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How Improving Muscle Function With Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT)

Has Improved Peoplersquos Lives

ldquoWhen we joined the Meadows for the summer we met Chris and attended his MAT presentation Ive hadeverything under the sun done to my back after my surgery and this technique really made sense to me WOWI went in with my left hip bothering me to the point I thought I needed a joint replacement and now the pain is

completely gone Nothing has ever worked so well as MAT My husband was so impressed that he is now goingto Chris too Run dont walk Make that appointment for a review with Chris Irsquom doing things I couldnrsquot dobefore and Ive got my lifestyle back with a smile on my face

mdashLori Walker Member of the Meadows Country Club

ldquoI appreciated the introduction to the concept of muscle activation and the work that Chris does with thetechnique Being trained in internal medicine and cardiology I was unaware of the concept but necessity is themother of invention and at age 73 I was becoming limited by chronic arthritis and pain and I wanted tocontinue playing golf and remain active Needless to say I was initially skeptical about the MAT process but

after working with Chris I was very pleased with the results I feel that my core strength and flexibility haveimproved and my upper and lower back discomfort has been much less By the time I left Sarasota I was ableto play golf with fewer setbacks I would recommend this process to othersrdquo

mdashDr Art Sutherland MD (Retired) Member of the Meadows Country Club

I had some concerns about my balance and my walking and I was not feeling as limber as I would likeAfter just a few weeks of working with Chris and having some muscles on my body activated -my balance hasimproved Im walking much better I feel more limber and Im more stable on my feet I also really appreciatehow Chris listens intensely to everything I have to say

mdashNancy Scharoun Member of the Meadows Country Club

ldquoIve had recurring back pain for most of my adult life and the pain usually would last for a few days orsometimes even a few weeks but then would go away Last year my back was really bad and it wasnt gettingany better so a friend recommended I see Chris to go through the MAT process Within a short time the painwas gone and I was back playing golf My back has not bothered me now for quite a while but should I get alittle twinge in my lower back I know where to turn for fast resultsI would go to Chris right away ThanksChrisrdquo

mdashSheila Horwitz Member of the Meadows Country Club

When I came to Chris I was feeling very weak in my legs and I would get tired easily when walking andplaying golf After just a few weeks of Muscle Activation Techniques my legs feel a lot stronger and I can walkand play golf much longer without my legs getting tiredrdquo

mdashJean Dube Resident of the Meadows



ldquoWhen I came to Chris for MAT I had been having chronic lower back pain for quite some time and it wasvery frustrating After working with Chris for just a few weeks to get my muscles activated and in balance myback is pain free and has remained that way for months I highly recommend MAT to anyone who wants torecover from a back injuryrdquo

mdashRoseann Miller Member of the Meadows Country Club

I had broken a bone in my foot from the repetitive stress of playing golf and the Doctors told me to either

get shots or have a surgery to relieve the painChris evaluated my foot and found that I lacked mobility in animportant joint which was causing too much stress in the bone that was broken He activated a few muscles andthe mobility came right back My foot was 90 better after a week Now Im even playing golf more than usualand my foot still feels great Thanks Chris

---Scott Collins Member of the Meadows Country Club

ldquoAt the beginning of the summer I was having such terrible sciatic pain that I couldnt walk far withouthurting and I couldnt play golf On top of that my shoulder hurt so much because of an injury that wasnt

healing that I also had to completely give up tennis Despite laying off tennis for a few months plus anti-inflammatory meds I did not have any improvement After getting MAT from Chris for just a few months mysciatic problem is gone I am playing golf again and my shoulder is recovered enough so I can play some tennisAlthough these orthopedic injuries are not cured they have significantly improved and I plan to go back toChris for periodic tune-upsrdquo

mdashDr Mark Ballow MD Member of the Meadows Country Club

ldquoI had tendonitis in my knee for a few years that caused me to give up tennis and restrict my golfing I sawDoctors about it and got no good answers as to what to do so I ended up seeing Chris to see how MAT wouldhelp me Within a month or so of getting my muscles working better my tendonitis was much better Now Irsquomback playing tennis playing golf and doing exercise with no problems Thanks Chrisrdquo

mdashMichael Carlson Member of the Meadows Country Club

ldquoI was recommended by my fitness trainer to attend one of Chrisrsquo information seminars on MAT and itmade so much sense that I had to give it a try I have always considered myself fit and more than capable buthaving the extra physical demands on my body over the last 3 years from taking care of my husband made me

