Through years of work at the renowned The Yard Training Center in Hermosa Beach, California, Deb has had elite and everyday athletes seek her out, including her stunt man husband, Norm.
Now, in Eugene Oregon, The Stacking Gurus have opened The Body Shop. A private gym perfect for clients of all fitness levels with deeper challenges and even special needs patients.
Deb specializes in helping people who have serious issues such as Parkinson’s disease, Spina bifida, fused disks, knee, hip and shoulder replacements and fibromyalgia. Debbie’s own issues with Scoliosis gave her even more insight into her client’s treatments. With help from Debbie, these “Stackers” gain more mobility, better fitness and an improved life.
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.
When you book a session with Norm & Deb, you can expect an hour to evaluate your current fitness level, create goals and make a fitness plan for you to execute in the gym and at home.
If you are coming in post-surgery, after a serious injury or after your physical therapy sessions are over, let us know. They will review your injury and address not only the area that was hurt, but the connected muscles and bones that are likely hurting or weakened.
