Functional Path Training: Style or Substance

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.

7/11/07

Style or Substance

The following from Tom Peters blog speaks volumes about today’s world. It is not about substance and results it is about hype and marketing. This reminds of the gurus we have in the performance field!

"You're fired"?

A $10,000 investment in "Mr Trump's empire" in 1994 when it went public would result in a valuation of $636 today. (Source: NY Times/Business Day 0706.2007)

Comments?

Tom Peters posted this on 07/09.
| Permalink | Comments (16) | News |

2 Comments:

At 7/11/07, 8:49 PM, Anonymous said...: I draw a correlation to the words post. Gym goes approach us with this hype "I want to get more toned" "I want to train my core" It can be very difficult to explain that tone is not a vision but a sound. And core is a principle not muscles. Functional I believe is a lot more than just physical exercise it's a narrow path back to optimal health.

I feel people hide behind words and apparatus due to these trends and they never get the help they truly need.

"Over night success comes after a decade of laying the foundation through intense study and thought"
At 7/12/07, 5:10 PM, Joe Przytula said...: No surprise to me. Back in the 80's, a banking corporation named "City Federal Savings" here in NJ went out of business when Trump defaulted on his loans. Linden Airport (where he kept his fleet of helicopters) had to sell most of its assets when he stopped paying his bills. Atkins autopsy reveled obesity & coronary artery disease. I remind all blog readers to go to Vern's web site to upgrade your BS detectors to version 2.0 immediately.

Post a Comment

<< Home

About Me

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.