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The Guru Gets Down With ISOMETRICS.
March 23th, 2005
By Christopher Herz
The Health Guru / eCureMe LIFE
You’re tired of going to the gym. You’re tired of running
around the same block. You’re tired of trying to meditate in your
house. Maybe you’re not tired, but for sure, you’re a
little bit bored. Your Guru feels you.
The thing about Americans is that if they settle into any type of routine,
they become disenchanted with how mundane it’s becoming. Your Guru
knows this, and that is why, my people, he offers up different flavors of
healthy living.
Most of you have seen those old Kung Fu movies where Bruce Lee is moving
in picture perfect form, each move seemingly to be a quick strike that
almost causes him pain to do. It is all a breath. One Breath, One Movement.
Isolated movements with a full focus of force.
This is the world of isometrics, and the Guru is about to open the door
for you.
Isometrics is the maintaining of stress on one muscle for a prolonged period
of time. Usually, with an unstoppable force moving up against an immovable
object - A balance is created.
Take a gallon of milk and curl it as if you were doing the same to a weight
in the gym. Hold the position in the middle of a curl for about 15 seconds.
You are flexing and working your muscle, but nothing is moving. It is
force on force. All of your energy is focused on that.
While Yoga and Pilates often times use these methods to increase balance
and blood flow, going to those classes in the middle of a work week can be
difficult. Isometric exercises can be preformed anywhere because they
don’t require a lot of space or equipment. However, if your office
workers catch you holding your computer monitor at a 90 degree angle for
30 seconds, don’t be surprised if they look at you funny.
You don’t still care what others think, do you?
As a side, being in Los Angeles, your Guru overhears many a conversation.
While on line at the market, I heard two women talking about how they
do "Butt Flexes" during the day to keep everything firm. Take that
for what it’s worth. I’m moving on, but I never censor.
Anyhow, back to the Isometrics.
When your muscles contract and retract, various types of fibers in your body
are moving towards your muscle to support any strain it may feel. There is
an ebb and flow of these fibers going on inside that miracle of your body
at all times. Doing this can stimulate fibers in your body that are not
used by normal weight lifting.
During that process, there is no rush of fibers because there is a constant
tightening and loosening. Holding in one place activates your body and
strengthen your muscles.
The more you perform these exercises, the less it will take to activate these
fibers, giving you a constant PUMP and feeling of strength.
That is why martial artists move as they do. No move is wasted and all
breath is connected to each move. It allows for quick reactions and little
lapse time in between making decisions.
Of course, anything that you do you to your body translates to you mind.
Imagine being able to make a decision without hesitation and being able to
be mentally strong in any situation. You don’t need to call upon your
powers if they already exist on the surface level, or at least right beneath
the skin.
Now, your Guru loves to exercise, but lately lifting weights has caused my
back to be strained and my mobility to be limited. Your Guru needs to move.
Do you want to walk around like an Australian Body building who can’t
move his neck or flow like a river like a character in one of those high
wire magic machines being produced from the streets and hills of Hong Kong.
"Guru, I love it! How ca I get started?"
Here’s a little something for the crumb snatchers:
- Stand next to a wall and try to push it as hard as your can for 15
seconds.
- At your desk, attempt to left the whole thing using only your finger
tips. (Lift straight up and DON’T FLIP the desk).
- Stand in the doorway and push out, as if you were pushing through
the walls.
- Hold a push up in the MIDDLE. Do not go up and down
- Go back to the doorway and push up towards the ceiling.
- Place your foot against the wall and push at a 90 degree (or as close
as you can get) angle and push.
Do three sets of these for about seconds each.
Make sure you stretch well before any of this. If not, you might feel a
POP that will lay you out for a few days. Your Guru can’t have you
slippin’, you pay attention to the new way my brothers and sisters.
Peace.
H.G.
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