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PILATES with TYE4®

I love this new TYE4®! Here are a few clips of me playing around in it as I design a new class sequence. TYE4 allows us to stretch deeper, push further and really challenge the stabilizing muscles. I love it!

Learn more at PhysicalMind Institute, NYC – TheMethod Pilates and purchase your TYE4 here

TYE4 FITNESS Q&A

Take a few minutes and find out how I met the TYE4, why I fell in love with it, how it’s being used all over the world and a few testimonies at the end.

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Here are all the links I talked about in this video

••• History and Benefits of Pilates

••• Pilates Style Magazine – TYE4 Story
http://themethodpilates.com/tye4-press/

••• TYE4 Fit and Instructions
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••• Gym Guy John’s TYE4 Testimony
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GYM GUY + PILATES + TYE4® TESTIMONY

Check out this testimony from a friend of mine

↓ ‘GYM GUY’ John Moorhead ↓

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John became curious about TYE4 this summer and decided to give it a try.  He’s following Jim Stoppage’s Shortcut To Shred program and discovered how a little bit of TYE4 conditioning makes a big difference…

“For the longest time, I thought Pilates was a Greek mathematician. I finally learned that it was something you did with your body to increase mobility and flexibility, preferably while wearing aqua-colored tights and listening to Enya. Therefore, as a man, I used to think of a few other “p-words” when I heard the word Pilates: pumpkin spice lattes, and pretentiousness.

Okay, so maybe that’s painting with a broad brush — but seriously, Pilates was never a form of exercise that I embraced, or even took seriously. I consider myself to be fairly health-conscious, but I’ve never been keen on the concept of group fitness classes, yoga, and other seemingly “graceful” methods of burning calories. I’ve spent the last ten years doing a mixture of weightlifting, mixed martial arts, and occasional bouts of rock climbing. Most of those involved blood, all involved pain, and pain was a right of passage.

Fast-forward a few years… pain had transitioned from a right of passage to a “way of life”. I had noticed friends of mine (mostly female) at my church mentioning this odd-looking bungee cord called “Tye4”. They wore it, did a bunch of Pilates-looking stuff, and usually followed it up with an Instagram post of a coffee, aimed to make Yuppies in the area salivate with envy. “I’ll pass” I thought. But I kept seeing it… kept hearing about the “burn” that it would give. I continued hearing about the flexibility, and the mobility, and the “strength” (yes, strength from a bungee cord). So, when I connected the dots that two of my favorite people from church — Ashley and Jeremy Benson — were distributing it, I let my curiosity get the better of me, and started asking them some questions. Those questions turned into “maybe it can help with MY pain, MY flexibility”.

Ashley and Jeremy were gracious enough to meet with me and my wife to show us some basic moves and stretches. Within minutes, I could tell that Tye4 was the real deal. Not only was I squaring-up my shoulders to wear it more comfortably, but I was pushing myself to stretch further to “feel” the Tye4’s resistance. It’s a psychological thing for me — the resistance sent a tactile cue to my brain to “push” into the stretch. This is good, because I have the flexibility of an anvil. The other thing that became immediately apparent after working with Jeremy was the symmetry it introduced to my body. Without the Tye4, it’s quite easy to stretch one arm a bit further, one leg a little less. But with the Tye4 forming a bridge across the axis of your body, if one side dominates, you feel the resistance respectively increase. Subconsciously, you make the adjustment. All muscles get worked evenly. It’s brilliant.

My wife also took notice of the effects… for at least a year, her shoulder was extremely sore during exercise, something akin to an impingement. After two days with the Tye4, the pain was negligible and she had full range of motion. A few days later, Ashley showed us some HIIT (high intensity interval training) techniques and put us through a quick ten-minute session… by the end of it, I was drenched. The resistance of each cable is very light… maybe between five and ten pounds, depending on the orientation of the cables. But what destroys you (in a good way) is that five/ten pounds being pushed in *every* direction. Coupled with HIIT, you will definitely exhaust the affected muscle groups.

We both loved it so much that we purchased one for each of us to use, and we have used it every day since. Most days, we use it as a warm-up routine to wake up our muscle groups and get the blood flowing. But a few days each week, we wear it throughout the workout. I especially love it on chest day — the Tye4 acts like an invisible spotter when you’re doing dumbbell chest press, the resistance keeping your form in check throughout the full range. Between sets, we do cardio-acceleration, miniature HIIT bursts for 60 seconds while the resistance taxes our muscle groups. You’ll be the wettest person in the gym, but that IS why you’re there, right?

Since we’ve been wearing the Tye4 in the gym for a few weeks, we have received a few stares. But just as I was skeptical at first, those stares have turned into “Hey bro, what is that?” and “What does it do?”, and that’s precisely when we share our Tye4 story with them. Special thanks to Ashley and Jeremy for the coaching, and helping us learn about Tye4. They truly have a passion for helping their clients become the very best version of themselves, and it’s exciting to help them spread the word about this unique device that is changing lives.
— John Moorehead

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LBD WORKOUT PREP

Prepping for the LITTLE BLACK DRESS Workout Challenge::

To test, I did all the exercises (50-60 reps) at the GYM with basic equipment and then I did the same workout using only TYE4® at home.

RESULTS::
The gym workout was good, sweaty and challenging. Knees were a bit cranky from some jumping and my back felt tight and knotted at the end [you know what I mean? Felt like I needed a massage]

 

The TYE4 session made me SORE, got my heart rate up higher but I had no joint pain and had a fast recovery period. Also, my back felt good and strong – almost like I’d come from a massage!!

Further evidence of the value of the Tye4!

My online coaching group is starting this 30 day workout challenge soon and they will receive daily videos showing how to apply the TYE4 to each exercise to make it more effective!

