02/25/2025
Posted • The FP First 4 is crucial for achieving the results you’re looking for. Focusing on these foundational movements allows you to move athletically and pain-free while slowing down the degeneration of your body over time. By aligning training with what our environment naturally drives us to do, we tap into the governing natural laws of our bodies. Physics applies not only to structures like the Empire State Building but also to our bodies, posture, and the way we move.
What are the most important movements parents strive for their children to learn? Are these movements also important for us to maintain as we age into our 70s, 80s, and beyond? Standing, walking, running, and throwing top that list. In fact, all other forms of movement directly stem from the FP First 4.
Other systems often focus on movements beyond this foundation. Since improving someone’s running mechanics is a difficult task, most systems focus on teaching flashy, eye-catching movements that offer very little meaningful change in overall mechanics. At Functional Patterns, we’ve discovered the formula that makes attaining lasting results possible.
Athletes like Michael Jordan, Bo Jackson, and Deion Sanders excelled in multiple sports because standing, walking, running, and throwing are the common denominators in high-level performance. Mastering these functions increases the likelihood of seamlessly transitioning between different types of human movement.
We don’t make these claims solely based on the foundation of our training system. Nature has led us to this understanding because our movements are dictated by our environment. Planet Earth sets the rules: prioritizing the FP First 4 in training creates a body that moves and reacts in ways that promote long-term health, minimizing degeneration and pain over time.
