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Published: 6/7/06 in Villa Park Argus/Lombard Spectator
Ray Zukowski spends up to 20 hours a day on his computer.
The 47-year-old Lombard resident doesn't do it to waste time, though.
"I'm not getting a lot of sleep right now," he said. "I'm planted and glued to it all day."
For the past two weeks, Zukowski has been setting up, maintaining and updating a Web site in memory of his daughter Kristen Bowen, 14, who was struck and killed by a freight train in February while she was crossing the tracks about a quarter mile from Addison Road in Villa Park.
When asked what he does for a living, Zukowski said, "Right now -- this."
Before the Web site, Zukowski used to manage a group of gas stations for Clark Retail.
"We're working on getting a nonprofit going," he said of the Web site at www.kristenslaw.org. "Right now, we're just going on the savings we have."
The Web site includes a biography on Kristen, railroad safety news and information on Kristen's Law, which calls for concrete walls or other barriers near area railroad tracks to keep people from constructing unlawful shortcuts.
"It was started by me," Zukowski said of the relatively new Web site that went up over the Memorial Day weekend. "We wanted to attract attention. ... Saving lives is the No. 1 purpose."
Zukowski especially wants to shed light on an area in Lombard where North Ahrens, North Chase and North Westmore all dead end at the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and the popular shortcuts that children and adults take over the tracks.
More events, educational seminars and fundraisers to raise awareness and money for potential barriers are to come, Zukowski said.
"We're really hoping the Web site kicks it off a bit," he said.
Last month, Kristen's classmates at Willowbrook High School held a car wash in Villa Park with the proceeds going to purchase thorny shrubs and fences to keep children off of the tracks.
"There are no protective barriers on the Lombard side of the tracks," Zukowski writes on the site. "On the Villa Park side there is a broken down partial fence that, if repaired, would separate children playing in the park from the high speed train traffic and would deter potential Lombard crossers but 100-plus feet of fencing is missing."
According to Zukowski, "No Trespassing" signs haven't been posted near the tracks either.
"The railroad has the money and we would like to see them spend more of it," he said. "Besides education, we wish they'd put up barriers to keep people out of these deathtraps."
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Unfortunatley, I think that there is a good chance we are going to be faced with a catastrophic event and we won't be able to execute a competent response.
When it comes to energy and its role in climate change, our government has recently denounced the very existence of negative climate change caused by humans.
Basically, we are supposed to believe that the President possesses some insight that the scientists don't have. He has even said that climate change is a scam propagated by the Chinese. Like a lapdog, Perry buys into what Trump says then makes serious consequential changes to the department, excluding any program that is reflective of climate change or the effects of green house gasses.
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One important and consequential responsibility of the department is to oversee and execute the proper cleanup of our country's nuclear waste.
Where I live in Washington state there are two nuclear power plants. One was never completed and the other is mostly decommissioned.
As a result of the discovery of a collapsed tunnel in 2017, the government proclaimed that the Hanford Nuclear site was the worst ongoing environmental disaster in the country. Since then, Secretary Perry visited the site representing the interests of the people effected by the contamination. He said very little and although he acknowledged the problem and promised a remedy, he has of now done nothing significant to address the problem. I really don't think he knows what to do.
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The one thing we need to do is to start reinvesting our country's resources and expertise back into alternative energy. We need to reestablish our commitment to produce energy that won't destroy the very atmosphere that mankind will require to survive.
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As with other cabinet departments like the Department of Education, these inequities will sooner or later effect our daily lives. In some ways the Russian scandal is providing cover. I just wish that the media that spends so much time on other, albeit important issues sets aside some time and exposes the shortcomings of other parts of our government.
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X. I don't like Manish Tiwari of Congress. I thought that Anna, being an ex-army driver, can drive Manish Tiwari into the ground.
IX. I heard that this year there were going to be two Dussehras and in the first of these, which would be a live event, the new Rama, Anna that is, would be taking care of the new Ravana, Kasab that is.
