Gigaset E720 – So viel Extra (Made in Germany) muss sein. Dieser Blogartikel fällt in die Kategorie „Hinter den Kulissen“ oder, wie es „Denglisch“ ja jetzt heißt „making of“. Wie bereits im Artikel über das „ruggedized“ (robust gebaute) Smartphone Gigaset GX290 und anderen Berichten, zeige ich dem geneigten Leser auch immer mal, mit welchen „cool tools“ ich jeden Tag meine Büroarbeit absolviere. Denn auch als Strength-Coach/Personal-Trainer bzw. Heilpraktiker kommt man um Bürozeiten nicht herum. Um so wichtiger ist es, dass man auch dafür die besten „Werkzeuge“ zur Hand hat. In diesem Artikel berichte ich über mein neues, strahlungsarmes Haustelefon, das jedes Biohacker-Herz höher schlagen lässt.

Gigantisches Gigaset – Geht nicht, gibt’s nicht?

Die Frage, warum ich auf meinem Blog bestimmte Dinge vorstelle, werden sich die eingefleischten Leser wohl nicht mehr stellen. Diese wissen um meine Leidenschaft, über den sprichwörtlichen Tellerrand hinaus zu schauen.

Mein Gigaset E720A, fotografiert mit meinem Gigaset GX290, Quelle: eigenes Bild.

Als Strength and Conditioning-Coach/Personal-Trainer, Heilpraktiker, aber auch als sog. “Consulting Biohacker” kommt man heutzutage um das Thema (Tele)Kommunikation nicht mehr herum.

Aufgrund dessen habe ich mich natürlich auch in diesem Bereich stark mit elektromagnetischen Feldern, 5G usw. beschäftigt. Mehr Grundlegendes zu diesen Themen findet man in diesen beiden Artikeln, ebenfalls auf meinem Blog:  

Doch an dieser Stelle geht es um mein neues Gigaset. Nicht mein erstes Telefon dieser Marke, denn über sehr viele Jahre habe ich bereits ein Gigaset AS 28 H (siehe Fotos) genutzt. Dieses hatte mir auch immer treue Dienste geleistet.

Für meine Arbeit brauchte ich aber ein neues „Haustelefon“, zusätzlich mit Anrufbeantworter. Nicht zuletzt aufgrund der sagenhaften Verarbeitungsqualität „Made in Germany“ fiel meine Wahl dann wieder auf ein Telefon der Marke Gigaset.

Wie zu Beginn ja bereits erwähnt, setze ich auch beim Mobiltelefon/Smartphone auf die Marke Gigaset.

Gigaset E720A, Quelle: © Gigaset.

Das Gigaset E720 gibt es übrigens in unterschiedlichen Ausführungen.

In der von mir genutzten Version (mit Anrufbeantworter = E720A, siehe Fotos), ohne Anrufbeantworter und als HX-Universalmobilteil  zur Erweiterung bestehender DECT-Basisstationen oder zum direkten Betrieb an kompatiblen DECT und sogenannten CATiq-Routern.

Doch warum ausgerechnet dieses Telefon für meine tägliche Arbeit? Anbei einige meiner Highlights:

Das Gigaset E 720 besitzt z.B. „sprechende Wähltasten“. Gigaset nennt das „Voice Announcement“. Das finde ich insofern sehr praktisch, als dass ich mich beim alten Telefon, gerade bei längeren Nummern, oft vertippt hatte.

Denn das alte Gigaset hatte nicht bei jedem Tastendruck ein auditives Feedback gegeben. So wusste man, beim schnellen Tippen, nicht immer, ob man eine Zahl nun wirklich gewählt oder nur gedrückt (oder umgekehrt) hatte oder nicht.

Richtig „cooles feature“ des Gigaset E 720 ist also, dass es einem die getippten Zahlen sowie im internen Telefonbuch abgespeicherte Namen vorspricht. Tolle Idee, auch für Nutzer mit eingeschränkter Sehfähigkeit.

Gigaset E720A im Bluetooth-Modus, Quelle: © Gigaset.

Ebenfalls praktisch, es besteht die Option einer Anrufübertragung an andere Geräte, via Bluetooth® (4.2).

Für mich selbst zwar nicht relevant, trotzdem aber sehr cool, die direkte Anrufübertragung per Bluetooth® kann auch z.B. auf Hörgeräte übertragen werden! Eine super Möglichkeit für Menschen mit Beeinträchtigung des Hörvermögens!

Ein nettes „Bonbon“ ist, dass ich mit diesem Telefon auch ein „cool tool“ habe, das ich Patienten meiner Heilpraktiker-Praxis empfehlen kann. Ich bin immer auf der Suche nach tollen Gerätschaften, die Menschen mit besagten Einschränkungen das Leben erleichtern!

Gigaset schreibt dazu:

Für Menschen mit Hörgerät ist das eine wirkliche Erleichterung. Telefon und Hörgerät verstehen sich sonst nicht so gut. Entweder gibt es Rückkopplungen oder die Nutzer entfernen das Hörgerät vor dem Telefonat. Nun wird das Hörgerät zum Freisprechempfänger“ (Marcus Kluth, Product Manager von Gigaset).

