you.

Thank you for reading and
Regards,
Doc B