Why we base our exercise protocol on SuperSlow.

High Intensity Progressive Resistance Exercise has been around for a long time and can now be found in many different forms under many different names. SuperSlow, Slow Burn, and The Power of 10 are the most visible, but there are others. Most of what we see today has its roots in the work done by the late Arthur Jones, founder of Nautilus. Then came SuperSlow in 1982. The work that has been done by Ken Hutchins, founder of SuperSlow, has been both groundbreaking and controversial. Initially, the controversy came from theory and conjecture, but much has passed from then to now. It has been proven that High Intensity Progressive Resistance Exercise (which I will refer to as PRE) has the effects that were promised. If you read the book “Resistance Training for Health and Rehabilitation” by James Graves, PhD, and Barry Franklin, PhD, you will discover the volumes of research that has shaped a generation of resistance trainers using these methods. You will discover that this type of exercise has had success in the areas of sarcopenia, osteoporosis, hypertension and stroke, Parkinson’s, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal injury, chronic low back pain, organ transplant, etc. There have been hundreds of studies that all have pointed to one thing that remains a constant. Resistance training is an important part of ones long term health plan regardless of the style. If one were to visit pubmed.gov, they would discover the volumes of research projects that are ongoing in this field of PRE.

There is also anecdotal evidence of the effects of PRE found everywhere. In our facility in Santa Rosa, California, one can find all types of conditions that are being managed with this potent type of strength training. Most notably, we are turning back the time clock on the bodies of persons who do not want to suffer the ravages of sarcopenia, the gradual loss of muscle over time. We are one facility of literally thousands that have sprung up in the last few years. The growth of these types of businesses is due to both need and results. The Baby Boomer generation is taking notice of the effects of sarcopenia and is becoming more motivated to do something about it. They will drive a new generation of businesses like mine that will deliver these types of results in the most time efficient manner possible. The field of PRE performed in this manner is set to explode.

There has been much media attention focused on the exercise industry. Much of it has been in the area of weight loss, but that is beginning to change with the needs of the population beginning to evolve. There have been articles on sarcopenia in many major publications, and the industry is beginning to respond. We have seen articles in the Wall St. Journal, Time, The Economist, Newsweek, Us News, and Vogue. We have seen programs on television as well, and have been inundated with information on the need for proper exercise and nutrition. With so much information available it is difficult at times to decide what is right. If one takes the time to examine recent history, and visualize the future, I believe the answer will come. The answer will not be easy, for it will require faith and effort. But the results will speak for themselves.