Functional Path Training: Functional Trainer

Functional Path Training

The Functional Path is a path that had been traveled many times before but had fallen out of use in favor of smoother paved roads that promised faster and easier results. Seeking to follow and better define the functional path is a continuing journey, fortunately it is a journey that many have traveled before. Functional Path training is getting back to the basics of movement. It is learning to tune into the body and it’s inherent wisdom to produce rhythmic flowing movement.

9/2/06

Functional Trainer - A Question

I detest the label Functional anything. Everything is functional. Lets get real and think about what we are doing. Take a look at the picture on the left and decide how you will train someone to prepare to get in that position? That is what it is all about. It is doing what you have to do to get the job done regardless of the population. The body, gravity and the ground interact the same if you are an athlete or a grandma.

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At 9/3/06, 8:08 AM, Anonymous said...: Vern,
The guy lunging for the ball or the guy in a vertical single leg stance. :)

Totally agree. Looks like they are playing a version of 2 v 5 in a circle or something similar in a warmup.

With that said, other than some single leg balance, multi-reach lunges, single leg squats, what else would YOU do in answering your question?

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Name: Vern Gambetta

Location: Florida, United States

Vern is currently is the Director of Gambetta Sports Training Systems. He has been the a conditioning coach for several teams in Major League Soccer as well as the conditioning consultant to the US Men’s World Cup Soccer team. Vern is the former Director of Conditioning for the Chicago White Sox and Director of Athletic Development for the New York Mets. Vern is recognized internationally as an expert in training and conditioning for sport having worked with world class athletes and teams in a wide variety of sports. He is a popular speaker and writer on conditioning topics having lectured and conducted clinics in Canada, Japan, Australia and Europe. Vern's coaching experience spans 36 years at all levels of competition. Vern has authored six books and over one hundred articles related to coaching and sport performance in a variety of sports. He received his BA from Fresno State University and his teaching credential with a coaching minor from University of California Santa Barbara. Vern obtained his MA in Education with an emphasis in physical education from Stanford University.

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Functional Trainer - A Question

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