Super Body, Super Brain by Michael Gonzalez-Wallace

Author:Michael Gonzalez-Wallace
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins

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ward’s story

“I’m forty-four and have been one of Michael’s clients for several years. His workouts have been hugely beneficial for me as a surfer.

“Surfing is the kind of sport where you have to break down what you’re really doing. Most people think the hard work is getting up on the board and dealing with the waves, but the really tough stuff and the endurance component is when you’re paddling through big surf to get out to the waves. So it’s really important to have upper-body strength as well as core strength if you want to surf well. You spend a lot of time banana’d on the board, where your legs and spine are flat and, in what’s like an extended plank position, where you need to elevate your shoulders, so you can see over the waves.

“In addition, there’s a critical transition in the water, where you’re flat while you’re paddling, but then you suddenly have to jump up and stand on the board. This necessitates an extreme energy burst—but what’s tricky at the same time is that you get this huge adrenaline rush, but then you immediately have to calm yourself so that you remain relaxed and fluid enough to stay balanced on the board. If you’re too rigid, you’ll always fall.

“So, for me, Michael’s workout is so effective because it has enabled me to strengthen all my muscles as well as my reflexes, so I can pop up to the surfing position and find my balance immediately. Michael’s exercises always have you focused on doing at least two different movements simultaneously, so that’s the perfect training for surfing. I now have the fluidity of movement as well as a keen sense of balance thanks to his strengthening my stabilizing muscles. As a result, my skill level as a surfer has gone up exponentially.

“The Super Body, Super Brain exercises have also improved my balance tremendously for my golf game. Not just my physical coordination—because golf is also a mental game. I now have additional strength and flexibility, so I don’t have to swing as hard. I can do a three-quarter swing with the same power and much more accuracy.

“I’ve also noticed that my reflexes have sharpened in little ways. If I’m fumbling around in the medicine cabinet and knock a bottle of aspirin over, I can catch it in a flash. It’s not something I have to think about anymore—this instinctiveness of movement. I’m more highly tuned, so I know there’s definitely something going on mentally. It’s extremely exhilarating.”

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