We have recently
extended our services to in-house movement clinics, and our introductory
sessions are taking place at Sheffield City ABC as part of an 8-week training
intervention. The movement clinic will aim to integrate exercises into
technical boxing sessions to promote key movement patterns and mobility. The
program will be a combination of generic movements for athletic development,
boxing specific movements and to improve individual specific imbalances.
Success of the intervention will be decided by a pre-/post-testing method named
the Functional Movement Screen (FMS). From the test, we can make individual
recommendations and give detailed gym reports.
Daily Mobility Sheets
Following the FMS testing, we can identify specific movement
incompetencies of the individual. From this, we can create individual specific
programs for the boxers to take home and work on their needed areas for
improvement. The program consists of 4 specific and 4 general exercises, and
the boxers are encouraged to do this 1-2 times a day.
The Sessions
The program consists of 1 x 30 minute sessions per week and there are 4 sections to the session focussing on different
areas of movement and mobility. The start of the session consists of Floor
Work performing a variety of isolated exercises, mainly focussed on
controlled movements of the shoulders and hips. The 'Specific'
section follows, this is where the boxers will perform the individual specific
exercises from their daily mobility programs - these exercises were prescribed
following the FMS report. Next section named '3D', this consists
of three dimensional movements challenging the whole body through a series of
complex movements. The final section is named 'Punch Specific'
where we integrate movements and activation patterns for boxing. ·
Potential Benefits of the Program- Mobility can help the transmission of force – i.e. harder punch
- Developing key movement patterns will enable more advanced S&C training methods in the future
- Injury reduction and prevention of muscular imbalances
- Promote correct activation patterns for punching – more fluid, powerful and less chance of injury
- Can be integrated as an effective warm up
This is an exciting time for Combat Conditioning as we venture into new territory, we look forward to the next 8-weeks at Sheffield City ABC the results we can achieve together.
If you are interested in the services we provide, please contact us through facebook, twitter and e-mail.
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D.wilson@shu.ac.uk or 07875842917
Thanks
Danny Wilson BSc ASCC
