60 Second Interview: Vic Verdier (MovNat)

 60 Second Interview: Vic Verdier (MovNat)

Who are you?

My name is Vic Verdier. I'm the guy you call in the middle of the night when you want to learn about natural movement, aquatic activities or self-defense.

What is fitness to you?

Fitness is the mental and physical ability to do whatever you want with your body: running, jumping, playing, climbing, or defending yourself.  It allows you to quickly learn new skills or techniques whilst minimising the risk of injuries.

What are your goals?

My main goal is to train as many people as possible in natural movement.  Compared to the far less efficient "fitness programs" based on isolation movements using one-size-fits-all machines you find in most commercial gyms.  People have to re-learn how to move in a natural way, in a natural environment, with a nature-oriented mindset.

What is one of your main concerns in relation to health?

How can people gain so much weight and become couch potatoes - when there are so many good things to eat and to do in the world around us.

What is your favourite meal?
 

Any meal my late grandmother would have prepared. She didn't know anything about processed food, artificial flavouring or corn-based additives.

What is your favourite exercise/activity?
 

Improving my personal record on the 100m dash whilst chasing a pit-bull.

Blog/Website: 

www.MovNat.com

En Francais: http://www.thefitnessexplorer.com/home/2010/10/18/un-interview-de-soixante-secondes-vic-verdier-movnat.html

Workout: Outdoor - Primal Work & Play in the Park

Outdoor Workout: Primal Work In the Park

Had a great natural movement workout yesterday with Nathan Chong in Ravenscourt Park.

Autumn's here - the days are shorter and it's getting colder but it didn't take too long to warm up after a 400m sprint.

We worked on some natural movement combos and made interesting use of the environment.  I did take some video (but with the lack of natural light it won't be possible to post it as the video quality is so poor).

MovNat Workout Combo: (combinations of) --> 

• Air Squats;
• Various Sprint shuttle runs;
• Tree Pull-Ups & Muscle-Ups;
• Rope Muscle Ups;
• Balance work on park bench, beams, single leg balancing and squats (see photo below)
• Running up a children's slide;
• Rope climbing;
• Precision Jumps;
• Breeze Block Clean & Press;
• Barefoot Conditioning

Video: Primal Log Climb (the beginning)

Video: Primal Log Climb (Demonstration)

Here is my first successful attempt at climbing onto a suspended log using bodyweight transfer techniques as taught by Erwan le Corre (MovNat).  

Will take a lot more practice to perfect, but I am pleased to have been successful here and for someone like myself who doesn't 'climb' as a hobby it's a lot of fun. :-)

When possible I try and perform this work in the local park, during my park workouts onto a rope (long term goal) or tree branches I can find to support me.

Workout: Outdoor - Park In The Dark

Workout: Outdoor - Park in the Dark

Had a great natural movement workout this evening, from dusk until it was almost pitch black.  Was interesting to workout with very low visibility and to focus purely on the other senses!

MovNat Workout Combo: (combinations of) --> 

• Various Sprint Combos
• Various tree Pull-Ups, Muscle-Ups and Hangs.
• Rope Muscle Ups
• Balance walking on beams, single leg balancing and squats
• Attempting to run up a children's slide :-)

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