Titter ye not!
Comedian, Frankie Howard, on stage.
The ‘WAY’ you do IT is the single most important component to ‘effective movement’. (yes people, especially ‘THAT’ movement!!)
Ok if your objective is to ‘just’ move, then just move. However if your objective is to attain a result then the WAY you execute the movement is CRITICAL.
Every gym I have been in has mirrors. My gym is NO different. The difference between my gym and ‘other’ gyms is that in most other gyms the mirrors get used by humans ‘looking’ at themselves and perving at others.
In my gym the mirror is used as an effective TOOL, another piece of equipment, a very VALUABLE piece of equipment strategically placed to assist my trainers and my clients in attaining ‘proper’ form.
Take a look at my ‘Dynamo’ Fb page pictures for some examples.
The mirror is not there for you to look at YOURSELF doing an exercise, it is there for you to look at the EXCECUTION of the exercise that you are being instructed to administer to yourself.
SAME/SAME but very DIFFERENT!!
Attaining proper form is in my opinion, foundation training. If my client has ‘proper’ form then they are working off a stable base. The exercise is executed to maximise desired benefit. The risk of ‘movement’ injury is therefore minimised if not eradicated. It is a win, win, win. Quality form. Accelerated result. NO injuries.
Incidentally.
Evander Holyfield wrote in an article titled ‘The mirror NEVER lies’ that I read some years ago, something like ‘If I can see an opening in the mirror, then my opponent can see the same opening’.
My boxing club has specific shadow boxing mirrors for my boxers to use, they look at their footwork and the ‘openings’ that their opponents may get presented with. They spend ‘hours’ working on aspects of offense and defence.
I have more women than men at ‘Dynamo’, most of them hate looking at themselves in the mirror. ALL of them get taught or are in the process of being taught that the mirror is a key tool to successful personal goal attainment. It is also the best progression monitor.
As a foot note.
If you have a mirror on your bedroom ceiling but do not have a ‘friend’ then may I suggest that it was not what you did, it was the way that you did it that renders you single. (well that and you being a wrongun)
Enjoy.
M