The Standing Firm System

LIFE IS 3 DIMENTIONAL! 

The Standing Firm system combines linear and rotational movement for the MOST REALISTIC training your body will ever experience from a machine. 

Show a sports picture with rotation and the energy from the spiral. 

PURE ROTATION

1. Strengthen core muscles
2. Improve balance
3. Increase power

1. Strengthen core muscles

Show the twist, show how ADD RESISTANCE. TWIST with the resistance. You’re working to produce force and to reduce force. 

2. Improve balance

Show the wheel totally free moving. SPIN the wheel. Stand and show how the entire body works to stay stable……highlight (roll over to see) the ankles, knees & hips, core activated. 

3. Increase power --- getting weak muscles back into the game – improve movement & burn more calories with the newly activated muscles.

Show the V- tube and foot placement, rotate to #1. Highlight the muscles working against the resistance. 

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: 

1. Can I use the equipment without the rotational component?

YES – Show the lock down pin & full base. You can add other balance products while still utilizing the bar and the resistance. Show pictures of lock down and exercises with other products

2. How do I add resistance to the rotation wheel?

The Standing Firm system comes with 3 levels of resistance for the rotation wheel. (show picture of 3) place the pin into the base. Show a picture of the configuration. Show the exercises that use V-tube with full ROM. The v-tube adds resistance to rotation.

3. How does stabilization work?

Stabilization is the ability to hold the joints still so the muscles can produce more force. The Standing Firm rotation disc moves right and left, by keeping the disc from moving you activate ligaments and muscles around the joints.  Show the wheel spinning, stand on and show how wheel moves, perform an exercise for stabilization or all stabilization exercises from the video.

4. How can I put resistance against internal or external rotation?

U Utilize the V-tube.  Line the foot with a side vector (show picture) and rotate to #1 stabilize – your working the hips and core isometrically to hold a neutral alignment.

(show all the pictures with v-tube & isometric internal or external from the DVD)

5. How can I increase the challenge of stabilization?

There are several ways to up the challenge: go to a single leg (picture) you can alternate arms on upper body exercises (picture) you can perform quick end range pulses. (hold the movement at the end range and pulse with a short range movement)

6. Which hooks do I use for the tubing?

The personal Standing Firm system has hooks per side and the professional model has 3 hooks on each side.  The placement of the tubing depends on the force angle you would like to create. There is no wrong placement. Show picture of lateral raises – if you would like to have a greater force angle the resistance is placed closer to your bodies midline.

7. How do I vary the resistance?

This question can get fun --- I’ll reveal some of my trainer tricks.

1. Use multiple strands of tubing – show the cuff with 2 strands
2. Create a loop with the long resistance and utilize the tubing to hook the band
3. Utilize the handle to hook the long tubing in the middle – place the tubing on different hooks to increase the intensity.
4. Use 2 of the long tubing on different hooks
5. Use one side of the V-tube or place both sides of the tubing on the peg
6. Use the weighted cuff to add resistance
7. Choke up the band

 

8. How do you use the flat band?

For those of you who love the flat bands – we’ve included 3 levels of resistance. The bands have clips on each end so that the loop converter can easily change the resistance, You can place the loops on the bar or hook on the base. 

8. How do you use the cuffs.

The cuffs can be placed on your ankles or hand in your hand for a open palm option to upper body exercises. You can also attach the cuff to the bar or handle bar. Show picture.

9.  What do the vectors on the base mean?

The vectors on the base allow you to give your patient or client direction for standing or movement. You can also use the base for multiplaner exercises like lunges and reaches. (show pictures)

9. How does Standing Firm work?

One leg exercises activate all the muscles of the standing leg because the standing leg must fight the forces that pull against it. You’ll feel burn on the standing leg as you move the resistance band away from the body. The resistance wheel adds another layer of activation for the muscles of the standing leg to hold still. (show a leg lift side) illustrate on standing leg the stabilization that occurs

10. How do you adjust the bar height?

The pin on the side of the bar. Pull the pin out and adjust the height – make sure the pin goes back into place.

The bar height can be set to allow the user a comfortable neutral alignment.

11. How do you use the posture bar?

The bar allows you to maintain good alignment and should be used to do so……release the shoulders by pressing down on the bar, engage the scapular muscles by pressing in on the handle bars. Because of the rotation disc and the intensity of some exercises, you might want to really hold on the bar. Try to hold on lightly so the muscles that hold you in place are called to work.

12. How many reps should I do?

The Standing Firm system is not about absolute strength – use the other weight room machines if you want to body build. Standing Firm is about working the body for function – activating the core muscles and moving from the center. Alignment and execution mean more than reps --- with that in mind try 12 -20 reps per exercise.

14 What are the resistance levels of the tubing.

Remember you can vary the resistance in many ways see question #7 with that in mind….. show the tubing separately – say the levels.