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Introduction

Optimum Performance Training or O.P.T for short is a fitness training product designed to achieve guaranteed results, and so is the only recommended fitness training system for the serious client.

It involves complex, demanding and yet enjoyable training plans which follow a systematic and progressive regimen, which are specifically designed for each individual client.

O.P.T Training Principles

The O.P.T Model

The human body uses three energy systems for different activity. Weather you are an athlete or an office worker, your body is always moving through these three systems which is why O.P.T training works for everyone!

STABILISATION 

Stabilisation is the foundation of your training and the integrity of your structure, without it the body will only ever reach a certain level of ability before it begins to fail and more often than not an injury will occur as more demands are placed on to weak foundations. Focus will be placed on core and endurance muscles and balance.

STRENGTH

Strength is the body’s capability to move and withstand heavy loads. Focus is placed on prime mover muscles and will concentrate on either increasing maximal load or muscle growth depending on a person’s specific goal.

POWER

Power is a simple combination of strength and speed, so basically it takes a heavy load and tries to move it quickly. But even a light load will become heavier as it is moved faster. Focus will be placed on prime mover muscles moving at high speeds.

Posture

A person’s posture is a direct reflection of their level of stabilisation! This is due to something called; Length Tension Relationship. L.T.R for short, is the balance of structure in relation to a muscle and its opposite, for example the Bicep and the Tricep muscles in the arm. If the Bicep is tight or weak it will affect the Tricep and vice versa, but probably more importantly it will affect the joints that these muscles are connected to e.g. the elbow and the shoulder. This will then become apparent in the posture.

This is a very crude example but if the same were true in muscles of the foot or ankle then there would be a knock on effect to the top of the body causing all kinds of problems, this is because the body is all connected in one way or another. As far as training goes, without remedying these problems they will instead be made worse as you try to place more and more load on a weak structure!

So posture is very strongly emphasised as part of the O.P.T training system.

Technique

The next important step is to make sure that we move our body in the optimal way to get the best out of it without placing undue stress in the wrong way. This is often done by coming back to basic movement patterns and then building up to more complex exercises so there is always a level of control that becomes natural to the practitioner. So you will always be prompted to fine tune your technique whilst training using the O.P.T system which will make demands higher both physically and mentally, but in the end you will see the benefits.