feel like I was fading fast My back would go into such severe spasms that I would be heavily medicated andunable to get out of bed for 3 days and it would take a week to get back to some normalcy I was constantlyworried about when another attack would hit and it always did I have been working with Chris for 6 monthsand I am a new person or I should say back to my old confident self My back has not given me problems sincethe first month and I am amazed because I still have so many physical responsibilities I keep my regularappointment with Chris to get my ldquotune-upsrdquo to keep me in optimal condition and to stay ahead of the aginggame I am so blessed that I was led to Chris and to Muscle Activation Techniques At the end of each sessionI feel renewed rejuvenated and inspiredrdquo

mdashDeborah Kalb Sarasota



I came to Chris because I was having severe back pain After just over 5 weeks my back pain is gone I canfinally turn my head enough to see behind me while I drive and even the recurring foot cramps Ive had for quitea while are gone Thank you for your help Chris

mdashBarbara Whitting Member of the Meadows Country Club

When I came to see Chris my hip was in so much pain that I was convinced I needed a hip replacementEvery position I moved it into had severe pain and it was dramatically affecting my life Getting the muscles to

work better to stabilize the joint made perfect sense to me so I decided to give MAT a shot After working withChris for a while I can move my hip with virtually no pain Irsquom back playing golf with no problems and I feelmore in control of my body and my health

mdashLem Sharp Member of the Meadows Country Club

Recurring shoulder and ankle pain were preventing me from exercising I was referred to Chris by anothermember who has experienced pain relief by getting his muscles activated through MAT The sessions withChris were very informative and most importantly healing Now Im able to exercise without pain If it everreturns a couple sessions with Chris does the trick

mdashFernando Viteri Member of the Meadows Country Club

ldquoWhen I came to see Chris about MAT I was in recovery from a back injury and although I was healing Iknew something was still wrong At 47 I felt more like what I thought an 87 year old would feel I had morepain in my body than could be explained by a back injury and further I had lost strength and no longer hadconfidence in my body Irsquove always been very physically active so this was truly devastating to me At thesuggestion of a friend I looked into MAT and found Chris I felt a difference after the first session and insubsequent treatment have regained my strength my flexibility and most importantly my confidence that mybody will support me during everyday physical activities When I tell people about MAT I tell them that it gave

me my body backrdquo

mdashCarol Christie Sarasota

ldquoWhen I first went to see Chris because of painful chronic arm and back problems the progress was subtleand slow However after staying consistent with visits and with exercises he gave me to do at home for themuscles that needed strengthening my back and arms have not only steadily improved but are becomingstronger and rarely have pain in my daily activities Also anytime I put too much strain on them and go in tosee Chris my body now seems to respond immediately and I am usually pain free after one visitrdquo

mdashSarah Coker Bradenton

A few months ago my wife and I had to cancel a vacation that we were planning because I started havingsevere back pain Doctors and physical therapy were only getting me so far but I was still in so much paineveryday that everything in my life was suffering I was desperate for help Thankfully a neighbor of mine whohad great results with MAT told me I should attend Chris seminar and find out if he could help me Right awayafter I started working with Chris I noticed my body was improving Within a short time Ive had a dramaticreduction in pain and Im already back to being active again Im very happy about what MAT has done for meand I am telling all my friends about it

mdashDenny Gilpin Sarasota



Since I have been going to Chris Vercelli for MAT Irsquom playing better tennis and Irsquove been able to recoverwell from the injuries Irsquove had Two years ago I had taken 8 months off of tennis due to a torn tendon in myfoot and after getting MAT for a short time I was able to finally play again pain free Last year I had to takethree months off because of a shoulder injury and getting MAT helped me get back onto the tennis court againMAT has helped my foot back and shoulder I am much stronger now and feel my game has improved becauseof MAT Thank you Chrisrdquo

mdashCarole McDermott Member of the Meadows Country Club

ldquoI have had arthritis in my left knee for over 20 years that caused me pain when I would walk longdistances A friend told me about her good results with MAT so she recommended I go to Chrisrsquo seminar tofind out more about it Although I had to wait a few months to see him it was well worth it After workingwith Chris for just a short time I can walk long distances without my knee giving me any trouble and I feel likeit will not limit me from being as active as I want to berdquo

