Force Absorbers

As Elliot gains a better understand how of to move his limbs through space, I can’t stop marveling at the fact that he can absorb force so well.

What I mean is that if I push on his leg, it doesn’t just fold into his body. He knows how to push back on it. How to absorb the force input.

It’s impressive that they can do this already. Absorbing (and creating) force is a lot of what we do in the gym.

Can you squat with control on the way down, or do you flop into the bottom? Remember the first time you box squatted? Did you crash into the box with an inelegant landing? Push ups are about controlling on the way down, then producing force in an opposite direction to get up.

If we’re born with this ability, to create and absorb force, how can we possibly lose it when we become adults? From not using it, of course!

We’re born to move, create and absorb force. Training in the gym gives us a practical way to make sure we keep these simple human functions that we were all born with, and that we knew how to do before we were even aware of it.

Justin MIner