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NLP 9 – Submodality Shifts

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Submodalities are the HOW behind your thinking processes. The common modalities are visual, auditory and kinesthetic, known as sight, hearing and feeling in layman’s terms. So the submodalities make up the qualities of those pictures, sounds and feelings, for instance, their location, size, volume, intensity, texture and many more. As …

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NLP 8 – Somatic Movements

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In the early days of NLP it was largely cognitive. But that’s not true today. While that is all still there, there is much else that has been explored in how the body carries information and even the field does too. Yesterday we worked on something called Somatic Syntax. That …

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Handstand Underwater

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The first time I heard about doing handstand underwater I didn’t think it was a good idea. But since then I’ve changed my mind. Let’s look at some of the benefits and drawbacks. Why should you do handstands underwater? The balance will be easier. Because the water has a greater …

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NLP 7 – Future Planning

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Yesterday was a great day. I came up with some fascinating ideas that I can’t wait to roll out in the future. One of the main topics we covered in detail was time lines, that is how you represent time cognitively (usually both visually and kinesthetically). I’m going to give …

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Handstand Tap Dance

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In the previous video we discussed doing a handstand dance and a few different ways that can happen. Here we’re going to look at one specific form on that with the handstand tap dance. This isn’t the first time professional Rudi Macaggi has been featured on this site. But this …

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NLP 6 – Athletes Visualization

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Had some great fun with the Milton Model (named after famed hypnotherapist Milton Erickson) and before you read the rest of this article I just wanted to mention that. One of the main components of visualization you must look at is association versus dissociation. That is taking the first person …

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Handstand Dance

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Do you want to learn how to handstand dance? This article and videos will show you how. First we’ll start with a small section from Professor Orlick’s Walking and Jumping On Your Hands: There are few things which go over better with the average audience than seeing someone dancing on …

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NLP for Fitness Part 5

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In my NLP training we dived into the Meta Model. It’s a fascinating model that “consists of a series of categories identifying various areas of verbal communication that are susceptible to considerable ambiguity and which may create limitations, confusion or miscommunication.” That’s from the manual and describes the concept well. …

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Handstand Endurance

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When it comes to handstand endurance there are probably two different things you want to shoot for. The first is to hold a handstand against the wall for as long as you can. Without having to balance you can just focus on building your body’s ability to sustain that position. …

Can Bursting Feat of Strength

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It’s been a long time since I’ve added a feat of strength to the index. Overall I have to say it’s quite complete. But I was watching a video of Chris Rider bursting a can and I realized this feat of strength was not included there. Can Bursting If you …

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Handstand Clap Pushup

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The handstand clap pushup is an amazing skill. In this post you’ll learn about and see a couple different ways to do it. Although it’s called a “pushup” the truth is the easiest way to do it is to not really do a pushup. By generating a jumping action from …

Bodyweight Exercises Book

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You can get my newest book for a bargain price. Bodyweight Exercises: The Beginner’s Guide to Bodyweight Training Available on Amazon Also available for the Kindle I’m not breaking any new ground with this book. But if you want something cheap and effective I encourage you to pick up a …

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NLP for Fitness Part 4

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I came up with a drill today based on a drill they recommended, where you spend time at the end of your day reflecting on what you did and what you could do better, specifically adding more resources of what you could do? I highly recommend you try that out. …

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NLP for Fitness Part 3

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Today we worked a lot on state management. This is a key part of training. Some of my friends say that state may be one of the most important aspects of training. What does state mean? You can think of it as your overall mood, your emotional state, and some …

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NLP for Fitness Part 2

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Today was mostly about communication. In this case it was with other people, but communication happens just as much by yourself. Think about your own awareness of states, mental pictures, feelings, etc. Anyway, the main model of how to get results in NLP (and this would apply to any other …