mdashGordon Ward Meadows Resident

ldquoSince working with Chris my body is in balance and strong The chronic knee pain Irsquove had for a long timeis dramatically better and so is my plantar fasciitis My tennis game is moving upward so fast that mycompetition is taking notice and commenting on the difference in my game It was also shocking that when Iused my driver for the first time in a year I was hitting it long straight and in the fairway I have more energyand I have even started a workout program to help me with my fitness goals Irsquom happy to talk to anyone aboutChris or MAT Just look me up on the tennis deck or on the golf range I wonrsquot be at home waiting for your callbecause thanks to MAT Irsquom too busy being activerdquo

mdashMary McFarlane Member of the Meadows Country Club

After having a hip replacement in 1999 I had chronic hip and lower back pain that would sometimes evenaffect my sciatic nerve Being 86 years old and having had the pain for so long I didnrsquot think there was muchthat could be done The MAT program that Chris does sounded like it was worth a try though so I decided togive it a shot After just a few weeks of treatment my pain is about 85 reduced Irsquom stronger more flexibleand I am happy that all it took was getting my muscles re-activated and not some shot drug or surgery I woulddefinitely recommend MAT to othersrdquo

mdashJim Reif Member of the Meadows Country Club

After two knee replacements and a shoulder injury I thought I would have to live with constant pain and I

wasnt sure if Id be able to play golf again Having my muscles activated over the course of a few weeks got meout of pain walking better and back on the golf course Thank you Chris

mdashCarol Kollevoll Member of the Meadows Country Club

I had been suffering with chronic low back and hip pain for over 10 years and was frustrated because I hadtried many things to solve the problem but nothing seemed to help After hearing Chrisrsquo talk about how muscleimbalances can contribute to these types of problems I decided to give MAT a try Within just a few weeks ofthe program I was pain free Since then as long as Irsquove kept my muscles activated the problem does not return

I am very happy with the results and I would definitely recommend MAT to others



mdashJim Marsh Member of the Meadows Country Club

ldquoWhen I went to Chris MAT presentation last May I had been having bad back pain for years that was sobad that even sitting for less than an hour was agonizing Although I had to wait a few months to see him it waswell worth it because once the muscles in my body were activated and back in balance- my back pain was goneNow I can do all my activities and sit for long periods with no problems or restrictions I got way more than Iexpected and I am so happy with my results

mdashGrace Carlson Member of the Meadows Country Club

ldquoAfter a fall an injury a surgery and an extended stay in the hospital I could tell that my body had gottensignificantly weaker At 87 years old I didnt know if Id ever be able to regain my strength and get back todoing what I used to do After just a few weeks of Muscle Activation Techniques and so far about a month ofexercise training with Chris I am amazed at how my strength just keeps getting better and better Im doingthings I didnt think Irsquod be able to do again and I am very excited about itrdquo

mdashMartin Landgrebe Member of the Meadows Country Club

ldquoWhen I came to Chris I had been having tightness and pain in my lower back and hip area for quite a while andit was being severely aggravated by exercise and golf Within just the first few weeks of working with Chris toget my muscles activated my tightness and pain went away and now I can play golf and exercise withoutproblemsrdquo

mdashJim Waddell Member of the Meadows Country Club

I was referred to Chris by my daughter who really liked what MAT had done for her and she thought itcould help me too For years I had felt a little unsteady and I had also been having a lot of hip and back pain If I

would be on my feet for very long Irsquod start hurting so bad that I would have to sit down and rest Right awayafter I started working with Chris I could tell that I was more stable on my feet and didnrsquot need to use thehandrails to get up steps as much After just a few months of MAT I am walking long distances with hardly anypain or problems I feel like I am not restricted by my pain anymore and that is a great feelingrdquo

mdashJudy McMannis Bradenton

ldquoAfter already having one knee replacement I was determined to not go back under the knife but thestabbing pain in both my knees was getting so bad that I thought Id have to I decided to see if strengtheningmy muscles with MAT would help and I have to say that it really has No longer am I bothered by the intense

pain and have only minor discomfort when going down steps Anyone who is trying to avoid surgery owes it tothemselves to give MAT a chance to prove the effectiveness for pain managementrdquo

mdashHarriet Lane Member of the Meadows Country Club

ldquoI had been contemplating surgery for a torn shoulder rotator cuff but then I met Chris Vercelli and headvised me to try MAT first I have been undergoing treatment for the past few months and my shoulder alreadyfeels stronger and I have been able to play tennis without pain or taking Advilrsquos His program shows highpromise Several of my tennis friends are also going to him and seeing improvements I would recommend himto othersrdquo