VIII. I was told that from now onwards there would be this new supreme being for the country known as Lokpal whose word would be law. I went to have a look at this new supreme Lokpal, Kisan Baburao, whom people lovingly call Anna.
VII. I was told that there is this new belly-dancer in town, Anna Kejriwal, who will be giving free shows at the Ramlila grounds for two weeks, four times daily. Since I have never seen a belly dancer perform, I was curious.
VI. I heard that someone named Anna was conducting walk-in interviews at the Ramlila grounds for two weeks, starting on the 19th of August, for a variety of positions like truck drivers, cooks, driver's assistant and flogger (a newly created position). I wanted to be considered for 'flogger', I think I'll be good at it.
V. I seem to have read a poster somewhere which said 'feast'. Now, you don't want to pass up a 'feast' specially if it is one on the house. Only after I landed up I realized that the interim 'e' was a figment of my imagination and what was on here was actually a tele-evangelized 'fast'.
IV. I saw some posters & banners proclaiming, 'India is Anna, Anna is India'. I went to see how India actually looks like.
III. Some of my friends were going there to spend the better part of the day and it would have seemed quite boorish if I refused to go along, so I went.
II. My company's HR was only granting 'fasting leave' to those who promised to furnish subsequently a certificate obtained from the Ramlila grounds, stating that they had attended & fasted also to force Mannu Sardarji to adopt the Jan Lokpal bill, no questions asked.
I. We heard from our associates that they had great 'pickings' working the crowds outside Tihar jail while Anna was inside. Given that Ramlila grounds is a much bigger venue and Anna is now outside, we thought we would have a real bonanza working the crowds and 'picking pockets' there.
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Old cars or commonly referred to as classic cars have enough fans. Starting from its unique form to very few numbers, making many people fall in love with old cars.
Even so, it cannot be denied if the age factor actually makes the old cars become quite inconvenient for maintenance. But not everyone agrees, there are some people who consider that car care over the age of 10 is not difficult.
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3. Perform car paint treatment. In general, old car paint has begun to fade. Therefore, the elements of the car body must be kept in mind. Old cars should be closed when they are outside the parking garage.
4. Always pay attention to the cables in the car. For those of you old car owners, you should pay attention to the parts of the cables in the car. This is because the cable is an important element found in the car, if there is damage to the cable, it can also cause damage to the engine.
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Writing Strategic Objectives is probably the most fun and exciting part of creating your strategic plan. This guide will show you how to breathe life into your vision and your strategy by writing the perfect set of strategic objectives. There is also a link at the bottom of the article that includes examples of good strategic objectives you can follow and 'borrow' to fit your strategy and assist you while you're writing strategic objectives.
This article is part of our mini-series 'Strategic Planning 101'. You can download our free Strategic Planning 101 eBook which contains all of the articles from the series at the bottom of the post.
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You can also find the individual articles here:
- Strategic Planning 101 – The Basic Foundations
- How to Write a Good Vision Statement
- Writing Your Organisational Values
- Creating Focus Areas for your Strategy
- A Guide to Writing Strategic Objectives
As always, here's a quick recap of our strategic blueprint and how this post fits into the bigger picture (note the Strategic Objectives in the diagram below are called Organisational Goals in keeping with our methodology in Cascade.)
What is a Strategic Objective / Organisational Goal?
Note: In our Cascade platform, we call Strategic Objectives 'Organisational Goals' – they are one and the same for the purpose of this article.
Before we start writing strategic objectives, let's start by defining what it is we're talking about here. A Strategic Objective is a specific goal that you want to achieve, with a clearly stated outcome and a deadline. It differs from a Focus Area – in that it is specific and measurable, and once completed will be replaced by another, different goal. In other words, it is something that can be tangibly achieved.
It is also one of the primary 'goals' of the organization, underneath which many sub-goals will eventually align.
The way I like to think of a Strategic Objective is:
If I was meeting with my investors / board – what would be the key programmes / objectives that I would update them on if I only had an hour.
