GPR
GPR is considered revolutionary in many respects, and for two reasons
in particular. 1st rule:
| Our musculature comprises dynamic muscles mainly for carrying
out large movements, and static muscles whose role is to ensure
that we maintain our posture in the seated or standing position. The dynamic muscles may become slack through sedentariness (e.g. abdominal muscles), but the static muscles are permanently stressed and constantly tend to become shorter and stiffer (e.g. spinal muscles of the vertebral column or the ischio-leg muscles). The first original feature of GPR is that it always exercises the static muscles by lengthening them. |
| In order to operate in a coordinated manner, our muscles cross
over each other, thus forming muscle chains. If among a line of
people walking along arm in arm, one person in the middle stumbles,
his loss of balance is transmitted to all the others. Similarly, traction aimed at lengthening a muscle in the chain immediately leads to compensation at any point on the muscle chain, making it necessary to stretch the whole chain. A global approach to lengthening is a necessity. |
Static muscle chains
Posterior master group
Drawings : Serge CAP & M.-A. BARADAT
© : SED "LE POUSOÉ"Anterior master group Inspiratory chain Antero-interior shoulder chain Antero-interior hip chain Shoulder upper chain Hip lateral chain Anterior arm chain
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