Wenn wir schon beim Thema Ton, respektive Klang sind: Meiner Meinung nach zeichnet sich das Gigaset E 720 durch eine wirklich sehr hohe Audioqualität aus.

Nun bin ich natürlich kein Tontechniker, aber, meiner Meinung nach, sorgt das Gigaset E720 auch im Freisprechmodus für glasklare Tonübermittlung.

Selbst wenn es Hintergrundgeräusche beim Telefonieren gibt, passt die Software sowohl die Rufton- also auch die Hörerlautstärke automatisch an solche herausfordernden Gegebenheiten an! Hintergrundgeräusche können so ganz gut unterdrückt werden.

Selbstverständlich kann man die Ruf- und/oder Hörerlautstärke aber auch manuell anpassen!

Gigaset gegen Gauner und „Enkeltrick“

Interessantes „feature“ des Gigaset E720 ist der „Anti-Enkeltrick“. Dieser wird oft von Gaunern angewandt, um meist Senioren am Telefon davon zu überzeugen sie würden gerade von einem ihrer Enkel angerufen werden.

Diesen und allen anderen unerwünschten Anrufen, die einem wirklich auf die Nerven gehen können, kann man mit dem Gigaset E720 ebenfalls einen Strich durch die sprichwörtliche „Rechnung“ machen.

Anonyme oder unbekannte Nummern können nämlich, auf Wunsch, nur optisch angezeigt oder gar unterdrückt werden.

Darüber hinaus existiert eine Funktion namens „nur Kontakte“, mit der man nur die Nummern durchstellen lassen kann, die man vorher selbst ins Adressbuch des E720 eingegeben hat!

Wer, wie ich, das E720A für sein Büro und oder die Praxis etc. nutzen will, der kann übrigens unerwünschte Anrufer (wie etwa „Schmeißfliegen-Callcenter“) auf eine sogenannte schwarze Liste („black list“) setzen.

Besagte Telefon-Parasiten werden dann einfach nicht mehr durchgestellt, respektive abgelehnt. Damit spart man Zeit und vor allem Nerven!

Das E720A ist, aus meiner Sicht, also ein echter „Allrounder“. Es eignet sich sowohl für geschäftliche Zwecke, wie auch für Familien und/oder Menschen (z.B. Senioren) mit Hör- und/ oder Sehbeeinträchtigungen.

Darüber hinaus teilte mir Gigaset mit:

Das Gigaset E720 ist ein komfortables Telefon für Familien – es erleichtert aber auch älteren Menschen oder Menschen mit besonderen Bedürfnissen die Kommunikation. Ein Druck auf die Direktwahltaste A [farbig rot abgehoben, Anmerkung des Verfassers] löst eine Notfall-Kette aus. Bis zu vier hinterlegte Telefonnummern werden der Reihe nach angerufen, bis jemand abhebt.

Gigaset E720 – Strahlungsarm dank ECO-DECT?

Da ich mich, wie eingangs bereits erwähnt, intensiv mit dem Thema 5G, EMF, etc. befasse, wollte ich natürlich auch ein Haustelefon haben, das nicht noch mehr Strahlung in die Praxis, das Studio und die eigenen vier Wände bringt, sondern ein Strahlungsarmes.

Gigaset E720A im “ECO-DECT”-Modus, Quelle: Eigenes Bild.

Laut Hersteller soll dies mit dem Gigaset E720 auch der Fall sein. Durch die  „ECO-DECT Technologie“ soll der Stromverbrauch des Geräts um 60% reduziert werden können.

In diesem Modus wird die Sendeleistung dann auf ein absolut notwendiges Maß reduziert, um weiterhin noch eine stabile Verbindung zwischen Mobilteil und Basisstation zu gewährleisten. 

Solange sich das Gerät im Stand-By Modus befindet, soll es sogar vollständig strahlungsarm sein! Dennoch ist es dann, laut Gigaset, 300 Stunden in Bereitschaft (nach voller Ladung), was etwas 12 Tagen entspricht!

Alles auf einen Blick – das Datenblatt des E720A

Gigaset E720A Datenblatt, Quelle: © Gigaset.

Fazit/Conclusio Gigaset E720

Alle meine Blogartikel schließen stets mit einem Fazit, respektive einer Conclusio. Was kann ich also über mein neues Praxis-Telefon sagen? War ich überrascht? Nein. Aber ich hatte auch bereits hohe Erwartungen an dieses Telefon.

Denn schließlich ist es bereits das zweite Modell aus dem Hause Gigaset (das dritte, wenn man mein altes Gigaset von „anno dazumal“ mitzählt), neben meinem geliebten Smartphone GX290. Eine ausführliche „review“ zu diesem tollen Mobiltelefon findet der geneigte Leser hier.

Der vorliegende Artikel gewährt also mal wieder einen weiteren Blick „hinter die Kulissen“ von Bernd Stößlein Personal-Training, der Naturheilpraxis/des Heilpraktikers Bernd Stößlein und des „Consulting Biohackers“ der ich nun mal mit Leib und Seele bin.

Zum Gigaset kann ich sagen, dass es für die UVP von um die 120€ (in der von mir genutzten Ausführung, mit AB) extrem viel mitbringt. Wie der Amerikaner sagen würde „most bang for your buck“. Also viel Leistung für vergleichsweise wenig Geld!