This is a useful way to ensure that your Strategic Objectives are neither too high level to be relevant, nor too detailed to be overly operational.
Writing Strategic Objectives, How Many Should I Have?
There is, of course, no right answer here – though there are certainly risks if you get the number wrong. Too few and you're probably not stretching yourself. Too many and you're unlikely to achieve them all, which should absolutely be your intent.
As a rule of thumb – if we tie Strategic Objectives into our bigger framework – we would probably suggest having between 2 and 4 Strategic Objectives, per each of your Focus Areas.
How Should I Structure a Strategic Objective?
The main advice here when writing strategic objectives is to keep things simple. Strategic Objectives should be easy to remember and should be understandable by everyone within the organization. That means no jargon (if possible), and keeping them to one sentence long. You can add more detail of course, but you should be able, to sum up what you want to achieve quickly and simply.
We suggest a structure as follows:
Action + Detail + Metric + Unit + Deadline
In other words:
Expand our international operations into 3 new markets by 21st December 2016
Starting off with a verb forces you to be specific about what you're trying to do. If you possibly can include a metric and a unit – do so. As this will help to keep you focused and honest when it comes to tracking your progress. Furthermore, having a deadline works in much the same way.
A nice thing about using this structure combined with a cloud based strategy platform is that you can do some pretty cool reporting on your goals – such as having the system analyse your 'Action' words to give you a flavor of how you're approaching your strategy (Aggressively? Defensively? Etc.)
How do I Ensure Accountability?
Depending on the size of your organization, you may want to delegate some degree of accountability for individual Strategic Objectives to your management team. Ultimately, as the leader of your organization's strategy – you still need to be accountable for all of the objectives – but that doesn't mean that you can't share that ownership with someone else.
For Strategic Objectives, we would strongly recommend having a maximum of two co-owners for each, including yourself. Why? Because any more than that, and you risk falling into a situation where people become overly reliant on 'someone else' to own the goal. You can absolutely involve far more people in delivery – through a series of linked (or cascaded) subgoals. But you want at most two people being responsible for the ultimate delivery of the Strategic Objective.
Some Final Suggestions and Thoughts
Following the above outline should help get you off to a good start when it comes to writing strategic objectives. Here are just a few more collected thoughts to round things out:
- Don't be afraid to iterate. You probably won't get things right the first time, however sometimes you need to get your Strategic Objectives out on paper to appreciate where the gaps are.
- Involve the people of your organization as early as possible. Don't sit in a room and try to do things yourself. Define your Vision, Values and Focus Areas – and use that to help structure a broader engagement with your team about what your Strategic Objectives should be.
- Consider publishing your Strategic Objectives on your website. Sometimes, for reasons of confidentiality this won't be possible – but for some organizations (such as public sector or not-for-profits) this is a great way to communicate transparently with your stakeholders. Here's an example of how we do this in Cascade using our API: http://www.itsmycity.me
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There are a number of scenarios and examples we came up with, so we actually created a separate article with good strategic objectives, you can use as a reference and adjust for your strategic planning. You'll also find examples of objectives in the finance sector, customer satisfaction, product/innovation, people and culture, and operations.
We'd love to hear your additions to this list in the comments below, or via our social media channels! Let us know what techniques you found to work well when writing Strategic Objectives.
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LITTLETON -- The town is being hit twice with the impending closure of the Sunny Delight Beverage Co. facility, which may lead to layoffs of 63 employees and the loss of the water utility's largest customer.
The plant at 20 Harvard Road is expected to shut down in September, according to spokeswoman Sydney McHugh.
The company used water from the department in making and bottling their beverages, according to Scott Edwards, general manager of the Water Department. It produces juice drinks under the "Sunny D" name, and the site also bottles Fruit 2O drinks. It was formerly the Veryfine beverage facility.
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Edwards said the company buys $300,000 to $400,000 of water per year.
