I have always been a rather athletic person; a cheerleader in High School, an avid BodyBuilder…read morethereafter, and then, illness struck and I lost all of my muscle. At 5'7" and only 120lbs, I was scrawny and weak.
I'd always focused on building muscle, and previous to my illness, I had it in the right places and believed that meant that I was building muscle correctly. WRONG. I was injuring myself and didn't even know it; my scoliosis had gotten SO bad over the years, and with all of the bulky muscle to mask it, I didn't really notice how twisted I'd gotten.
Then came the shoulder injury, to make matters worse.
When trying to recover from illness & rebuilding muscle, it simply wasn't working. I couldn't seem to get my strength back and I couldn't perform a pushup to save my life.
I had all but given up on my (still young - late 20's) body when a friend pointed me to Tina & Johnny at TF.
MY LIFE WAS SAVED, Y'ALL!
I'd NEVER worked out barefoot (just the thought made me cringe and I didn't understand why anyone wouldn't wear shoes while working out) and didn't understand what it meant to be a "Balanced Athlete".
Upon meeting the team, and running through an initial evaluation, Tina explained a very simple concept to me that turned the lightbulb on and changed my life forever
"Imagine your hands being stuffed in mittens, and then thicker, rubber mittens, all day, every day, for your entire life. When you removed the mittens at the end of the day, would you be able to type? Brush your teeth? Start your car?"
I thought.. well... no. They'd be SO stiff!
She went on to explain that our feet are just like our hands (I'm thinking, duh, how did I not know that), and we've been doing that mitten thing to them FOREVER! My feet had no muscle, my ankles had no stability, and I was pigeon-toed.. why? Because SHOES had been cramping my style for my whole life, and my body didn't know how to hold it's self up!
After only a few sessions with TF, I was no longer pigeon-toed, I was no longer rolling my ankles, and MY BODY WAS BACK! I'd never been stronger than when I trained with TF, and I'll NEVER forget the lessons they taught me.
I'm more capable, stable, happy, and healthy than I've ever been, and I'm NEVER going back to "traditional" training again.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!