Vom Gigaset E720 war ich also nicht überrascht, dennoch aber ein weiteres Mal begeistert! Ein Telefon, das ich meinen Kunden und Patienten guten Gewissens weiterempfehlen kann und werde!

Besonders gut gefällt mir der ECO-Modus, der die Strahlung reduziert oder gar eliminiert (im Stand-By Modus). In Sachen von EMF, die uns tagtäglich „bombardieren“, eine tolle Sache!

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Rehabilitation of the Spine is an almost 1300 pages thick masterpiece book of resource by Dr. Craig Liebenson D.C., the founder of the “First Principles of Movement”. This stronghold book can be considered as the gold standard resource in the field. It provides a very practical overview of all aspects of spinal rehabilitation from a patient-centered approach. As a “Heilpraktiker” (Complementary and Alternative Medicine-Practitioner), Strength-Coach and Personal-Trainer I strongly recommend Dr. Liebensons’s book to anyone working in this field! Furthermore, I believe it to be an investment to all other professionals in familiar fields, like i.e. chiropractors and physical therapists, even spine surgeons, physician assistants, etc. Simply everyone who is more or less involved in the care of patients with spine problems!

Rehabilitation of the Spine Review?

Can you review an almost 1300 pages strong book in one single blog article? Sure, you can but I’d like to emphasize that it will only suit you to sneak a peak of a glimpse of an overview!

According to that this article should be considered being a nudge to you. To see the benefit of investing in it!

What can you expect? Well, nothing less than 43 chapters, packed with “spine twisting” knowledge for you to digest!

This article deals with the 3rd edition of Liebenson’s book. If you purchase it you’ll also gain access to an enhanced eBook version, for iOS, Android, PC and MAC!

Here’s just a little summary of the contents:

  • Part I Overview
  • Part II Basic Science
  • Part III Patient Assessment
  • Part IV Sustainable Recovery
  • Part V High-Value Recovery Options for Return to Participation
  • Part VI Building Robustness for Return to Sport and Activity
  • Part VII Multimodal Options for Recovery
  • Part VIII First Principles of Movement: A Systematic Approach
  • Part IX Interdisciplinary Management

The Kabuki Strength Connection

If you are from the field of strength and conditioning you might wonder which connection Liebenson has to the more “hardcore lifting crowd”. Well, let me tell you that he’s on the advisory board of World Elite Strength Coaches, gathered around Kabuki Strength founder Chris Duffin!

Find out about my Kabuki Strengh Scholderök-review –> here.

Part I – An overview

Chapter one of this almost 1300 “manifesto” will give you a basic overview of the modern activity crisis. Like all of the chapters in the book you will get an introduction and an extra field of so called “learning objectives”.

These will answer you in advance what you should have understood after reading a certain chapter. At the end of each chapter you will find a corresponding “self-check”. An audit process that questions/challenges you to rethink what you might have learned.

A great target-performance comparison/variance analysis. You will see which information you receive…and in which new formation it will bring you…from a physical as well as an educational point of view!

Part I is divided into 3 Chapters. Your biggest takeaway will probably be the so called “Bio-Psycho-Social Factors” in disabling back pain.

But, there’s a lot more to explore!

Part II Basic Science

As this chapter’s headline says it’ll provide you with “basic science”. Of course in regards of rehabilitation of the spine! Otherwise “basic science” could mean everything.

Part II is divided into two separate chapters.

Part III- Patient Assessment

What is the most important thing in treating patients? Correct treatment you’d say? No, it’s the patient! It’s all about finding a cure for the “root of the evil” and not just about treating symptoms! Therefore an adequate patient assessment is the foundation for real help!

In Part III of Liebenson’s book you will learn a lot about a patient centered approach.

What’s a “diagnose triage”, assessment of psychosocial risk factors (so called “yellow flags”) quantification of physical performance ability, evaluation of muscular imbalances and proper movement assessment (screening, performance and injury prevention).

Part IV Sustainable Recovery

This part of the book commences with educating the reader about a new understanding of the term “pain”. According to that it will give you ideas how to approach patients and give them reassurance plus reactivation advice (after having been injured).

The chapter emphasizes the treatment of sensitivity in rehabilitation, provides you with a cognitive behavioral therapy program for spinal pain and on top of that will discuss a method of mechanical diagnosis and therapy. 

Part V High-Value Recovery Options for Return to Participation

Disaggregated into 5 chapters, part IV will start with programming from rehabilitation to performance. You will gain knowledge of dynamic variable resistance training, rotational sports and the spine, sparing the spine in barbell training as well as in High Intensity Training (HIT).

Besides Dr. Liebenson you will find a myriad of other contributors in each chapter. Alike in Part IV. Among them i.e. David Joye, Josh Henkin, Max Prokopy, Michael A. Rintala, Joshua Wideman, Brett Wnchester, Michael Hartle and David Whitty.