"They buy probably 15 to 20 percent of our water," he said. "It's definitely going to be a revenue drop."
The Water Department laid off one employee to prepare for the financial loss of the site closing, which they discovered was a possibility a few moths ago, Edwards said.
The company began pursuing a buyer for the site last November with the expectation of ceasing activity in 2015 if there was no buyer, according to a letter sent to the Massachusetts Division of Career Services by Athena Wong, the vice president of human resources at Sunny Delight.
"The beverage (industry) is extremely price-competitive," McHugh said.
Because other Sunny Delight sites on the East Coast can seamlessly pick up the production from the Littleton plant, McHugh said the decision to consolidate production went forward. The company is headquartered in Ohio, with locations in New Jersey, Georgia, Texas and California.
Sunny Delight anticipates that two employees from the Littleton plant will transfer to other positions within the company, and about 63 other employees will be laid off, according to a another letter sent by Wong. Six employees were separated from the company in June, and another was expected to be released in August.
The two employees transferring are managers, and any employees of the Littleton site are welcome to apply for positions at other Sunny Delight locations, McHugh said.
Sunny Delight purchased the 29-acre site in 2007 from Kraft Foods. The plant dates back to 1931, when it produced apple vinegar.
The Water Department is working on selling more water and looking at other ways to keep costs down, Edwards said. They are hoping another beverage bottling company will buy the site.
"We're keeping our fingers crossed," Edwards said.
Sunny Delight is, too. McHugh said the company is hoping a buyer will purchase the site before the consolidation next month. If another beverage company purchases the site, McHugh said Sunny Delight hopes the new company will hire the 63 employees expected to be laid off.
"If a buyer doesn't take on the Littleton workforce, those employees will receive a severance package," she said.
One positive in the situation is that the Water Department didn't need to enforce any water restrictions in town this summer, knowing that the Sunny D usage was slowing down, Edwards said. For now, the Water Department is looking at the future.
"We do have some new development in town, so we'll be selling more water in the next year or two," Edwards said.
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Wiccans: Beware The Frosts!
I wish to say first and foremost that this entry wishes not to tarnish the Wiccan or Pagan paths but to expose those who would use vulnerable newcomers to sexually abuse them and/or their children.
I have previously blogged about Catholic priests and have links to the right for survivors of Catholic priest sexual abuse. Although I have Wiccan friends and walk some Pagan paths, I will not single out any religion/path while covering up for others. There are child abusers in every religion and culture.
Some religions condone the sexualization of a child, which I will come to in future posts. Wicca, as a spiritual path, does not but there is a pedophile couple who have been using Wicca to supply their vulgar needs for over 30 years. They are Gavin and Yvonne Frost, and the title of their book, which details the rape and molestation of children as being part of Wicca membership, is " Good Witch's Bible"
I was sent this link to AJ Drew's Pagan Nation post, which outlines the offensive and illegal material from the book. The books passages are in quotes with AJ Drew's explanation following each pertinent segment.
I try not to include explicit material on my site because I want it to be open for children along with their parents to read together so they can understand the dangers out there and their parents can easily discuss what they find here. Occasionaly, I will post a warning like I did at the top of this entry in the event some content cannot be helped.
Since some of the material in AJ Drew's post is very explicit, as he quotes directly from some of the more vulgar passages of the book, I will not re-post it here. I provide the link for parents to see it for themselves, but I encourage them not to read it in the presense of their child as this pedophile couple details acts of intercourse with children (age 10 and possibly younger) – by sponsors as well as parental units and masturbation.
There are chapters of this book that also detail legalities members of the coven should follow to be safe from prosecution should their activities become known to police. I find it a bit arrogant as well as ignorant and amusing that they think signatures by the men they encourage to bed little girls will absolve them from any legal accountability in the even the child, the child's parents, or some outside party reports the rape and molestions to police. I also find it absurd they think a child could enter into any such contract, but this is the sort of mentality of this couple and of anyone who joins these people.
