A Journey back to BALANCE!

It is about time to kick off the spring with better health and wellness the BodyCOREx way.  Getting Structural Integration, Chiropractic Upper Cervical Work, Cleansing, and Acupuncture. Along with changing my workout to more functional training and martial arts practice. Stay tuned as I document my journey here on my blog....

Working Towards a Balanced Life!

Once again I am at deep thoughts about this idea called balance. When do we ever achieve such a state.  Is it a place where physical meets mental, meets spiritual-all at the same time for a split second? Lets just consider the physical for a moment. If the human body acts to a stimulus a certain way since birth,  can it ever be changed.  Some researchers say yes, but it takes many hours of repetitive movement training. In my clinical practice in Arizona I was finding that a lack of kinesthetic awareness, or the ability to sense their own body movements accurately was the patient norm. My personal belief is that retraining the body out of these dysfunctional movement patterns is the most important and most overlooked treatment modality.  Yes, I agree with most chiropractors that when adjusting the spine you are effecting the communication of the nerve pathway to and from that particular organ or system.  My argument however, is why some doctors think it is enough to stop there, when educating our patients on their wellness is what separates us from the conservative physicians.  Some people will find help from many different practitioners of all sorts.  I have had patients rave to me about Structural Integration and/or Rolffing.  I have heard miracles happen with Feldenkreis, Z Health, Trigenics, Bowman Work, NMT, ART and on and on. I have studied each of the arts by taking seminars or by being treated by a competent technician.  Were the answer lies I believe is discovering the patients dysfunctional movement patterns and addressing these patterns  utilizing the tools that help reestablish the muscle-nerve-memory connection, while simultaneously addressing scar tissue and dysfunctional reflexes.  While working on my recent case study through Body COREx, I am discovering behavior patterns in relation to stress, such as right shoulder hunching and right translation of the neck with slight head rotation to the same side.  Without getting into all the details of the case study, it is obvious that stress enhances a dysfunctional patterns and addressing the stress is foremost.  However, if you deal with the soft tissue injury to the connective tissue as well as correct any spinal subluxation and retrain the body to move in mirror image then your are bringing the body in accordance with it's innate tendency toward homeostasis.."balance".

Practicing What I Preach

I know that for the past year I have been venting about kids and how out of shape they are as a whole in America. I decided to put my words to action to set the standard for other health and wellness professionals. The program I developed for TRU FIT Kids was designed to be a fun fitness camp which utilizes principle I've learned in Martial Arts, Balance Work, Yoga, and Functional Resistance Training, along with Boot Camp Drills and Callisthenics. The kids also learned the value of good nutrition and were quized daily on the different macronutrients. They got to experience how delicious healthy food can be, expecially when prepared by Donna Dawson, my personal natural chef guru. We will be doing many of these special camps throughout the year, so we can reach as many young people as possible in our community.

Almost Finished

Well I got bronchitis for about 2 weeks so I missed my goal, however I am on a strong track towards my success. Here are the pics for my own transformation. Workout consistency is 3 x/week. No cardio right now except for heavy bag work for 30 minutes 2x/week. Workout Technique: My own mixed with SAIS and EDT models. Diet: Mostly Organic "real food". I use a 50% carbs, 30% protein, 20% fat but only 5%bad fats if any. I work about 12 hours a day 5/week, so that is why the increased carbs from my usual 40%. I currently weight 184 and I was pinched this AM at 11% bodyfat. I supplement with Glutamine, Liquid Vitamins, Green First Veggie Drink, Predigested BCAA's at night. No creatine or NO2 because I can't digest them. Protein Shake is Brown Rice Protein and sometimes Hemp Protein. My strength has gone up 27% on upper body and 20% lower. I also take digestive enzymes and a physillium husk GI fortifier drink to help keep my colon clean from toxic invaders.

I know any reader will realize that I am not the typical bodybuilder you see in the mags. I have been lifting since the age of 14 years, and I have never taken an anabolic steroid in the 23 years that I have been training. I am just an average guy who loves the beauty of a balanced muscular physique..