John Davies
Founder, Renegade Training International
The industry vanguard,
John Davies is the founder and creator of the Renegade concept
of fitness, sport and life
force coaching based upon his incredibly diverse background in
business consulting, athletic coaching and artistic endeavors
in various mediums. He is a well-known advocate of ethical practices
in sport and lives a voracious life surfing, skateboarding and
snowboarding around the world, defying age against those half
his age. Additionally he has served as consultant behind-the-scenes
in every level of sport from professional teams, to over 50 top
NCAA institutions and hundreds of high school programs not only
across the country but worldwide. Throughout the country’s
Football community, the Renegade system is seen as and is the
most influential training methodology as it is continues to produce
unstoppable forces.
Mr. Davies is in the author
of four highly regarded books ("Renegade
Training for Football," "Xtreme Sports Training ~ Renegade
Style," "R Factor for Golf" and "The Mark
of R; Part II - The Rebirth of Honor") and over 600 articles
ranging in varied topics such sport training, his love of skate
and surf culture, dark noir, inspirational choices in life, dwindling
corporate ethics, the slide of the health system in America and
fund management. Many of his more thought provoking artistic
voyages appear exclusively at renegadestyle.com, which is scheduled
to gallery his artistic collection in 2006-2007.
The winter of 2005 will
see the release of his next book, tentatively titled "She," an in-depth look at the destruction of
body image, pornification and the abandonment of respect towards
women in our culture. The following year, the anxiously awaited "Destined
- The Renegade Chronicles" is planned to be released. Additionally
he has appeared in nationally syndicated radio shows, over twenty
major DVD productions and is the most sought after writer and
spokesperson in the health and fitness industry. In the winter
of 2004, the re-tooled R-Style apparel of young women's and men's
clothing line emerged under his design eye and quickly became
an underground success.
In the fall of 2004, he
launch the Renegade Certification Program for fitness, health
and business professionals
to teach the "R" philosophies,
and to use one of the company’s mottos "make a difference." Quickly
this program has grown by leaps and bounds and like all Renegade
systems is a defiant success. This summer/fall of 2005 he has
turned his attention to developing the first dedicated Renegade
personal and executive training services located in New York.
These services will provide individual and customized training
and coaching services for discretionary business leaders with
focus on personal health, team management, motivation, diet management,
and a wellness regime that will not only fuel continued career
success but life enrichment.
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SHOULDER CAPSULE SOLUTIONS
The following is a brief excerpt from “Diamonds,
the return to glory & honor” – the Renegade Approach
to Baseball Training. This book which will replace all others for Baseball
Training
is now available here.
Shoulder Capsule / Rotator cuff Training
Proper strength training of the shoulder capsule has been proven both
in practice and research to improve power on the diamond as well as reducing
the incidence of injury. Not only will a strong shoulder capsule improve
swing power but equally the retraction of the scapula is the determinant
of arm velocity.
As we consider the training medium it should be
noted that in particular with the use of the Iron
Woody fitness bands a greater tension in the
lifts at the apex of the movement is created as well as providing a dynamic
and imperfect movement, strengthens the shoulder capsule and thus improving
postural alignment and ultimately force production. Tension can be easily
manipulated with the use of bands and the risk of injury in training
is all but eliminated. These movements should be a part of every exercise
regime in re-creating a strong shoulder capsule and some of best time
spent for anyone in the gym. Not only will it build your shoulders to
withstand punishment, improve your posture but in-turn increase the loads
you can handle in many lifts and improving force production. Pay careful
attention to these movements given their extraordinary importance for
your long term health, athletic development. The key movements are:
• Muscle Snatch; with loops of band under feet and grab bands in both
hands. Pull bands above head in straight fashion keeping it very tight to body
and constant tension. Perform 3 sets x 12-15 reps, thrice weekly.
• Internal External Rotation; with bands looped under feet and upper arm
parallel to ground, rotate hands down so that it is level with the elbow
and back up with constant tension. Perform 3 sets x 12-15 reps, thrice
weekly
• Cuban Press; as above, holding bands
at sides, pinch shoulders back, then pull weight up such that upper
arm is parallel to ground and
constant tension. Perform 3 sets x 12-15 reps, thrice weekly.
| "The Cuban Press is one of the top exercises
to help pre-hab the shoulder capsule. In a sport where you make
a
living in throwing a ball, the
shoulder (i.e.rear delts, rotated cuff) are always put under a tremendous
amount of force so strengthening and stabilization of this joint
should be the number one priority in your athletic conditioning." Coach Jim Massaro
Masters level Renegade Coach |
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