Comprehensive Ab Training & Beating Our Sedentary Culture w/Michael Griffith

Most people don’t see any real results from their ab workouts because they are training them incorrectly. What are the 3 planes of motion necessary for successful ab training? How does training while standing up change everything? In what ways is the fitness industry a sham? On this episode, physiotherapist and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Michael Griffith shares on our detrained sedentary culture, being a diabetic patient, and training your abs the right way.

To get the most comprehensive workout, it helps to train all three planes of motion. -Michael Griffith

 

Takeaways

• Men don’t have functioning endocrine systems because of inactivity-- the lack of any real movement and exercise.
• For a lot of diabetics, the pain of not feeling good and the high from the insulin spiking is far greater than the joy of changing their lives and becoming healthy.
• Your abs move in all three planes of motion-- up and down, side to side, and rotationally. You have to train all 3 to get the most out of them.
• Training your abs standing up is going to enhance your performance. You get more muscle recruitment and your hips aren’t blocked by the floor.

 

At the start of the show, Michael talked about his work and some of the issues we see with millennials. Next, we talked about how sedentary lifestyles have affected so many men’s endocrine systems, and how to make sure you’re not over-consuming protein when you do ketogenic dieting. Towards the end, Michael shared on his 3D abs program.

We also discussed:

• Why the fitness industry is a sham
• How to kill the “jiggle monster”
• whether being a type 1 diabetic limits workouts

 

The current fitness and gym model is a sham because it’s not built to help people actually get results. Look at the way people have been taught to train their abs: they do sit-ups and leg ups all day with no results. What we should be doing is getting wide range of motion for our abdominal muscles, and training while standing up so we can get better muscle recruitment. Remember: putting in the right type and amount of effort will get you to your fitness goals faster.

 

Guest Bio- Michael is a physiotherapist with 16 years of experience working with high school, collegiate and now pro athletes to get to the CAUSE  of prolonged injuries when traditional approaches haven’t worked. Michael has appeared in Men’s Health, is a sought after speaker at coaches clinics, continuing education courses for therapists and trainers, and for athletes wanting to go beyond conventional therapy to find the cause and get back faster. Go to http://3dperformancesystems.com/ for more information.