The intentional design of the Hyper Stride allows the athlete and practitioner to isolate and target specific movement skills and strength- time characteristics. The two distinct yet inter-related qualities result in an overall training model which satisfies the demands of sport while respecting individual athletic styles.

The following controls are observed, monitored and trained with

The Hyper Stride System:

  1. Proximal Control

  2. Medial Control

  3. Gyroscopic Control

  4. Force Impulse

*At the bottom of this page is a reference index for a more detailed exploration of the highlighted scholarly works.

intentional Design

Movement skills

With respect to the Hyper Stride training model, Movement Skills are a defined as global muscle chains that work together to demonstrate 6 Baseline Skills:

  1. Extension Curls

  2. Flexion Curls

  3. Lateral Reaches

  4. Pivots

  5. Strides

  6. Lateral Strides

These baseline skills are measurable in regards to range of motion, tension (end-range pause), and endurance (capacity to repeat and hold tension).

The convertible Duo-Axial Glider is specific to a plane of motion, and in certain instances, a multi-planar motion. These features allow for scaled training protocols ranging from highly general to highly specific, depending on the sport.

*An undefined direction is not measurable and therefore, cannot be considered a training input/stimulus. The tendency to replicate the chaotic nature of sport in training is a false premise, as the sport ITSELF accomplishes this response. Without the ability to indicate an adaptation, higher function, or translation to skill, the purpose of such an exercise is more accurately defined as “working out” rather than conditioning or training.

strength - Time skills

Strength- Time Skills within the Hyper Stride Model are measured in static demonstrations, otherwise known as “isometrics”.

More specifically, overcoming Isometrics have been implemented for many years as a means to measure internal loading capacity and as a demonstration of absolute strength.

The 3 primary styles of Static Pulls are:

  1. Impulse Pulls (time limited)

  2. Peak Force Pulls (3-5 seconds)

  3. Endurance Pulls (sustained effort within a designated force zone)

The benefits of isometrics has been well documented over the decades, especially the exercises unique ability to potentiate, or acutely improve preceding pliometric jumps.

Moreover, the Explosive Strength Deficit (see chart) is understood as the capacity within the athlete to generate force, relative to the forces displayed during sport.

This physiological principle can be exploited to make accurate programming decisions in both a general and specific sense. The E.S.D. can be used for selecting external loads for resistance/pliometric training as well as implementing specific sport based tactics (I.e. overload-under load throwing and bat speed training for the rotational athlete).

The more complex the application, the more deeply one must consider the transfer- ability of the methods.

common practices

Due to the variable arrays at one’s disposal with the Hyper Stride Platform, daily and regular use can both prepare the athlete for skill based training AND compliment the total training model.

The Hyper Stride compliments many industry standard practices within a long-term player development system.

Such common practices include:

  1. Combined Training

  2. Range of Motion Training

  3. Movement Screens

  4. Velocity Based Training (VBT)

  5. Sport Specific assessments

combined training methods;

Variable and Integrated

As demonstrated in many instances over the decades, a combined approach to training is proven to have higher efficiency rates than those that apply singular means. For example, to improve running speed, many programs implement max effort and repetitive jumping to improve the rate of force development as opposed to strictly running more. From a movement standpoint, the same phenomenon has been observed when creating programs to address range of motion. This has been referred to as the “upstream-downstream” or “joint by joint” approach, where the targeted segment is best served when integrating exercises for the segments above and below. For example, to address a more limited hip capsule, spine rotation, core stability and ankle mobility programming can have a positive correlation to the desired condition.

The variable design of the Hyper Stride allows for the implementation of the “combined training method”.

movement screens;

Deliberate and Measurable

In 1997, The Functional Movement Screen, of FMS was introduced as a means to systematize training protocols based on individual movement capacities and styles. This method is implemented to ensure that exercise regimes honored the complex human structure and increase the likelihood of long-term athletic development and fitness.

The semi-regular, monitoring procedure inspired many branch off testing screens that are utilized to this day at the highest levels of sports. These tests serve as a means to understand the “how’s and whys” for an athletes demonstrations of skill. The latest evolution of such testing is called an athlete’s motor preference, which aims to re-define an asymmetry not as a mechanical flaw, but as a mechanical “signature” that should be considered during training. The difference in perspective is slight but for the athlete engaged in the training, the experience can be quite different.

It's all in the dosage.

