Originally Posted by CowPimp

What exactly is activation P? From the looks of it in your journal it is stretching resulting from movements, but the stretch is only held briefly...

Originally Posted by P-funk

activation is kind of like movement or mobility work. Just another name really. For example..if someone has a weak psoas we do activation for it before the workout to get it firing. We do this by having them place one leg on a box so that they are at or just above parallel to the floor. From there they lift up off the box and hold for a 5 count. Place their foot back and then repeat for a 5 count. After awhile progressing to a 6 count, 7 count, 8 count and then adding resistance with a light jump stretch band and starting back at a 5 count. Progressoin occurs over a number of weeks. By then their psoas will be firing properly and hopefully they have better stability in their lower back (less weakness adn inhibited muscles and over activation of the muscle compensating for the weakness etc..). Or, we do ankle rocking for people with lack of mobility in their ankles..etc....It is just a way to fire muscles before the workout so that other things don't compensate. You know, wake them up.