The CORE X SYSTEM™ evolved out of a system of exercises designed to treat complex pelvic groin, hip, and lumbar-spine conditions. It was realized that the benefits of the CORE X SYSTEM™ program far exceeded treatment of the offending conditions.
As a result of utilizing this system, patients reported an overall general improvement of strength, power, coordination and balance, therefore improving their ability to perform their basic activities of daily living (ADL’s). The CORE X SYSTEM™ is an eclectic approach to exercise based on the work of many top researchers around the world. What started as a crude system of elastics applied in a complex pattern has evolved into a high quality and user-friendly apparatus coupled with a method of exercise.
CORE X SYSTEM is a system of exercise that recreates the physical demands of ADL. It takes the patient from the acute setting back to the work place and the healthy athlete or individual to a new level of performance. CORE X SYSTEM has evolved from the concepts and findings of many of the top researchers and clinicians around the world. The integration of these complementary principles has resulted in a somewhat eclectic approach that is consistent in its structure and methodology from initial stages to progressive levels of athletic function. The end stage of this process should, in many ways, exceed the physical demands if the individuals needs.
The CORE X SYSTEM™ is designed primarily to teach the “Proximal to Distal” firing pattern of recruitment, balance, and efficiency of movement to trainees, students and athletes predominantly using the anaerobic energy system. However, CORE X SYSTEM™ routines may be also designed to follow an aerobic component, as this type of movement possesses the
ability to demand so much from the entire musculature.
The concept of injury prevention has just recently become an independent area of focus and study in the athletic world. Through careful analysis of a “healthy” athlete’s movement patterns and an understanding of the inherent risks of the individuals sport, and even position, we may be able
to predict potential injuries and areas of tissue breakdown. Muscle
imbalance, poor neuromotor coordination or reactivity, structural or dynamic malalignments (eg. valgus loading patterns at the knee, etc.) are all possible areas to address in the prevention of injury. However, because the goal of optimal biomechanics and function are also inherent in the goals of rehab and elite performance, this area will never truly be a separate discipline but will hopefully gain emphasis as an integral component and connection between the two.
Elite Performance
The end stage goal of CORE X SYSTEM is to exceed the specific demands of the individual. This produces an adaptation or a training effect, which should result in improved physical performance specific to that individual. However, it is our belief that if elite athletes are put in a situation where they must “sink or swim”, they will usually “swim”. In other words, they will attempt to get the job done even if they are utilizing movement strategies which are inefficient at best, and potentially injurious at worst. This “survival mentality”‘ is magnified in a competitive environment.
The key to CX is that prior to this end stage of enhancing performance, the identification and correction of inefficient or
dysfunctional movement strategies has resulted in refinement of motor skill. This biomechanical efficiency is maintained and reinforced through progressive levels of load, speed, reaction, proprioception, and complexity of motor patterns. The end result
is the individual should be able to attain greater loads with decreased effort and less stress and strain on various
tissues and systems.
THE CORE X SYSTEM IS USED BY THE FOLLOWING FOR STRENGTH & CONDITIONING, INJURY PREVENTION, AND INJURY REHABILITATION:
Professional teams
San Antonio Spurs – Professional Basketball
Los Angeles Lakers – Professional Basketball
Arizona Cardinals – Professional Football
Sacramento Kings – Professional Basketball
Los Angeles Clippers – Professional Basketball
Golden State Warriors – Professional Basketball
New Orleans Saints – Professional Football
Vancouver Canucks – Professional Hockey
Miami Heat – Professional Basketball
Milwaukee Bucks – Professional Basketball
Chicago Bulls – Professional Basketball
Chicago Blackhawks – Professional Hockey
Cleveland Cavaliers – Professional Basketball
Washington Wizards – Professional Basketball
Washington Mystics – Professional Women’s Basketball
Atlanta Hawks – Professional Basketball
Toronto Raptors – Professional Basketball
Boston Celtics – Professional Basketball
Oklahoma City Thunder – Professional Basketball
Memphis Grizzlies – Professional Basketball
Seattle Seahawks – Professional Football
Denver Broncos – Professional Football
New York Giants – Professional Football
New York Jets – Professional Football
Philadelphia Eagles – Professional Football
Minnesota Vikings – Professional Football
Jacksonville Jaguars – Professional Football
Montreal Canadians – Professional Hockey
New York Rangers – Professional Hockey
Los Angeles Kings – Professional Hockey
Anaheim Ducks – Professional Hockey
Philadelphia Flyers – Professional Hockey
San Jose Sharks – Professional Hockey
Manchester City Football Club – Professional Soccer
Portland Trailblazers – Professional Basketball
Utah Jazz – Professional Basketball
New York Knicks – Professional Basketball
Calgary Flames – Professional Hockey
Gloucester Rugby – Professional Rugby
Athletic Departments at the following schools
University of Alabama
University of Arkansas
University of Texas
Florida State
Notre Dame
Long Beach State
Minnesota State
Syracuse
Colgate
UC Santa Barbara
UC Davis
University of North Carolina
University of Miami
University of California at Los Angeles
Stanford
California State University Bears
Cornell
San Diego State
Trinity Western
Duke
Texas A & M
Princeton
Colgate
Drexel
Rochester
University of Missouri
University of Louisville Kentucky
University of Florida
Simon Fraser University
University of Hawaii
Loyola
Boston College
USC
LSU
Michigan State
University of Colorado
And this is just a few!
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