Do not mistake Gavin and Yvonne Frost or any of their followers as true Wiccans. They are a group of pedophiles and child rapists and nothing more! They have believed from the beginning that they could make Wicca into their own creation and have people follow the rules of their twisted version of Wicca and be called true Wiccans.
Wicca is NOT about child abuse and has never been! However, I find it alarming that so many in the Wiccan/Pagan community have let this book exist and have even participated in gatherings sponsored by them or featuring them as guest speakers.
It is true that no Wiccan I know would ever think to do such sick things to any child, much less condone it from another. No Coven I have ever heard of would permit such behavior, much less demand it and make it part of their initiation and membership requirements. I wonder, though, why it seems the majority of the Wiccan community has tolerated this book and these people for so long.
This is not what Wicca is about – not the ancient forms of Wicca. It's this Neo-Wicca that seems to have introduced things by less than honorable people to less than honorable people that was never a part of the true branches of Wicca heralding from all corners of the globe. There is no excuse for tolerating these people, and I hope that any good Wiccan and Pagan who does will realize for their own good and those of all Wiccan children that their tolerance translates as their agreement with the Frost's pedophilic ideas and actions.
I'd urge anyone who would ever consider joining any sort of organization that encourages you do things to your child or allow others to do things to your child to seek counciling. No intelligent, thinking, loving parent would EVER subject their child to such things, and any who would are just as guilty of child sexual abuse as the club that requires it.
Other Stories of Child Abuse That Should Anger Good Wiccans and Pagans – Do the Wiccan and Pagan communities really need more bad publicity? Is this what Wicca has come to?? Your actions or inactions decide!
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I hope they catch them! I hope they lock them up for a long time! And you're not just protecting children by posting a warning and a link instead of repeating it here some people who have been through traumatic experiences might be triggered by hearing those things.–THANKS I believe what you're doing is good I believe your making a difference in the world keep up the good work
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Comment by april | November 21, 2010 |
I Had A Chance To Visit The Frosts At Their Headquarters In Hinton, WV. I Lived About 20-30 Minutes Away. I Walked Into Their Store or Business And Was Told To. "Get The Fuck Out" Bu That Old Man. They Are VERY RUDE. I Know Very Little About Them, But To Be Elders In The Community, They LOST ALL OF MY RESPECT. And I'm Sure The Goddess Was Not To Please With Their Rudeness Either.
Comment by Justin | October 10, 2012 |
What the book says is reprehensible and should have been retracted long ago. I will also say there is no evidence that Frosts ever done any of these things. If anyone has actual evidence, by all means go to the proper authorities and preset your evidence. If anyone was a actual victim again go to the proper authorities.This is a legal requirement of anyone knowing of actual child sexual abuse.
We have gone recently though actual cases of people who in fact did do illegal things. I have no problem with exposure of actual illegal acts particularly sexual abuse against women, men, or children. But present the evidence to the proper authorities not the rumor mill. What is said about the book is true. But no evidence against the Frosts has ever been presented.If you have any such evidence than present it.
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As we celebrate the fourth Sunday of Advent, we're fully aware of where God's love is leading us. The love might begin in the manger, but it inevitably will lead to the noonday sun reflecting on the Cross. God knows this, of course, but does not shy away from the pain that is coming. God's extravagant love is demonstrated in God's willingness to give sacrificially. God bestows the most precious gift, God's Son, knowing that this offering will not be appreciated, honored, or at times, even recognized.
The price is great, almost beyond measure. The gift of Christmas is that God looks at the cost without blinking. God is willing to give Jesus the beloved on behalf of this fickle, unappreciative world. This is what God would do for love: God will offer that which is most precious.


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The importance of looking at Ergo Baby Carrier Reviews is to assess which one will work best for you and your little one. Often, I find that the best and most reliable source of feedback is a parent who has the first-hand experience in trying out the product.
You see, carriers make it to the top five essential baby gears and in more ways than one, it's a lifesaver especially in times when bringing a bulky stroller is impractical.