Part VII Multimodal Options for Recovery

This Part of the book is the most comprehensive one. It offers 9 subitems. Here’s what you will learn about:

  • How to manipulate key joints of the body
  • Manual resistance techniques
  • An approach to postural function
  • Dynamic neuromuscular stabilization
  • Pilates therapy: Exercise for spinal stability
  • Pelvic floor, respectively the integration vs. isolation
  • Treatment of spinal pain in the context of clinical hypnosis and mindfulness-based interventions
  • Yoga exercise respecting dynamic neuromuscular stability principles in senior populations
  • Nutritional considerations for inflammation, pain, and rehabilitation

Part VIII First Principles of Movement: A Systematic Approach

In Part VIII you will learn from Dr. Liebenson and others about an integrated approach to regional disorders, the “Resilience Model” and a clinical framework utilizing a precision approach.

Part IX Interdisciplinary Management

Last but not least the final part will teach you the role of the interventionist, a nonsurgical management of the spine pain patient. Furthermore, you’ll read about lumbopelvic pain in pregnancy, the role and safety of activity in the elderly and  more.

“Rehabilitation of the spine” can be found on amazon for about 100€ (or about 126$). This doesn’t sound cheap at the first glance but if you want to be one of the best, you should definitely invest!

Furthermore, if you narrow it down that’s about 0,077€ (0,097$) per page! Just think of that!

I highly recommend you buying this book and better start studying and applying it. The sooner the better 🙂

Functional Training Handbook Review

Stunning 1300 pages of mind blowing information is not enough for you? Well, then hang in there! I’ll give you a blast of another 450 pages review, of Liebenson’s “Functional Training Handbook”!

If you’re working in the field of strength and conditioning and/or personal-training this book won’t get dusty on your shelf as it’s a practical handbook for everyday use. It comes packed with 450 pages, divided into 5 parts, with 35 separate chapters.

You’ll find Sport-Specific Training Considerations for Basketball, Cycling, Dance, Football, Golf, Hockey, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Olympic Weight Lifting, Skiing, Soccer, Swimming, Surfing and Tennis.

Here’s just a little summary of the contents:

  • Fundamentals
  • Sport-Specific Training Considerations
  • Strength and Conditioning Considerations
  • Region-Specific Considerations
  • Motor Control and Athletic Development

Just like “Rehabilitation of the Spine” the “Functional Training Handbook” comes with a code to unlock your free e-book version. Think of the following:

The broader the base, the higher the pyramid”.

The more you know, the more you can apply. So try to be a “learn-it-all” instead of a “know-it-all”.

With Dr. Liebenson’s book you could reach a whole new level of physical training. His practical guide delivers clear, how-to-information, an array of sport-specific guidelines, and key principles that will keep your clients at peak performance.


Join the revolution to improve sports performance, treat injury, and re-train patterns with this comprehensive guide to the body and its movement. I strongly recommend you buying this book as a bundle with “Rehabilitation of the Spine”.

You invest once and profit for a lifetime! But let’s have a closer look to the book:

Part I – Fundamentals

This Handbook commences with “The functional approach”. It continues with “The role of musculoskeletal fitness in injury prevention in sport. Furthermore, you’ll learn how to bridge the gap between from rehabilitation to performance.

In addition to that the book provides you with input about dynamic neuromuscular stabilization, exercise based on developmental kinesiology models.

Moreover, the book stresses the clinical audit process and determines the key link, gives ideas about functional evaluation of faulty movement patterns and closes with fundamentals of training the locomotor system.

And that’s just Part I 😉

Part II Sport-Specific Training

Part II is the centerpiece of this book. It’ll provide you with a “big picture” of sport-specific training considerations. What is there to be found?

Anything, from individual sports like i.e. Golf, Olympic Weight Lifting, Skiing to team sports like e.g. Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey etc.

Even Dancing is covered, as well as Surfing, MMA and Tennis.

Part III Strength and Conditioning Considerations

The third part of the “Functional Training Handbook” starts by establishing functional baselines and appropriate training recommendations for off-season conditioning and injury prevention.

It continues with the topic “Running in Sports” and “the Dead Lift”. Off-season considerations are proceeded in terms of Baseball, Basketball, Hockey as well as Soccer.

Surplus you’ll get training strategies for developing explosive power in MMA and other sports!

Part IV Regions-Specific Considerations

The penultimate part deals with region-specific considerations, respectively injury prevention in certain body parts.

Four chapters in part 4 will give you ideas about how to prevent clients from injuries in running sports, knee injuries (in women), rehabilitate shoulder joints in a nonoperative way and how you might treat and prevent injury in the “Overhead Athlete”.

Part V Motor Control and Athletic Development

Last but again not least, the final part will provide you with two trivia chapters, about the principles of athletic development and coaching fundamentals, a skill acquisition perspective!

You can find the latest edition of the Functional Training Handbook i.e. on amazon for just 47€ (49$).

Conclusion

To be honest, it’s an insurmountable task to summarize two books with a total amount of almost 1750 pages in just one blog article. But that wasn’t my intent. I cannot save you from investing time into these books.

If you want to be better in your profession you simply must read AND apply the knowledge from these books on your own!

What I want to emphasize with this little article is what you might learn from these great books and that they are, from my perspective as a “Heilpraktiker” (complementary and alternative medicine practitioner) and Strength Coach/Personal-Trainer, a great investment!

Of course you also have the chance to get only the e-book version of both of Dr. Liebenson’s books. I, for myself, am more “old-school” and prefer the printed version, though.

Plus, as aforementioned, you’ll get the completed contents as e-book on top if you purchase the printed versions.

