Yeah that just seems like a weird business model.

Your philosophy is organic and all about helping people move better through the world – but you’re going to make them spend $750 plus the cost of travel and lodging and invest 3 days of their time in order to learn the most efficient way of correcting deficiencies.  Otherwise , people can still figure it out on their own in a less efficient manner if they pay you less money on other material you have for sale.

I just feel that the philosophy of the “product” should be more inline with Louis C.K.’s business model – who made over a million dollars in 10 days.

Another great video that illustrates this point on Ted/Talks (go to 9:22 for the punch line):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMj_P_6H69g#t=563

I don’t think that this information should be given to everyone – I just think that it should be a lot easier to obtain the information given its intent in our world. Especially when he explains how to reach the goal so simplistically – which would allow SO MANY humans to live better lives.

Cook has a very fine gift – it’s a shame to restrict its impact.

I’m so torn with these materials.

I get that the information is great and that it would be a good read, but now that I know it won’t answer any questions and offer direct solutions to problems friends, family and myself may have – I just can’t justify purchasing it.

I’ve already done some research on Gray Cook. Read lots of articles, watched his videos, etc. I have a good understanding of his philosophy, and I’m sold on that. Now I just need to know how to act and correct accordingly. If the things he’s selling won’t do that, then I’m not sure what value they are.

At first I thought – Maybe they’re like buying lego’s. You can have instructions on how to put them together, or you can figure it out on your own. But the biggest difference to this analogy is that exercises and fitness can do more harm than good when not executed properly.

In my mind, the best way to go about learning the information would be to get level 2 certified – since that’s the only way to learn the corrections. Level 1 costs $379 – I’m not sure about Level 2. David can you shed some light on how to get Level 2 certified and the costs associated with that?

I wonder how many other people feel the same.

Carl Sipes is my trainer. He’s quite knowledgeable and he just ramped up my program last night.

Holy crap is he working the hell out of my core! All good stuff though.  Between that program and a visit to my Chiro – my mobility on the volleyball court late last night was light years ahead of how I’ve been performing in the past.

Can’t wait until I’m well conditioned for the new program.

Solid. Thanks David!

That’s good to hear some positive feedback.

What they teach makes sense, I just wish they could go into more detail about why it works. I tend to overthink things, and knowing all the theory behind a methodology always helps me.

FYI – I had my FMS assessment on Monday. I scored a 2 on everything except for my OH squat, which I got a 1. Once I put my heels up on the 2×4 I could go all the way down ATG.

For this first week he has me doing a few of the Original Strength exercises – rolling, rocking and basic crawling.

That’s really good to hear. 🙂  At least the ball is rolling, hopefully it won’t take too much longer for it to pick up some speed.

One thing I recently discovered, in Illinois, is that in order to even see get PT – you need to see an M.D. and get their referral. 2 of the 4 doctors didn’t even mention PT as a recommendation. I’ve said this before – one told me “These kinds of things just burn themselves out over time.” Looking back on this statement infuriates me. Really – they just burn themselves out? Are you referring to my tendon specifically so that you can get a surgery out of it???

The only reason I got Graston was because I called his office back after doing some research and asked why he hadn’t recommended that treatment. His nurse immediately said, “oh, we can definitely get you into our clinic area for that. I’ll talk to the doctor and get it all set up.”  So I have to do the research myself and ask for non-surgical treatment? While I definitely support the idea of the general population being educated and knowing what options are available to maintain our bodies – I really think that the moral hazard here punishes those that don’t get enough information on their own.

Apparently in this state, because the AMA has bigger pockets, they are able to influence the health care to flow from the M.D.’s down. If this is the case, and they’re not recommending non-surgical procedures while leaving you prone to further injury, then this is a huge risk for patients.

Those 2 doctors I mentioned earlier were orthopedic surgeons – so it’s in their best interest for you to actually get worse.

I wonder how common this approach is in other states?

Thanks David! I’ll definitely share the results. I have a meeting setup for Monday with the trainer.

I love the concept of FMS. It’s always been what I thought would occur when seeing a doctor or PT.

4 Doctors and 4 PT’s later – The closest I’ve gotten is one PT watching me jump on 2 legs a couple of times. All he really noted was that I didn’t really go deep when I landed and that could be creating more impact on my joints than is ideal. He was the best PT I’ve seen, so I really don’t want to bash him, I just had a lot higher expectations.