The Titleist Performance Institute, or TPI, implements a branch off test of the FMS more specific to the rotational athlete. The TPI test not only measures general movement skills, but rotational qualities that may explain a given athletic error’s root cause.

The assignment of a physical capacity to an identified mechanical error is a growing trend in the sports performance industry and The deliberate, measurable design of the Hyper Stride facilitates such testing to occur.

data driven solutions

With regards to the unique array of platforms available with The Hyper Stride, numerous peer-reviewed studies suggest the right combination and sequence of exercises can yield instant sports performance solutions (improvements).

*DISCLAIMER

As with most studies of this kind, an in-depth (long term) investigation is always more accurate, although the consistency of outcomes cannot be ignored.

Further, the data provided is considered correlative, and therefore up for interpretation.

This study compared a similar wheeled device against 14 other popular methods of core training, including 10 other devices. The results are conclusive and consistent across multiple studies, in favor of those devices which involve the prone kneeling, shoulder flexed position.

The prone- flexed position not only engages the obliques to a more substantial degree, but also limits the involvement of undesirable muscle groups such as the erector (Lumbar) group. Due to the overhead nature of the exercise, the pressure- producing phenomenon known as the Intra-Abdominal response is triggered.

This data may suggest that the “performance specific” muscle groups behave more efficiently with a multi-segment, synergistic approach. In this case, the knee-hip-spine and shoulder segments contribute to displacement and stability of the exercise.

By triggering the Intra-Abdominal response, the athlete could be potentiating the physical characteristics that unlock sports related performance.

The importance of the obliques for the rotational athlete cannot be understated. Whether the athlete’s individual delivery style is more or less rotational, the importance of mid-line and proximal stability seem to be closely related to both velocity and performance consistency.

This chart highlights the clear correlation between arm-side (and glove side) oblique strength and rotational velocity all the way up the kinetic chain.

A proposed training sequence to replicate these results for performance increase and longevity can be found on the members page. This sequence has been referred to as “The Hyper Stride Effect”.

optimal training intent

The low friction- glide of the Hyper Stride allows for 3 unique training effects:

  1. Leverage

  2. Tempo

  3. Duration

Leverage

  1. Without having to overcome drag, the athlete can safely leverage their own body weight against gravity IN ADDITION to a centralized resistance created by the wheels.

Tempo

  1. The athlete explores planes of motion with variable tempos (fast, slow, pause ect.)

Duration

  1. Training sets last longer by reducing unnecessary energy loss due to inertia (sheer stress)

Together, these features create a scaled, and variable training dynamic.

Featured prominently in the Lateral Stride and Flexion Curl, the athlete challenges medial and proximal control. The sequence of movements results in a truly novel resistance that triggers a pressure-producing response in the body.

In the Lateral Lunge application, the athlete is exposed to central-seeking forces in two distinct (and measurable) planes of motion, mimicking the rotational actions taken in sport (throw, strike, swing, bound).

As demonstrated by the following studies, these exercises can be leveraged before and after sports specific efforts to increase performance AND recovery.

This study compared lower- limb muscle activation between regular exercise and low-friction, sliding exercises.

A similar study investigated targeted hamstring exercises and also found the activation of these groups to be higher with the slide method.

If the training goal is to prepare global muscle chains to be used in a dynamic sport setting, then the collective results of these studies speak volumes.

In addition, the uni-lateral nature of the curl and stride series provides the following training advantages:

scale

The flexibility to load both proximal (torso) and distal segments (limbs) allows for a classic progressive (and regressive) overload to exist within a long term training regime. Based on the athlete’s training cycle and ability, an eccentric, concentric or static phase can be implemented to emphasize a desired special strength (velocity).

Such flexible loading parameters (i.e. vest, ankle- weights, bands, belts) may replace or supplement more traditional loading styles, such as free weights and machine based exercises.

Asymmetry

A detailed strength profile which signifies differences between left and right (limbs) can support more accurate decisions in both sports specific practices and conditioning based planning.

specificity

As many field based sports involve transferring force from one leg to the other (locomotion), a degree of training specificity is implied via asymmetrical exercise.

A periodic/”periodized” approach to training allows coaches and athletes transfer movement and strength skills to sports. During this transfer of training, both the volume of sport based practice and exercise specificity (resemblance to sports) increase.

As the training cycle draws closer to the competitive season, training volumes and exercise selections are adjusted to increase recovery from repetitive sports loading.

The uni-lateral exercise selection provided by the Hyper Stride allows for the constant rotation of exercise based on the specific and evolving needs of the athlete.

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