Check out the links below for info on TYE4::
http://www.840west.org
http://themethodpilates.com

Click HERE for details on the LITTLE BLACK DRESS CHALLENGE

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Sign up for COACHING GROUP
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Next video posted will show how to apply TYE4 to this workout.  Stay tuned!… 

LITTLE BLACK DRESS FITNESS CHALLENGE

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  2. FITNESS CHALLENGE… we are committing to the popular LITTLE BLACK DRESS CHALLENGE!!  Lots of groups follow this workout, but in my coaching group I will be leading  you in daily videos on how to apply the TYE4® to your exercises to make them harder, cleaner (better form), safer and YOU will get better results because of it!  The workout is made up of basic movements, 30 days of exercise assignments and no gym needed.
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ONLINE COACHING GROUP

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Online TYE4® Coaching Group starting up next week! This will be the ONLY place to get our full length TYE4 workouts, and new ones will be added regularly! Plus, members get access to our coaches, accountability, general fitness tutorials and a fun social group to be a part of!!

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“I’ve been using the Tye4 on and off since December to help lose baby weight, get in shape, and increase flexibility. During the last online coaching group I dove in head-first thanks to the competition aspect. My favorite way to workout is running and I quickly realized that the Tye4 is a great compliment to my running routine. Using the Tye4 to warm up before my run made a noticeable difference in my performance, including the addition of an extra mile and a better pace. It also gives me a great “rest day” alternative!” … Rochelle Kennedy

The ABS BLASTER WORKOUT USING TYE4

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IF YOU DON’T HAVE A TYE4 OF YOUR OWN, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND CLICK NOW TO PURCHASE – GET MORE OUT OF YOUR WORKOUT!

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7 MINUTE CARDIO STEP WORKOUT

Here’s a quick workout you can do anywhere!  Use your Tye4 to increase intensity and help you stabilize and balance so the movements are clean and executed  safely and properly.  Oh and it will  remove the pounding and impact, so yeah, use it and wear it! (if you don’t have one, order here)

DO THIS —» Get to some stairs and perform each exercise for 30 seconds.  Wear a TYE4 (wearable resistance) to add resistance and reduce pounding and stress → SHOP NOW ← Watch the video below to see each exercise.

  1. RESISTANCE PUSH-UPS » arm bungees crossed
  2. JUMP SQUATS » ALT. PARALLEL & PLIE SQUAT » leg bungees triangle
  3. JUMP SQUATS » ALT. PARALLEL & PLIE SQUAT » leg bungees crossed
  4. RESISTANCE PUSH-UPS » arm bungees crossed
  5. PLANK JACKS » arm bungees crossed
  6. PLYO LUNGE » hold leg bungees
  7. BOX JUMP » hold leg bungees
  8. JUMP ROPE » hold arm bungees
  9. JUMP JACKS » leg bungees triangle
  10. JUMP JACKS  » leg bungees crossed
  11. RESISTANCE PUSH-UPS » arm bungees crossed
  12. KNEE-UPS » hold leg bungees
  13. TRICEP DIPS » arms inside leg bungees
  14. PUSH-UP JACKS » arm bungees crossed

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TYE4® HIIT PLYO WORKOUT

 ♥ LOVE ♥ LOVE ♥ LOVE ♥

Wearing Tye4 while doing jump training is a smart idea.  First, it allows you to jump against resistance, which〈oh my gosh〉makes it harder.  LOTS and LOTS of muscle burn and isolation will occur = greater intensity.  Second, it reduces stress on the joints!  It’s like landing on a trampoline.  This is great news for me considering I have “old knees” and “can’t do jump training anymore without causing terrible inflammation”  I have yet to have an issue after training in the Tye4.

FOR ME, TYE4 MEANS MOVEMENT FREEDOM ♥

HERE ARE THE EXERCISES I PERFORM IN THIS VIDEO…

JUMP SQUATS full movement – touch the ground, then reach as high as you can at the top while jumping.  Don’t cheat here.  Reach the arms high as your back lengthens while in the air.   Modify: touch knees rather than the ground, and eliminate the jump part, just reaching up with the arms.  This is still a great exercise!

JUMPING JACKS  3 variations

  1. standard jack– you will feel this in the upper body b/c the arm bungees creates resistance
  2. triangle jack– no arms, hold leg bungees triangled out to the side, creating resistance for the adductor muscles —» inner thigh
  3. crossed jack– hold leg bungees crossed in front to create resistance for the abductor muscles —» outer thigh

ROTATION JUMP  3 variations

  1. slalom jump – jump right → front → left → front
  2. 90º jump – jump facing back, then back to the front
  3. 360º jump – full turn

SQUAT TRIPPLE TAP JUMP   facing right → squat → tap ground 3x → jump turning to the left.

FULL VIDEO WORKOUT ARE AVALIBLE IN THE 840WEST ONLINE COACHING GROUP!

Join our Online Coaching Group ($10/month) and get more full workout videos, coaching, encouragement and a fun social online space to connect with others in this game to be more healthy and fit! Click HERE  for more info!!

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HIIT SKATEBOARD WORKOUT VIDEO

 

 

Filmed by CHRIS UPTON
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GREAT EXERCISES TO ADD INTO YOUR HIIT WORKOUT!
Warmup and stretch before the skateboard workout.
Begin by modifying the exercises until you are comfortable on the skateboard.  These exercises require strong and healthy joints and stabilizer muscles.

FULL VIDEO WORKOUT ARE AVALIBLE IN THE 840WEST ONLINE COACHING GROUP!

Join our Online Coaching Group ($10/month) and get more full workout videos, coaching, encouragement and a fun social online space to connect with others in this game to be more healthy and fit! Click HERE for more info!!

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