19/08/2018
Mover type
As a coach, understanding what type of mover your client is will have a huge impact on your programming, your approach and understanding of why someone progresses or regresses in their training.
This is a huge subject, but here are some of my experience I would like to share with you.
2 types I found.
Protective mover
Allowing mover
The brain and central nervous system are the main drivers of these types. It will identify what the state of that system.
Protective mover:
The brain will protect the body against trauma, you can see this by the body not allowing movement as its perceived it as dangerous. Usually happens when the body has been exposed to a lot of trauma, think of having muscle pain for a week. Or having constant stress from work.
Allowing mover:
The brain allows the body a variety of possibilities to move in. The range of motions is high in the joints and the mover is able to produce force in compressed and difficult positions. Although the brain is not aware of some of the dangers, these types are prone to injury.
Once identified the type you can decide if you need to put your client thought a beast session or softer session.