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- The gate is pretty noisy when it shuts and locks
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One of the issues parents encounter when using carriers as opposed to wraps and ring slings is how hot it can get especially during summer or in those places with humid weather.
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- The Velcro closure can disturb a sleeping baby
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5. ErgoBaby Frolicking in Fez
Like strollers and cribs, sometimes mums just want a good, adorable and fun-looking print. Gender-neutral colours are great especially for sharing with dads or those who prefer something toned down.
But, you can never go wrong with cute prints. Besides, they're babies just once so might as well take this opportunity to go for aesthetically-pleasing designs.
But just because you went for what's beautiful doesn't necessarily mean you're compromising the quality or the benefits.
On the contrary, you get everything you've ever wanted in a carrier – fashionable and functional. Well, I did mention earlier about ErgoBaby's versatility which happens to be its strongest suit.
- Extremely durable with webbing straps and reinforced stitches for the intersections
- Eco-friendly fabrics since they're from organic cotton
- Soft material to keep both parent and baby comfortable
- Ergonomically friendly design ensures safety of baby's spine, hips and back
- Convenient and relatively easy to wear and take off without anyone's help
- Smooth transfer from carrier to car seat or crib – won't disturb the little one's sleep
- Even weight distribution guarantees zero pressure on the lower back – suitable for those having issues or problems in this particular body area because you can still wear it for extended periods of time
- Offers peace of mind that baby's secured compared to wearing ring slings or wraps
- Child doesn't slide down over time
- Lightweight and breathable material – will stay cooler than other carriers
- Easy to breastfeed and will provide enough privacy even without the hood
- Print doesn't fade quickly
- Putting baby back into the previous position can be a bit challenging – you will need to watch tutorial videos and practice to get the hang of it and eventually find it easier to accomplish
ErgoBaby 360 vs. Original
There's a lot of hype going on around ErgoBaby products, and with so much variety, sometimes it's difficult to pick the model that's right for you. For this face-off, let's compare the 360 to the original.
- Three carry positions (front, back, hip)
- Regular baby seat
- Buckle waistband
- Doesn't take up a lot of space when folded
- Regular shoulder straps
- 4 carry positions (forward facing in & out, hip, back)
- Bucket seat (has more depth) – ensures ergonomic seating for baby
- Velcro waistband – provides better support for the lower back but can get loud when you try to adjust and might wake up a sleeping baby. It lets you position the band either high or low depending on which is more comfortable.
- Looks thick, big and bulky
- Redesigned shoulder straps to ensure maximum comfort and distribute weight more evenly
The 360 is an improvement of the Original carrier, and it answers most parents' issues with the previous product.
ErgoBaby 360 vs. BabyBjorn One
ErgoBaby 360
- Requires an infant seat for newborn babies which you can purchase separately – aside from the additional cost, it's also a bit bulky
- Baby "sits" without any problem and looks comfortable while in the carrier – hips are well-supported
- Offers four carry positions – facing in or out, hip and back
- Has baby hood which serves as a nursing cover and also protects from the sun and the wind
BabyBjorn One
- The carrier seat can accommodate infants. Thus it no longer requires buying inserts
- Unlike the ErgoBaby, baby somehow "hangs" instead of "sitting" especially since their legs tend to dangle
- Offers four carry positions but doesn't let you carry the little one on the hip
- Has a bib to catch the drool
The ErgoBaby 360 is superior to the BabyBjorn One because of its excellent support for the baby – that alone makes it a winner.
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There's always an ErgoBaby carrier that will fit your specific needs whether you want something you can use while hiking or a simple carrier that gives you the freedom to move around and still have the baby close.
At the end of the day, there's a reason why it's considered a frontrunner in soft-structured carriers. It may be pricier than some, but it's worth every penny.


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Putting the funk back Into functional training
Yes that's a terrible title and a little misleading because I'm not about to tell you how to incorporate Bootsy Collins baselines into a TRX session.
