Would you prefer to be muscular, strong, persistent, flexible and athletic?
Would you sign up for the opportunity to be Fit & Healthy lifelong?
Would you prefer to develop with a more varied training system?
Unlock Your True Potential: Become a Movement GeneralisT!
We are spoilt for choice in sport these days
There are countless sports, forms of exercise and fitness trends to choose from in the (limited) time we can spare for doing sport.
Running, swimming, cycling, water sports, powerlifting, weightlifting, bodybuilding, calisthenics, kettlebell, functional training, CrossFit, martial arts, ball games, OCR, natural movements, yoga, pilates, dance, and other fitness workout regimes.
What can you do if you like almost all of them?
The good news is that if you are not aiming to qualify for the Olympic Games or break a world record, you can train for several types of movements at the same time and even improve in them!
If you have time to train at least 2-3 times per week and also practice daily few minutes of light Movement Snacks, you can be a Movement Generalist too!
Become a Movement Generalist: A Jack of all Skills
Humans are the Movement Generalists of the animal kingdom
The musculature of the human body allows us to move in a wide variety of different ways so why not take advantage of it and keep it well-oiled?
If we compare humans to some species in the animal kingdom, we can see that there are better specialists in almost every form of movement.
Take for example cheetahs in sprinting, fish in swimming, horses in long-distance running, monkeys in agility, cats in balancing, elephants in carrying a load, etc.
However, you would beat them all if a complex competition combining the above-mentioned disciplines was to be organized.
What’s more, scientific research shows that building and maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system, strength, some muscle mass and flexibility all hold promise for LONGEVITY.
So it pays to exercise and maintain this versatility!
In my new book, I’ve put together a system of proven, effective training concepts for different sports.
So you can improve your strength, speed, endurance and flexibility in parallel, and become more agile in any movement situation.
Varied, enjoyable workouts that will keep you improving for years, decades!
You’ll learn how to juggle different forms of exercise in a smart way.
What will you read about in the new book?
✅ What is the Movement Generalist training approach and what kind of movements it includes
✅ What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing more than one sport
✅ How you can make sure that different exercise goals support each other rather than conflict
✅ What are the most effective, evergreen training methods
✅ Basic training principles you can incorporate into any workout
✅ Tips for individual workouts and long-term training planning
✅ Common Mistakes in the Movement Generalist Training
✅My own experiences with varied, multi-faceted workouts
✅ 3 month beginner training plan with 3 workouts/week. Detailed plan for developing endurance, strength, speed, coordination and light, body-maintenance movements. More advanced athletes and coaches can also learn and get ideas from it.
Instantly downloadable PDF E-book, 95 pages
Who do I recommend the book?
✅ Enthusiastic amateur athletes
✅ Former competitive athletes
✅ Fitness coaches
✅ People who want to live a long and healthy life
DO NOT read the book
❌ If you already know everything about sports and training methods
❌ If you don’t want to be versatile
❌ If you “only” want to do 1 or 2 sports and stick to them
❌ If you’re a competitive athlete and you’re afraid of being tempted towards general fitness
Why train with a movement generalist approach?
We have limited time to train with other areas of life and we want to make the best of it. It would be great to build our long-term health, versatility and stamina for everyday life, and also to achieve a lean, muscular physique.
I don’t think most of us are aiming for world records, we just want to be strong, flexible, persistent, look good and move with relative ease and skill in all conditions, now and in older age.
With the Movement Generalist Training, there is almost never a threat of boredom, burnout, overtraining, or the fear of overuse injuries, because it’s a variety of movement for the muscles and the nervous system.
It’s an ongoing, lifelong motivation. Because we only touch each movement about 1-2 times a week, we’re always hungry for the next type of exercise. You can progress nicely with 2-4 workouts a week, or faster if you can fit in more.
You can bring up to a good level a lot of new movements that were previously impossible or clumsy. You can improve our individual bests in strength exercises! You’ll have a fresh mind and body, now and as we get older.
Starting from a strong Movement Generalist foundation, it is possible to reach a pretty good (but not world class) level in any sport with a few months of specific training once a performance or competitive goal ‘clicks’.
Become a Movement Generalist: A Jack of all Skills
Why do I train with the Movement Generalist method?
I have always been a bit of a Movement Generalist athlete, although initially it was not a conscious choice on my part and I was far from being as versatile as I have recently been.
When I was a very young boy, I did pentathlon. Then I started canoeing at the age of eight and we practiced a relatively wide range of movements. In addition the three PE lessons a week at school. On top of that, I was playing football and basketball regularly at weekends or during the school breaks.
In the 20+ years I spent doing competitive sport, my movement repertoire was pretty much narrowed down. I have achieved nice international results (junior World Champion, adult 2x European champion, Olympian 2008). Then, mostly due to overuse injuries, I slowly quit doing elite sport.
After I started using MovNat, the training system entirely based on the practice of natural movement skills. That was pretty much already real Movement Generalist Training! I really liked it, got my coaching qualifications and started training other people.
After a few years, however, I started missing traditional sports, performance goals and competing. So, for example, I smuggled gym training back in order to improve my personal bests in deadlifting and squatting. I also took up Olympic weightlifting and sprint running. I learned also a few advanced calisthenics skills. Then, to test my competitive spirit and overall fitness, I have started participating in OCR competitions.
I feel a sense of completeness now that I have eventually become a real Movement Generalist. I have varied and light exercise on a daily basis and a few hard workout sessions a week. I can run sprints or long distance, lift heavy weights, practice calisthenics, natural movements, yoga, watersports, etc. anytime and not limiting myself to one category.
I am pretty good at a lot of skills. I feel comfortable in most movement situations, regularly try new movements and exercises, as well as have performance goals. The effectiveness of my method is confirmed by the fact that I do quite well in OCR competitions, even with minimal specific workouts and a bodyweight of around 90kg.
Two years ago, for example, I won a 6-km race. I have always finished in the top 1 to 10% in the field, and we have had several podium finishes as a team. My recent deadlift PR is 210kg. I have run 21km cross-country race and can run a marathon any day. I occasionally balance on 2-meter-high beams without fear. Sometimes I go windsurfing or surfing with the SUP board.
So I am training for a Movement Generalist’s overall fitness.
I am fit in all aspects, pain and injury free, as well as full of vitality and motivation for the next 100 years or so.
and I like teaching, sharing my experiences with others!
Mihály Sáfrán – coach, athlete, bioengineer
Price of the E-book: 15 EUR
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