Our Program

Timed Static CONTRACTION

Timed Static Contraction (TSC) is an exacting method of physical exercise that refers to a general category called “Pure Exercise.” 

By “pure” we mean uncontaminated by skill training, or sports.

Simple to teach and simple to learn, Timed Static Contraction bypasses the complexities of skill training to efficiently extract the desired benefit of exercise.

The desired benefit of exercise is the growth of muscle tissue.

When we say “muscle,” we are not just referring to bigger muscles and feats of strength. We are speaking of metabolism and manufacture of energy, the requirement for life itself.

The fact that Timed Static Contraction is defined as a metabolic exercise makes it a natural choice for those who care about their health.

Safe

Timed Static Contraction provides the same benefits as dynamic high intensity training (HIIT) while avoiding the risk of injury.

Because TSC is static exercise, it stimulates muscles without stressing skeletal structures. Therefore, it is benign for most people and highly therapeutic for others.

FOR LIFE

It is our experience over the past eight years that Timed Static Contraction contributes significantly to overall physical functionality, including endurance, flexibility, and balance, while avoiding the strains, pains, or soreness commonly associated with dynamic exercises. This makes Timed Static Contraction a wholly reliable and sustainable program for those who desire to promote their wellness in the long term.

PERSONAL INSTRUCTION

A Timed Static Contraction exercise session is supervised in private by a personal instructor. The environment is clean, quiet, ventilated, and free of distractions.

It is the instructor’s job to facilitate the success of every workout for each client, every time. To that end, equipment is adjusted per individual and exercise performance closely observed and guided.

With the aid of the visual feedback technology, all exercises are measured and recorded on a work chart. The data is then used to calculate the work force numbers for the next workout.

It is critical for charting accuracy that machine and equipment setups are duplicated from one workout to the next to minimize any variables that could distort performance results.

For a new client, Timed Static Contraction technique is learned over the course of eight sessions; and continues to be perfected for as long as it takes.

It is also important for the new client to understand that their initial force number is tailored to their actual strength level. This is accomplished by correlating the work force with their level of effort.

In short, everyone starts from where they really are, within the bounds of their own ability.

TECHNOLOGY

Visual feedback is provided for both client and instructor by a reader mounted with a timer on each machine. Built-in sensors measure and display pounds as they are activated during an exercise. The more force produced, the higher the weight numbers will go.

For example, if we start pushing the handles of a chest press machine, the reader will show “0” rising to higher numbers the more we push.

METHODOLOGY

A single Timed Static Contraction exercise lasts no longer than 3 minutes. Within the 3-minute duration, 60 seconds is spent working at a gradually increasing level of exercising intensity and effort.

But this doesn’t mean that the force number changes. It means only that one’s exercising effort increases.

At the start of an exercise, the instructor announces a pre-selected work number. This is the “target” force that has been established from all previous workouts.

It is the client’s task to work just hard enough to match the target force and, with good form, to keep the number in place and under strict control, for the duration of the exercise.

When duration, working force and effort are correctly combined, positive physiological adaptations will occur.

An accomplished Timed Static Contraction performance exhibits optimal body stabilization for the duration of an exercise and will appear to an outside observer to be a still shot rather than a moving picture.

Timed Static Contraction ROUTINES

Total time for a workout session is from 30-40 minutes. It includes from 5 to 8 exercises. The exact number and selection depends on individual needs.

Our routines are designed to provide whole-body strengthening with A and B alternating from one week to the next.

A

• Pull Down
• Chest Press
• Pull Back (neutral grip)
• Overhead Press
• Leg Press
• Posterior Neck
• Back Extension

B

• Pull Over
• Vertical Press
• Pull Back (pronated grip)
• Lateral Raise
• Hip Abduction
• Hip Adduction
• Knee Extension
• Vertical Lift

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Timed Static Contraction with Feedback (TSC) is a highly concentrated, high- intensity exercise program. Because the metabolic demand is high, it is not necessary or beneficial to exercise more than just once a week. If this schedule is followed consistently, positive adaptations are assured.

BY APPOINTMENT

• Clients reserve their scheduled hour in advance.
• There is no penalty for cancellation.
• Rescheduling may be an option, if feasible.

FACILITY

Ample parking directly in front of the door at ground level.