Lately I've switched my training around to Bridging and
Sprinting to gain some agility, speed and awareness along with burning off
bodyfat which has helped a great deal in a short amount of time but the
Bridging however is the toughest of them all. A bridge routine can either make
you or break depending what your level is at. To understand bridging, it really
goes back to Karl Gotch’s DVD Conditioning For Combat Sports where I first
learned about Bridging Gymnastics from a visual stand point. The amount of
Agility you gain from it is insane and being able to handle your bodyweight in
a manner most are afraid of.
The key
component of Bridging whether it’s on the head or hands alone is that it
stretches the body in ways not many other programs can give you. The ability to
stretch the spine to give that curvature in the spine is essential to
lifelong health and functional fitness. Granted it’s not for everyone
especially if you've had bone spurs in the neck or have had a mess of injuries
to the spine but with the right training, most people can learn how to do the
bridge, if you’re brave enough you can take it to the next step and that’s
falling into a bridge and progressing kicking over and back while in the
position.
One of the
all-time greats in the realm of Physical Culture George F. Jowett once said “In both man and the other male
beasts, the neck has always been the true indication of the quality and
quantity of his concentrated nerve power. A strong healthy man always has a
powerful neck, and he always will have one.” He was right because if you look at how strong a
man’s neck is that is congruent with the spine, it gives a whole new meaning to
the term superhuman. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that if you have a
flexible and strong spine, the rest of your body feeds off that power and
energy.
Our spines are like the electric
cord of the human body, it sends nerves into the brain that feeds us our way of
thinking and how our body is able to move. If your spine isn't strong enough it
has a bigger chance of making you paralyzed everywhere. Give your spine the
fuel it needs and your neck should be right along with it.
Karl Gotch always figured Bridging
is a major key to getting in serious shape and I’m not making that argument
because I've done a lot of different training methods and Bridging Gymnastics
always cooks me in the shortest amount of time because you’re working every
single muscle in the body and you’re working your spine and neck to a degree
where the stronger you get at it the stronger you’ll be overall. I always
admired the way how Bridging works and it takes quite a bit of guts and some
serious awareness to do some of the things Bridging Gymnastics offers.
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