I am, however going to outline my take on functional training and why more trainers ought to consider doing the same, but first of all let's define what functional training actually means. Here's what the dictionary says:
Functional: Designed to be practical and useful, rather than attractive. "a small, functional bathroom" Synonyms: Practical, useful, utilitarian, utility, workaday, serviceable...
So, how does this equate to your training? Essentially incorporating movements that are directly related to specific activities. In other words, we're mostly talking sports specific training here so, you know, having a cyclist do split squats for example. The funk is how cleverly you relate the movements to bio-mechanics.
But wait, what if you spend most of your time sat at a desk, or sat in the car? How do you train functionally for that? This is the truly interesting question, but before we talk about something which is actually useful there are some waters to clear – functional training, you see, has a bit of a bad rep.
A couple of years back "functional training" became the latest buzzword in fitness, like HIIT is now. Initially it wasn't a bad thing because it made trainers aware of things like anatomy and movement which can only be of benefit, but that unfortunately led to some ridiculous interpretations of "functional" and some incredibly irritating elitism.
Do we really need to be doing single leg squats on a bosu with a cow on our back? Or balancing on a kettlebell whilst juggling medicine balls? That's the way things seemed to be going. Functional training became a way for gym bros to show off, taking exercises to ridiculous and often dangerous extremes. Moreover, functional trainers would scoff at bench presses, curls, lateral raises, and anything which they deemed to be 'un-functional'.
Every gym had stability balls, bosu balls, suspension systems and pink kettlebells for the ladies. Then came the inevitable backlash - traditional body building came crashing back through the gym door and blokes wearing vests with "do you even lift bro?" emblazoned across their chest were everywhere.
The argument here was that there is no such thing as "functional". If you want to look like a cover model you have to lift and do the compound movements - and suddenly "Compound" became the new buzz word. Compound lifts are the most functional exercise because they use multiple muscles and joints and develop true strength, so we're told.
There was even a bit of a war of words between power lifters (and weight lifters, and other 'performance athletes') and bodybuilders or physique people. Compound lifts are functional; isolation work is purely aesthetic. Having disproportionately large muscles isn't functional in day to day life and they would never be of use on a sports field.
But it all comes down to priorities.
Here's the thing, if all you want is to be as big and strong as you can be then those compound lifts are one of the most functional movements you can employ. Likewise, if all you desire is to look good on stage in budgie smugglers and spray tan then those isolation movements are pretty functional. What do these people need Olympic rings for?
Common Sense
So, here's the funk. Whether you sit at a desk all day, are busy counting every calorie and weighing every macro to achieve physical perfection or want to compete in a mud run with your work mates you need to perform exercises that are going to provide you with the means to achieve your goals safely and effectively, and that's not going to happen using a cookie cutter programme from a fitness magazine or by doing what someone else who has entirely different goals to you is doing.
You need to get specific and that requires analysis, intelligent programming and periodization. Maybe you just don't like the word "functional" so substitute that for "practical" or "sensible" if you like but don't discount the importance of functional/practical programming.
That desk guy probably just wants to avoid developing the same hunch backed posture as his retired father so he needs a stronger core, thoracic extension, posterior chain strength and shoulder flexibility.
The body builder or power lifter also needs to have a strong core and good joint stability but they also need to address any asymmetries that may develop from overloading certain muscle groups, otherwise they end up looking like the stereotypical gym monkey and you won't win any competitions with terrible posture.
Then there's the mud runners. We've seen some crazy circuit style workouts done for this…they may be fun but are they really functional? Again, they need to be looking at core and joint stability and Range Of Motion (ROM).
A rock climber needs a strong grip and immense hip flexibility, a runner needs to have good cardiovascular conditioning but they also need to address postural deficiencies. Likewise, runners knee often develops due to poor foot mechanics which results in dysfunctional glute action.