If you’d like to know why a proper alignment is so crucial you can read my articles:

ALIGNMENT FROM 🗣️ HEAD TO TOES 👣

POSTUREPRO BRAIN COACH PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATION REVIEW

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Brain Coach Performance Certification is an (online) certification by Annette Verpillot, respectively her Canada-based company named Posturepro. This course is co-hosted by Director of Strength and Conditioning for Basketball, Golf & Tennis, Preston Greene (Florida Gators) and Assistant Athletic Performance Coach, Blake Bender (California Golden Bears).

This knowledgeable triumvirate will tell you how to “rewire” you brain and how to bring a simple and practical understanding of neurology to fitness providers of all levels. An online certification that will equip you with the health and fitness-tools to immediately improve your practice and change the way you work with clients/patients by working with a brain-based approach. 

In this article I’ll give you a glimpse of what I’ve learned and why you also should invest in this education…

Brain Coach Performance Certification – A brain- based approach

What makes this course unique you might ask? Well, it’s definitely the brain- based approach!

The Brain Coach Performance Certification(BCPC) is divided into 6 modules. It includes more than 30 lessons and over five hours of video content! On top you will also have access to all of the updates that will be added by Posturepro while improving the model content based on the users’ feedback!

There is also a private Facebook-Group where you can exchange problems and discuss solutions with other trainers/practitioners.

The BCPC is a brain-based approach on how to better train your clients and athletes. Addressing the brain to build a better foundation is key; if you are not addressing the postural foundation, you are adding more symptoms to what the root cause is. 

Brain Coach Performance Certification – The inner world creates the outer world

If you want to train your clients better you will have to gain insight! That doesn’t mean that you have to be a mysterious esoteric troglodyte wizard with a crystal ball!

It simply has to do with basic human anatomy and how your brain is wired. How you observe and process the world you live in, particularly visually.

What you see, in terms of sensory impulses, and HOW this information is perceived and processed in the correspondent part of your brain (visual cortex) determines your motoric actions!

According to that, postural problems are not always and only limited to misalignments of your musculoskeletal system, but most likely due to neuromuscular problems, especially problems with sensory perception through the eyes.

But before we dig deeper into basic anatomy we’ll start with some word definitions.

If you follow my blog you will have noticed that I’m a huge fan of defining all the used terms. Just to make sure that there are no questions left.

So, let’s start with the company’s name: Posture(pro).

What actually IS a posture? Posture – unlike most of medical terms (who derive from Latin, respectively old Greek) “posture” etymologically most likely derives from Italian postura = posture (Wikipedia, 2020). The suffix -pro is an abbreviation for professional.

Due to that, Posturepro claim to be  professionals in postural issues. Is that true? To make a long story short, I think it is! Just my opinion, but I could be right 😉

Furthermore, my mentor Charles R. Poliquin (R.I.P.) was a big advocate of Posturepro and anyone who knew Charles (aka “Strength Sensei”) also knew, that he didn’t endorse anything he didn’t like! According to that, consider Posturepro to be Strength Sensei approved!

Posturepro Brain Coach Performance Certification – What you will learn

As mentioned in the summary the BCPC is divided into six modules.

  • Module 1: Welcome
  • Module 2: Brain Coach
  • Module 3: Your Feet and Posture
  • Module 4: Your Eyes and Posture
  • Module 5: The Postural Assessment
  • Module 6: Quiz & Certification

A single blog article is sheer too short to address all the modules with their extensive lessons. Lesson 3 & 4, for example, each have 9 sub-lessons you can dig through.

But I’d like to give you a short summary of each modules just to show you a little teaser what you can expect by enrolling/investing in this course.

Module 2: Brain Coach

In Module 2, Lesson one, you will learn about the „missing link”.

According to the BCPC the missing link in most therapy treatments is “(…) the lack of knowledge in the comprehension of how primitive movement patterns are the foundation of all human movement.” (Posturepro, 2020).

The rest of Module 2 will take you step by step through the structural built of your brain. You will learn about the most important brain areas and their functions. These are:

  • The Sensory Cortex
  • How to use sensory input
  • The Motor Cortex
  • The Vestibulospinal Tract
  • The Reticulospinal Tract
  • The Pontomedullary Reticular Formation (PMRF) 

I want to emphasize that the Brain Coach Performance Certification by all means is not an accumulation of foreign words to suggest pseudo competency!

In case you’re not (yet) familiar with the mentioned above here’s a brief etymological explanation:

Cortex derives from Latin and means cortex of the brain (Becher et al., 1995).

Vestibulo/spinal is a composition of Latin vestibular = belonging to the vestibule and Latin spina = thorn, spike, spine/backbone (Becher et al., 1995).

Reticulo/spinal is another compound. Made out of the Latin prefix rete = net, and the aforementioned suffix spina (Becher et al., 1995).

Ponto/medullary Reticular Formation is a construction of Latin pons = bridge, Latin medulla = bone marrow and the already decrypted rete = net (Becher et al., 1995).

In Module 2 of the Brain Coach Performance Certification you will learn more in detail about the built up and function of these terms.

Module 3: Your Feet and Posture

The alignment of the feet is of uttermost importance! You can also read about that in my article: “Alignment from head to toes” and in the “Freo Foot Care System Review”.

