Regular workout produces results.  Make it convenient to not miss workouts - take your workout with you - at home, the office, the field, the arena, a hotel room, the beach.  Real people get real performance results from consistently challenging the body to adapt to positive stimulus.  Use smart muscle methodology to create exciting workouts that resolve the time and space challenges athletes experience while they are busy living life.  Athletes are challenged to commit to workouts as they juggle school, work, sport practice... Read more

Smart Toner Core Slow Rotation Set Up:  Begin in athletic position with the smart toner anchored with tension on the toner. Execution:  Initiate with the legs, begin a weight shift from rear to front foot and slowly rotate through the core while pulling on the smart toner.  Finish with a long range of motion, pause hold and then control the recoil of the smart toner back to starting position.... Read more

Smart Toner / Smart Stick Squat to Overhead Press Set Up:  Begin in low athletic position, load the smart toner under the feet and the smart stick behind the head, core braced. Execution:  Slowly lower into a squat position (triple flex), then initiating with the legs, triple extend (ankle, knee, hip) while simultaneously performing an overhead shoulder press and finish on the toes.... Read more

Smart Toner Single Arm Drop Step to Press Set Up:  Begin in athletic position with the elbow up holding the smart toner grip at shoulder level. Execution:  Keep the elbow up, step laterally back 45º to load the rear leg (triple flexion), then initiating with the legs push off the back foot and press with the arm to finish extended with triple flexion at shoulder level.... Read more

Smart Toner Squat to Row Set Up:  Begin in athletic position with a smart toner handle in each hand, arms extended, core braced.Execution:  Slowly lower into a squat position with triple flexion at hip, knee and ankle, body tall, then transition into triple extension at hip, knee, ankle finishing on the toes while simultaneously forcefully drawing the elbows back into a row movement, hands finish at the rib cage.... Read more

Smart Toner / Smart Stick Split Lunge Set Up:  Place the feet in a split stance with weight evenly distributed, load the smart toner under the front foot and the smart stick loaded behind the head with hands in a wide grip, core braced.Execution:  Slowly lower the legs into a triple flex position of hips, knees and ankles under resistance, pause hold and then triple extend through the hips, knees and ankles to return to the starting position.... Read more

The key to a smart muscle workout is to choose exercises that challenge the whole body to work as a linked system moving in multiple planes and multiple ranges of motion.  Once the foundation exercises are executed with precision, sample progressions can include layering:  dynamic movement, balance challenge, more resistance (stronger smart toner), lift tempo and movement complexity.  The more variables that are progressed or layered, the more complex the exercise becomes creating a greater  demand on the mind to command the... Read more

At Twist Conditioning, we went as far as defining a vision statement, which defines who we are, what we do, and how we will do it. As such it reflects our principles and values. Ultimately every project we are involved in must adhere to the vision statement. At a corporate retreat on Vancouver Island, set amongst rainforest and ocean, we chipped away at the arduous task of defining what we do and how we do it. The result a crystal clear vision statement for the team at Twist Conditioning: "A progressive team, driven to re-define sport condition... Read more

At Twist Conditioning we work within a fast paced environment of very high expectations and aggressive deadlines but also one that is relaxed and fun. This combination is founded on mutual respect with the camaraderie and dynamics similar to a close knit winning sport team. But this is much more than group cohesion. From a business perspective it was important to secure 100% buy-in to a process that not only accepts but thrives on new challenges and efforts to raise our own ability levels. This requires a positive, supportive environment and en... Read more

Training Energetics Players’ Positions on the field dictates specific energetics training.  By looking at the position specific movement tempos and speeds it is easier to determine what training program should be implemented. Midfielders are constantly in motion throughout the game, helping to come back and defend but also helping to set up plays and attack in the opposing end.  In this position players rarely reach top end speed.   Midfielders are in motion for minutes at a time and therefore must train to develop a h... Read more