Now this is where it gets interesting. If you want your core to be stable while climbing a wall or running on uneven surfaces then holding a 3 minute plank isn't going to do that for you. Your core needs to learn to stabilize and protect the spine through multiple planes of movement. In other words we're not looking for core stability, but core MOBILITY.
Funking It Up
I've worked with all kinds of people with all levels of fitness from individuals with spondylolisthesis to people who want to lose weight and get fit to professional cyclists. All of these people had different needs and different levels of fitness and stability with various limitations.
If a cyclist wants to improve their lactic threshold they need to do some strength training and then those split squats are pretty functional but let's look at the bigger picture. They're already quad dominant and I bet my house that their glutes aren't engaging correctly.
A cyclist works solely in a saggital plane and, therefore, develops weaknesses through the frontal and transverse planes. They don't train their upper body because they don't want to gain size, it's all about power to weight ratio. Not to mention the fact that if they ride drop handlebars their natural posture will start to resemble Mr Burns from the Simpsons.
This stuff soon stacks up and before you know it there's all sorts of compensation and dysfunction going on because one weak link will eventually weaken the entire kinetic chain. Do you see what I'm getting at now? Functional training has to address ALL aspects of the physique in order to reduce the risk of injury.
How is the power lifter going to keep breaking his PR if he has an undetected leg length discrepancy and has a mild scoliosis because his internal oblique isn't engaging correctly and his quadratus lumborum has become hyper-tonic to compensate for that lack of stability and each time he does a 1 rep max on his back squat his spine flexes laterally. Sooner or later he's going to break down.
In addition to corrective exercise I also do bike fits and being in such close contact with people's feet has given me a new insight into bio-mechanics. The foot is god when it comes to functional movement. For instance, we're told that the knee should track in line with the second toe. I have never seen a "normal" or "neutral" alignment of this nature.
Almost everyone I have come into contact with has at least one over pronated foot. When this occurs the tibia and talus internally rotate which means the knee moves towards the midline. From my experience "normal" is when the knee and talus line up closer to the big toe than the second toe, there's no such thing as neutral.
If the foot over pronates common compensations include, an out turned foot, tight calves, tight hamstrings and dysfunctional glute engagement. Basically, the extensor chain muscles are not engaging in the eccentric phase to decelerating pronation of the foot as they should.
This might be the reason why our power lifter above has that mild scoliosis. So, my advice is to start at the foot and work your way up.
"Functional training does strengthen weak areas that are often neglected".
Leave Your Ego At The Door
If you don't have a good understanding of anatomy and how your anatomy works through movement, if you don't know what posture you have or what imbalances there are then you cannot address those imperfections. Maybe it's time to get a coach or a trainer, someone who knows how to do a posture analysis or movement screen and who can set you a "prehab" routine that is entirely specific to your physique.
What does that mean? It's simply tackling any asymmetrical imbalances in a warm up routine. A warm up routine that should also incorporate muscle activation exercises for any muscle groups that you are about to train.
Functional movement is something that is hard wired into us so it's not so much a case of learning functional movement patterns, but re-learning them. For this the body has to be able to perform basic multi-dimensional bodyweight movements. Not everything can be fixed with goblet squats and farmer carries.
Sometimes you might have to reel the training in for a few weeks until you have balanced any of the asymmetrical dysfunctions in order to take your performance to the next level. Don't let your ego get the better of you, whatever you're training modality you don't have to be that guy who, at the age of forty, is being told by his doctor that he needs to stop running because his knees are "gone". You also don't need to do pistol squats on a stability ball unless you plan to join the circus.
- Functional training isn't a bunch of poorly programmed silly looking exercises that serve no real purpose
- Functional training does address asymmetries
- Functional training does strengthen weak areas that are often neglected
- Functional training does ensure that your training doesn't compromise other daily activities
- Functional training does improve posture and flexibility
- Functional training requires assessment, intelligence and timing
- Every exercise program regardless of the goals should be practical and safe
- Bootsy Collins baselines are optional
Blog by Troy Martin


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