Module 3 is divided in 9 sub-categories, respectively 9 lessons. In these you will learn about:

  • The neurophysiology of the feet
  • How to find out if you suffer from an foot imbalance
  • The pathology of flat feet
  • The movement efficiency of the ankle
  • How to fix feet imbalances
  • About ankle force production
  • Movement efficiency of the knee
  • Force production for the knee

Module 3 will also back up the recommendations with studies. Therefore you can dig even deeper into a particular topic.

Module 4: Your Eyes and Posture

The role of the eyes, respectively the conscious processing of visual stimuli plays an extreme important, yet all too often neglected role in postural problems, respectively sports performance!

In the Brain Coach Performance Certification you will learn about how divergent sensory input might negatively affect the visual information processed in your occiput, which is Latin occiput = back of the head (Becher et al., 1995).

Module 4 is divided in 9 sub-categories, respectively 9 lessons. In these you will learn about:

  • Neurophysiology of the eyes
  • How to test for an eye imbalance
  • Eye Exercises  à check spelling error in module 4 exCercises
  • Movement efficiency of the back
  • The lox back fixing imbalances
  • Low back force production
  • Movement efficiency of the shoulder
  • Fixing shoulder imbalances
  • Shoulder force production

Module 4 is the most practical oriented module. By the way I’m aware of the irony of saying “practical” in an online seminar 😉 But let’s put it this way. It’s the module with the most exercises in the program.

Preston Greene and Blake Bender will guide you through efficient exercises that are (not only) useful if you work in the strength and conditioning profession.

Module 5: The Postural Assessment

The Brain Coach Performance Certification is more of an advanced course as it challenges you with a lot of (new) input. In chapter 5 you will find the longest videos of the course, up to about 30 minutes for a single lesson.

Module 5 is divided in 4 sub-categories, respectively 4 lessons. In these you will learn about:

  • Recap of the Brain Coach
  • The sensory receptors
  • The postural assessment
  • More about Brain Coach Posturepro

Module 6: Certification

In order to accomplish the Brain Coach Performance Certification this course finishes with a quiz. To successfully pass, you’ll have to answer the questions correctly to demonstrate what you have learned.

The course closes with a “Thank You” by Annette Verpillot.

What will you get as a bonus?

As if the course wouldn’t be enough you also get a cornucopia of extras, including:

  • BONUS 1: 30 mins One-on-One Business Development Call with Annette Verpillot (value: $500)
  • BONUS 2: FREE Access to our Facebook Practitioner Group (value: $500)
  • BONUS 3: Get listed on the Posturepro Website as a Provider (value: $850)
  • BONUS 4: Gain Access to Peer-Reviewed Studies (value: $250)

Posturepro Proprioceptive Insoles

A proprioceptive insole? What’s that I can hear you ask… Well it’s a “cool tool” you will learn more in depth in the Brain Coach Performance Certification. I’ll give you a short summery though.

The guys from Posturepro describe it this way:

The Proprioceptive Insoles excite the hundreds of thousands of nerve cells loaded in the soles of your feet. Studies show that a textured insole is optimal to arouse postural muscles and elicit benefits ranging from improved balance to improved gait patterns.” (Posturepro, 2020).

Different kinds of Posturepro Proprioceptive Insoles.

As you will learn in the course, numerous  studies have confirmed that the feet are part of how your brain manages movement.

According to this, your body utilizes information from your feet to create the proper postural strategy to stand upright, which is quite an energy-consuming task if you suffer from (structural) imbalances!

The postural insoles are designed and supposed for the purpose to correct foot misalignments.

They work by activating your skin’s mechanoreceptors, by changing the way that the motor cortex is projecting onto your muscles, allowing each foot to send the same (and propper) information to the brain.

Mechano/receptor derives from Greek mechan(o) = “with the help of tools”, “caused by mechanic action” (Becher et al., 1995); and Latin recipere = “to take back” (Frag Cäsar).

So, literally translated, mechanoreceptor means: “with the help of tools (something is) taken back”.

With the help of these insoles you’re supposed to have an enhanced coordination of movement and furthermore improved via several motor tracts (reticulospinal and vestibulospinal).

Posturepro states that:

Because the insoles work with the movement center of the brain, we can see changes in alignment, stability, and pain reduction in a very short amount of time.” (Posturepro, 2020).

Brain Coach Performance Certification Conclusion

In the end of each blog article I like to draw a conclusion. Likewise with the BCPC-course. To make a long story short, you probably just want to hear my answer to one simple question:

Would I recommend taking this course?

And the answer is: yes! From my point of view it was definitely an investment. Sure, it will take you time, not only to work through the extensive video material but also to have all the information settle and digested.

Having absorbed all the new information you are, as the word says, in a new formation. This will give you new tools for your “health tool box” while treating patients and/or clients.

Remember, if you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

Let’s have a brief talk about the investment. In EUR it’s 390 € (429 US $). You’ll probably have noticed that I wrote “investment” instead of “cost”.

If you invest, you will get a so called “return on investment”. Which means at first you “spend” some money, but in the long run you will profit from the knowledge you have gained.

Therefore I address you to learn more, to earn more! And please rather be a “learn it all” than a “know it all”. The only thing I know for sure, is that I don’t know anything for sure!

