Norm and Debbie Compton, with a combined 80 years of continual education in the health and fitness world, have developed a menu of “assessments” that are geared toward finding solutions to dysfunctional movement patterns which leads to pain. Never excluding traditional “rehab,” which focuses on the injured or compromised area, their Stacking process will assess the entire musculoskeletal machine—including postural components that don’t seem to play a role in any given injury (but secretly do). Smart injury rehab is a worthwhile pursuit, a necessary one, but finding what allowed the breakdown and putting it back into working order with the rest of the musculoskeletal system is their specialty.
Deb & Norm Compton have taken their experience and developed a system called Stacking, for a stronger skeletal frame. Focusing on your frame as the first step will change your approach to fitness. The Compton’s say “Stacking, puts the X Factor in posture & recovery!”
The Compton’s teach Perfect Posture Mechanics. This leads to an awareness of your body all day, in and out of the gym. It starts from getting out of bed, walking, reaching overhead – whether from a chair, car or just getting up off the floor. If proper mechanics are not integrated into these constant daily movements, the challenge on your balance and joints will become pain.
Stacking is a series of assessments which will lead to the prescription of exercises that establish priorities of where to start your journey to structural health & durability. When used regularly, this technique of placing the bones in their pockets teaches communication between your skeletal structure and the muscles that control it. Stacking allows posture in motion.
In their book, they explain why the wall is the best place to establish what standing straight feels like. They teach the importance of communication between you and your structure which needs to stay in your optimal upright position at all times. This is resetting your body.
Learning to do every movement throughout your day with intent on body mechanics is a workout! How many times during the day do you get up from a seated position, 10 or 15? Each one of these is an opportunity to do a perfect squat. Stacking will guide you into establishing perfect body mechanics used in your movements throughout your day. Stacking turns everyday activities into your workout.
The human body is a fascinating structure. We carry around eleven systems that live separately but depend on one another for the body to function. A few you will recognize are the muscular-skeletal, nervous, digestive and cardiovascular systems. The focus of this book is the top of the list, the muscular-skeletal system.
Stacking is a series of assessments and exercises establishing priorities of where to start your journey to structural health and durability.
When used regularly, these techniques teach the communication between the bones and the muscles that control them. Stacking creates posture in motion.
