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In 1960, during his presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy asked Eleanor Roosevelt for her political support. She agreed, but not without his promise to create a Presidential Commission on the Status of Women. The commission was created in December of 1961and went on to have an historical impact on the lives of women throughout the country.

In 2007, as he prepared for his own White House run, Barack Obama began to ask young people for their political support. He got it, but not in exchange for any one thing. Many young people supported Obama because they believed in his message of hope and promise for social and political transformation.

Young people, empowered with new technologies and a new political vision, revolutionized American politics. They raised more money and mobilized more people than any campaign in history. We believe that young people, when given the opportunity, can improve the social fabric of this country and transform what it means to be a citizen of the United States and of the world.

We want to create the space for this opportunity and believe that bringing the agenda of youth to the American stage, even the world stage, will make that possible. There are similar efforts, but a Presidential Commission holds special promise with its ability to recognize and raise the profile of existing work. Moreover, Presidential Commissions can be created with relatively few financial and political obstacles, making it an ideal platform to spearhead the vision presented here.

We call for the creation of …

A Presidential Commission on Youth and Intergenerational Partnerships to advance the following goals:

Conclusion:

The unprecedented nature of Obama and his election has created a wave of hope, globally. It is important to seize this “opportunity capital” and encourage the rest of the world to consider and apply some of the lessons learned from Obama’s campaign. Of particular significance are the concepts of 1) putting an end to the practice of negative campaigning, 2) using new technologies as a platform to shift power from specialinterests to average citizens, and 3) embracing and empowering youth.

The symbolic nature of a Presidential Commission on Youth and Intergenerational Partnership holds special promise to extend the impact of Obama’s election to people, especially young people, globally and should not be missed. The global origins of Obama’s upbringing make new expressions of diplomatic power possible, opening an opportunity to convene non-traditional allies to solve intractable problems, such as addressing root cause terrorism through inter-religious youth exchange.

The goals outlined for the commission above should be upheld in the international sphere as much as they are at home. Innovation of policy at the national level should be accompanied by parallel innovations in foreign policy.

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What perhaps isn’t so obvious is how to train these muscles groups to benefit your climbing, without actually climbing. To improve fitness level or sports performance, consistency and training are fundamental. Climbing like all exercise, challenges your body in a way that requires it to repair and then to adapt. However these adaptations don’t last if you don’t use them and continue to challenge your body. This is why it is important to train through the week. 5 days in between climbing on weekends is enough time for the body to repair, adapt, then loose the adaptations because they haven’t been used and re challenged.

I still believe that holistically, the best way to improve your climbing is to climb, however to work on specific weaknesses other forms of training are required, for example power can be enhanced through bouldering. For those who don’t have access or time to climb during the week, or can’t climb because of injury, finding an ideal training program becomes more complex.

The trap most people fall into when looking for a training program outside of climbing (weights etc) is to target those main muscle groups we use without considering muscle integration, functionality and impacts on the neural system, that are specific to climbing.

Climbing movements work within a ‘closed kinetic chain,’ we are moving our bodies to or away from something. ‘Open chain,’ is the opposite, it is moving something to or away from us. Basic example à Chin ups – closed chain, Lat pull down – open chain, Push ups – closed chain, Bench press – open chain. Closed and open chain exercises train the body differently by creating different neural pathways in the muscles. Remember, specificity is vital.

The second main consideration for a climbing training program are the movements and muscle integration. Performing exercises that isolate muscle groups is essentially ‘de-training’ and this is why I steer myself and my clients clear of most resistance training machines. Not only do they tend to isolate muscle groups, they also lock you into one range of motion and take away the functionality, core and stability component of an exercise. Considering that virtually every sport or functional activity requires high levels of neuromuscular integration and activation of postural muscles, common gym machines, which don’t even require you to maintain your centre of gravity over your own base of support, or exercises isolating muscles are not a suitable way to train for climbing. Each climb with its unique moves and sequences becomes a playground where our bodies are stretched and twisted testing our ability to connect the dots relying on our range of motion and skill of moving functionally, which requires stability in the joints along with strength of movement patterns through all planes.

Consider climbing a ladder, the movement is repetitive, your weight is more or less kept over your feet and the force on your shoulders is minimal – it’s a basic exercise. Now consider the force applied to your shoulder when you reach, grab and move off of a wide gaston. You place your shoulder in a compromised position then continue adding strain as you apply weight and move off it. Regardless of the strength in the shoulders prime movers, without the stabilizers acting to hold the humeral head in alignment with the shoulder blade and collar bone, the movement is either not achievable or a high risk for injury. To add to this is the functionality of the rest of the body through that movement. Applying pressure to the gaston and available foot holds and moving past the gaston requires the integration of many muscles and movements all stemming from the core.

There is now a lot of ‘rave’ about the core, and there should be. It is essentially the body’s powerhouse, and becomes a very important component of strength in the world of climbing because it is through our core that we are able to apply pressure to foot and hand holds and maintain body tension. Along with rave, is a lot of misconception in how to train and utilise it. Training the core, like all other muscles, needs to be functional in movements and integration. Without going too deep and technical, the core is made up of an inner unit and an outer unit and it is the core that needs to be switched on first before completing any exercise. Many common abdominal exercises such as sit ups and crunches isolate the muscle and do not exercise the core. Crunches and sit ups tend to over activate the hip flexors, can lead to incorrect muscle recruitment and to poor posture. I can’t think of any sports where a crunch or sit up would actually improve performance. So again, the key to training the core for climbing or for any activity is functionality and specificity.

To improve performance and prevent injury for climbing or for any sport, general health or fitness, consider what movements, muscle integration and recruitment is required to enhance your performance rather than detract from it. If you feel that you need guidance, I have included a couple of examples and I am available to assess you and develop training programs specific to your needs.

Below are some pictures and examples. Work out what exercises will work best for you and contact Lauren today!

Lauren Chandler

www.shinewellbeing.com.au

Lauren Chandler