© HP Bernd Stößlein, Master of Business Administration in Sportmanagement.

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Literature

Posture, source: https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/posture, access from 13.7.20.

Posturepro, Module 2, Lesson 1, The missing link, 2020.

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Lateinisch-griechischer Wortschatz in der Medizin, p. 62.

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Lateinisch-griechischer Wortschatz in der Medizin, p. 132.

Lateinisch-griechischer Wortschatz in der Medizin, p. 176.

Lateinisch-griechischer Wortschatz in der Medizin, p. 207.

Lateinisch-griechischer Wortschatz in der Medizin, p. 207.

Lateinisch-griechischer Wortschatz in der Medizin, p. 246.

Recipare, Quelle: https://www.frag-caesar.de/lateinwoerterbuch/recipere-uebersetzung-1.html, acces from 13.7.2020.

Conegrip Forearm and Finger Trainer (affilate link) are – as the name suggests – cone-shaped grip strengthening tools. Nothing new under the sun you might think, but it is! As most tools designed for enhancing grip strength are cylinder- shaped! Well, Bernd, “no big deal” I can hear you say. But think again! In this article I’ll tell you more about the importance of gripping power in strength training, how you might benefit from it (in Team-Sports i.e. like Basketball, Football, Soccer, etc.) and what distinguishes the Conegrips (affiliate link) from cylinder-shaped grip tools.

How to recruit more muscle fibers in your hand, like the abductor digiti minimi and much more.

Get a grip…

How to become a Conehead

Ok I cannot resist to make this joke about the Coneheads…come on, it’s too good not to make it! For those of you who are old enough to remember, “Coneheads” is a 1993 movie, starring Dan Aykroyd, about cone-headed aliens who try to live a normal people’s life on earth 🙂  

But, what I’d like to stress with the sentence “how to become a Conehead” is actually that you should start to think about the benefits of a cone-shaped grip strength tool!

Cone Grips, sourcet © 2016–2020 ConeGrip.

Let’s start with the basics. What actually is a cone? Well, according to Wikipedia a cone is:

“(…) a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, circular) to a point called the apex or vertex.

A cone is formed by a set of line segments, half-lines, or lines connecting a common point, the apex, to all of the points on a base that is in a plane that does not contain the apex. Depending on the author, the base may be restricted to be a circle, any one-dimensional quadratic form in the plane, any closed one-dimensional figure, or any of the above plus all the enclosed points. If the enclosed points are included in the base, the cone is a solid object; otherwise it is a two-dimensional object in three-dimensional space. In the case of a solid object, the boundary formed by these lines or partial lines is called the lateral surface; if the lateral surface is unbounded, it is a conical surface.” (Wikipedia, 2020).

Why are you telling me that, you might wonder? Well, it will make sense within a second when we switch from basic geometry to basic human anatomy.

The Art of Grapping and punching

In martial arts, self-defense techniques (like Krav Maga and others) or law enforcement you have to grab i.e. forearms, which are more like cone- shaped instead of a cylinder….

That’s where a strong grip comes into play and how you can transfer your efforts in the gym to “the real deal”. You apply what you have strengthened “in the trenches”.

The more you train with thicker grip implements, like the cone grip, the more motor units you might recruit. This will inevitably lead to improved overall upper body strength and useful skills, both in you specific sport and profession.

It’s not like simple “show off” muscles, but something you can really use!

If you want to know more about grip training you can read my article about the “Gripedo”.

So, what does all that have to do with cone-shaped grip devices? Well, if you have ever been engaged in any kind of martial arts and/or self-defense technique you might have realized that if you clench a fist and strike an object, the toughest knuckles are the first two ones.

The  third finger and the pinky (see image below) are commonly the lesser reliable “strike-buddies”.

The third (ring finger) and the pinky are commonly week(er) fingers for gripping and/or striking with a clenched fist. Source, own picture.

Why is that so? We will see in a minute.

First, think of another similar phenomenon…if you have ever trained with Barbells/Dumbbells or any kind of grips that are above 30 mm of diameter (50mm and above) you probably will have realized, that you most likely develop the most gripping power (fist clenched) with the thumb, the index- and the middle-finger.

The ring finger and the pinky can be closed too, but are normally not that involved in gripping (a cylinder-shaped) object, like the rest of the hand!

According to my anecdotal experience with myself and lots of patients and clients that might be due to our “cone-shaped” hand.

Cylinder-shaped grip-tools in different sizes, source: own picture.

If you take a look at the comparison of the cylinder-shaped gripping tools and the cone grips the difference is obvious. Whereas it’s troublesome to create a “gripping-equilibrium” in all five fingers using cylindric tools,  it is much easier using the cone-shaped ones.

The extra load, respectively the stress you put on the hand muscles should also create a greater training effect, especially on the abductor digiti minimi. “

It is  “(…) a skeletal muscle situated on the ulnar border of the palm of the hand. It forms the ulnar border of the palm and its spindle-like shape defines the hypothenar eminence of the palm together with the skin, connective tissue, and fat surrounding it. Its main function is to pull the little finger away from the other fingers (i.e. abduction).” (Wikipedia, 2020).

Well, aductor digiti minimi? Sounds funny…but I have never heard of that one, you might think. Is it important? Well…if you ask me, when it comes to gripping strength, it definitely is. That’s just simply the fact as in gripping strength the more equals the better!

