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BRINGING LOADED MOVEMENT TRAINING INTO ACTIVE SERVICE

Loaded Movement Training can get
your team combat ready.

W
hile serving with the Royal Marines in 2002, I began to
experience pain in my left knee, lower back and neck. This
caused enormous frustration as I had always taken great
pride in my physical itness, spending additional hours in the gym and

on the hills around camp. My recovery was patchy and, unfortunately,
structural damage led to my medical discharge in 2004.

Upon leaving the Royal Marines, I retrained as a personal trainer

and began searching for answers to what might have prevented
my injuries. Recently, my search has led me to a newly emerging
concept called Loaded Movement Training that resonates with my
itness philosophy and my own health greatly.

Loaded Movement Training is movement-based resistance training
that combines real-life movements (think of the movement pattern
you create when you shift a sandbag or haul a log, for example)
with weight – or load. Mirroring real-life movements as opposed

to training muscle groups in isolation can help build strength that
can be applied to cope with the stresses of a highly physical life.

I believe that increased awareness and understanding of Loaded

Movement Training will help to prevent more injuries and increase
performance across all our military and ViPR is my irst-choice
tool to promote these beneits. Since exploring the concepts of Garry Anderson is a Biomechanics Coach who specialises
Loaded Movement Training, I’m happy to report that my body is in injury prevention and performance. For more information

feeling bullet proof again.
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