ATX PT

Mobility, General Fitness
Coach
Nick Engel

This Basic Body Maintenance program is for a beginner, to prepare for higher level activity. Very often, in excitement, people start a program, only to quickly get injured by doing too-much-too-soon. This program is designed to lay a firm foundation to prepare your body for higher level activity. If you've taken time off of exercise, you shouldn't start where you left off. Our body is use-it-or-lose-it, so it needs time to adapt before starting higher level exercise. It is also designed for someone who's a little busted up and needs a reset. If you find that you are continually having nagging issues pop up, sometimes it requires taking a step back to go forward.  There is no perfect movement, but there are more and less efficient ways to move. As we practice a particular pattern over and over, like with powerlifting, we tend to accumulate dysfunction, like getting stuck in a movement "rut." Practicing that movement more won't necessarily make it better. But getting to the foundation of those patterns and reworking them from the foundation will often make a huge impact. The program can be used as a stand-along program, or in conjunction with your other lifting program (it can be modified as a warm-up, or used on off days). These are basic exercises to provide a foundation upon which to build higher level function. By committing to the boring basics at first, you can create a large foundation on which higher level function can be supported. More complex doesn't make it more effective (it usually just means you won't do it). This is a very basic, simple program designed to build a solid foundation from the beginning.Diligently commit to 6 weeks and see what happens.

Features
7 sessions per week
Must use App app to view and log training
Program Training
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Move Better
When you move better, you perform better
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Feel Better
By starting from the foundation, you will effectively prepare your body to do more and get injured less
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Have Longevity
Managing issues before they become problems means you will be able to perform longer
Features
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Programming 6 days per week
The first 3 weeks are a 6 day/week basic mobliity program followed by a 3 week, 4 day/ week into into functional movement. Reset to Re-integration
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Exercise Video Guidance
Simple YouTube clips with on-screen instruction for most simple user experience
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Delivered through TrainHeroic
The program is in one simple place, so you don't have to go back-and-forth from pdf's to YouTube.
Equipment
Recommended
​Yoga mat // or open floor spaceBolster (for some)Light bands (a cable attachment is helpful // but not necessary)Light weights or kettlebell (optional)Bench
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Sample Week
Week 1 of 6-week program
Sunday
Week 1 Day 1

A

Chin Tuck, Head Lift

3 x 0:30

B

Lower Brace

3 x 0:30

C

Low Back Corkscrew

3 x 20

D

Figure 4 stretch

3 x 30

E

Side Lying Arm Circles

3 x 5

F

Side Lying Quad Stretch

4 x 0:30

G

Lateral Plank

3 x 0:30

H

Prone Plank

3 x 0:30

I

Strap PNF Hamstring

3 x 0:30

Monday
Week 1 Day 2

A

Barrel Breathing

1 x 2:00

B

Side Lying Hip Abduction

3 x 0:30

C

Side Lying Hip Adduction

3 x 0:30

D

Prone Swimmer

3 x 3

E

Seated Scapular Circles

2 x 20

F

Shoulder ER/IR (Appley with band)

3 x 15

G

Split Stance Ankle Dorsiflexion Iso

3 x 0:30

H

Split Stance Iso

3 x 0:30

Tuesday
Week 1 Day 3

A

Chin Tuck, Head Lift

3 x 0:30

B

Lower Brace

3 x 0:30

C

Low Back Corkscrew

3 x 20

D

Figure 4 stretch

3 x 30

E

Side Lying Arm Circles

3 x 5

F

Side Lying Quad Stretch

4 x 0:30

G

Lateral Plank

3 x 0:30

H

Prone Plank

3 x 0:30

I

Strap PNF Hamstring

3 x 0:30

Wednesday
Week 1 Day 4

A

Barrel Breathing

1 x 2:00

B

Side Lying Hip Abduction

3 x 0:30

C

Side Lying Hip Adduction

3 x 0:30

D

Prone Swimmer

3 x 3

E

Seated Scapular Circles

2 x 20

F

Shoulder ER/IR (Appley with band)

3 x 15

G

Split Stance Ankle Dorsiflexion Iso

3 x 0:30

H

Split Stance Iso

3 x 0:30

Thursday
Week 1 Day 5

A

Chin Tuck, Head Lift

3 x 0:30

B

Lower Brace

3 x 0:30

C

Low Back Corkscrew

3 x 20

D

Figure 4 stretch

3 x 30

E

Side Lying Arm Circles

3 x 5

F

Side Lying Quad Stretch

4 x 0:30

G

Lateral Plank

3 x 0:30

H

Prone Plank

3 x 0:30

I

Strap PNF Hamstring

3 x 0:30

Friday
Week 1 Day 6

A

Barrel Breathing

1 x 2:00

B

Side Lying Hip Abduction

3 x 0:30

C

Side Lying Hip Adduction

3 x 0:30

D

Prone Swimmer

3 x 3

E

Seated Scapular Circles

2 x 20

F

Shoulder ER/IR (Appley with band)

3 x 15

G

Split Stance Ankle Dorsiflexion Iso

3 x 0:30

H

Split Stance Iso

3 x 0:30

Coach
coach-avatar Nick Engel

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As a physical therapist, one of my main jobs is helping people self-manage. This is the culmination of the last 15 years of practice

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FAQs
Will this fix my rotator cuff tear (or meniscus, or arthritis)?
Many people have objective orthopedic problems and never know it. The program will not heal those problems, but it's possible that by moving better, it might allow the body to heal, or become non-issues.
Will I get a PR
The program is designed to be basic. To get PRs you have to stress your body in a way for it to respond and get stronger. Without that stress, you will not get stronger. However, if your limitations are primarily poor movement patterns, this program could very well improve your athletic performance.
I lift heavy weights, how could this program possibly help me?
As we lift weights, or participate in other activities, we can start to accumulate deficits. We need to "dis-integrate" those high level patterns into their component parts and work on them at the foundation to work on some of the accumulated deficits that may limit your performance.
The Proof
verified-athlete-avatar Sharif Y

Verified Athlete

"After a 12-level back fusion, I could barely get out of bed. I can now deadlift 200#"

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