Ad/ductor derives from Latin ad = after, to; and Latin ducere = to draw/pull sth. (Becher et al., 1995).

Digiti derives from Latin digitus = Finger (Becher et al., 1995).

Minimi comes from Latin minor = smaller (Becher et al., 1995).

To set the record straight: gripping strength is an absolute necessity when it comes to professional strength training/coaching, no matter which sport or profession you’re into!

It clearly isn’t limited to arm wrestling or gripping competitions!

Unfortunately the development of proper grip strength is still one of the most overlooked and neglected issues -not only- in sports performance. At least to my experience.

How to usefully implement Cone Grips?

The next question is how you can usefully integrate these cone-shaped training devices in your workout.

Well, as always, the answer to that question is: “it depends”. It clearly depends on your training age and the experience you have gained in the gym.

Let’s say you’re a novice lifter with training age of zero years. Would it be useful to jump start training with thick implements? I’d say: no.

You wouldn’t lend a novice driver your new Porsche GT 2 RS, would you?  The answer to this rhetorical question is obvious: “hell no!”.

Same with special thick gripping implements like the Cone Grips (affiliate link)! But, if you have a training age of, let’s says, two continuous years with regular strength training (4 times a week) you should absolutely consider using them.

By the way, your training age has nothing to do with your biological age! You can be comparatively young (i.e. 18 years of biological age) and have a higher training age as someone being (biological) age 50.

Training age depends on how many consecutive years you have spent with PROPER training!

According to this, an 18- year- old with 3 years of consecutive, structured and regular strength training can have a higher training age as the 50 year old who just started working out!

The variation in grip diameter will bring more progression and stimuli to your workout and your body! This will result in new neuromuscular adaptations, increased strength and hypertrophy!

Just switch from your regular 30mm diameter grips to the cone grips. They can be implemented on almost any regular Barbell and/or Dumbbell, gripping devices, machines etc.

In this picture i.e. you can see me in my Personal-Training Gym, using the Cone Grips while performing bench press, using other special tools, like my BambooBench®, weight releasers and a monolift.

Me useing the Cone Grips while performing bench press, source: own picture.

By the way, look at the time of the screenshot (22:22) that’s synchronicity! If you’d like to know more about this interesting phenomenon I highly recommend you reading the works of Carl Gustav Jung (affiliate link)!

Back to the thick implements, respectively the Cone Grips. If you start using them don’t be surprised that you might experience a slight drop off in your weights. As you cannot close your hands as much as you were used to, gripping starts get harder.

That’s clearly not a disadvantage but you should be aware of that obvious fact.

Which exercises are predestinated for using Cone Grips (affiliate link)? Well, essentially all exercises!

I’d highly recommend using these special grip tools on all kinds of arm exercises, for different variations of pull ups, bench press and other back exercises.

You just have to ask yourself whether it’s an exercise you want to improve your grip strength on or if you don’t want your grip to be the “limiting factor”. That might be the case on deadlifts for example.

If you want to challenge yourself by deadlifting with a thicker grip you’re good to go. But if you want to emphasize other muscles more, skip the Cone Grips for that workout. Just start playing with the use of them.

Cone Grips are a useful variation in a structured periodical and goal oriented training regime.

If you’re unsure how to usefully integrate such devices in your workout, please feel free to contact me for a professional Strength-Coach/Personal-Training (Online)-Consultation :

info@bernd-stoesslein.de

Conclusion ConeGrip

Let’s draw the mandatory conclusion of the implementation of Cone Grips (affiliate link). To make a long story short: should you use them? From my point of view that’s a “Hell yes!”. But you should take in consideration when and how!

Being a novice lifter you should start with basic stuff to gain lifting experience. After having gained a proper lifting age of two years or above, I think you’re good to go using the Cone Grips!

There are lots of thick grip implement tools which have a cylindrical shape. The Cone Grips are superior in design, as the cone-shape structure has a higher transfer effect to sports and professions (i.e. law enforcement, first responders etc.).

In addition to that, a cylinder will give you the chance to further recruit muscle fibers in your fingers and hand, like the aductor digiti minimi.

Something with the surname “minor” doesn’t seem to be something being of consideration when it comes to strength training but in terms of grip strength every muscle fiber counts!

But of course Cone Grips are not the “magic pill”. If you fail to proper plan your workouts you plan to fail, as the saying goes!

Or, if you put it this way, if you don’t know how to design your training program for your specific needs the Cone Grips won’t do the “magic” for you either!

Cone Grips are an investment in your strength training, they are affordable, portable, versatile and easy to use and clean.

Conclusion: go and get a pair!

© HP Bernd Stößlein, Master of Business Administration in Sportmanagement.

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Literature

Cone, source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cone, date of access: 6.7.20.

Abductor digiti minimi muscle of hand, source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abductor_digiti_minimi_muscle_of_hand, date of access: 6.7.20.

Lateinisch-griechischer Wortschatz in der Medizin, S. 3

Lateinisch-griechischer Wortschatz in der Medizin, S. 31.

Lateinisch-griechischer Wortschatz in der Medizin, S. 69.

Lateinisch-griechischer Wortschatz in der Medizin, S. 137.