mdashArun Bhagwat Member of the Longwood Athletic Club

ldquoI heard about Chris and MAT from my wife and a few friends he had helped and I thought it might be a goodsupplement to my exercise at the fitness center When I came in I had some muscle stiffness that wasuncomfortable and limiting my range of motion After Chris got some weak muscles activated I couldimmediately tell that much of that stiffness was gone and I found that very interesting Since hes workedthrough a few different areas of my body it seems that I have better range of motion overall and Im happy aboutthatrdquo

mdashJeff Olesen Member of the Meadows Country Club

ldquoAfter having cracked two vertebrae in two different horseback riding experiences my lower back wasgiving me a great deal of pain I have a wonderful chiropractor who has helped keep me functioning and ableto live a very active lifestyle but my lower back and sciatic nerve just seemed to keep getting worse as I haveaged The adjustments were not holding and I had finally given up weight training though I still continued tokeep up with my yard work mowing over two acres and keeping the hedges and trees trimmed in spite of thepain About a month ago I was visiting a neighbor and I mentioned my back pain That was when he told meabout Chris Vercelli and the MAT treatments He told me how much he and his family members had been

helped and suggested I give Chris a call and make an appointment I had already tried everything else includinggetting an MRI and being told by a neurosurgeon that the only thing that would help was back surgery THATwas NOT going to happen unless I became wheel chair bound It is still hard for me to believe but my lowerback has not caused me ANY pain since I had my very first treatment I know it is the Lord who does thehealing but I believe that He led me to Chris and that He uses the gift He has given Chris to help othersrdquo

--Lynne Norwood Sarasota



Dedications

I want to thank God for the opportunity and ability to have helped so many people to my family for their love

and support during this incredibly long journey of travel and study to learn what Irsquove learned and to all my

clients for the privilege of working with them I am truly a blessed man

Extra special thanks to Greg Roskopf the developer of Muscle Activation Techniquestrade for all the hard work

and study to put this life changing process together



Legal

This book is published by Create Space a subsidiary company of Amazoncom

It is intended to be a resource to educate the reader on the topic discussed and is not inany way intended to be medical advice It is the recommendation of the author for any

reader of this book to consult with hisher physician before participating in anyprogram to enhance or improve muscular function

All rights to the contents of this book are reserved by the author

copy2013 Non-Fiction Fitness



Contents

Introduction__________________________________1

My Story_______________________________ 3

Chapter 1 Misconceptions about Muscles_________6

Chapter 2 The Truth about Pain and Injury_____8

Chapter 3 Muscles Create Movement___________10

Chapter 4 Muscles Stop and Control Movement__14

Chapter 5 Muscles Align the Bones and Joints___18

Chapter 6 When Muscles Malfunction Do This_21



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Introduction

Something has to change The statistics of what is happening to Americans is staggering In the UnitedStates alone

bull Over 100 million people have chronic pain This is costing us nearly $600 BILLION dollars in medicaltreatments and lost productivity according to a report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM)

bull Over 30 million people regularly take over the counter and prescription anti-inflammatory drugs andmost are unaware of the long term dangers they pose Each year over 100000 people are hospitalizedand over 16500 people die from the side effects of these drugs according to WebMDcom

bull An estimated 50 million people have arthritis according to the Center for Disease Control

bull Over 13 million people visit the doctor each year because of lower back pain (the second most commonreason for doctor visits) and over 24 million of those people will be chronically disabled according tothe University of Maryland Medical Center

bull

Over 900000 knee and hip replacement surgeries are performed each year many even on people in their40s according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

bull Over 53000 shoulder replacement surgeries are performed each year according to the AmericanAcademy of Orthopedic Surgeons

Do these statistics shock you Do they scare you Can you relate to what some of these people are goingthrough

Chances are pretty good that if you are reading this book than you probably have some type of physicalproblem that is negatively affecting your life If you are like most of the people I have worked with part of thaproblem could be pain weakness inflexibility decreased physical performance postural issues balance

problems or some other type of physical restriction

What is it for you

Maybe yoursquore annoyed and angry because this problem is something yoursquove had for a while Maybe yoursquorefrustrated because itrsquos negatively affecting your personal life your work life or your social life Maybe yoursquoreafraid of whatrsquos going to happen if things get worse

More than likely yoursquove sought help for this problem only to be disappointed that the time energy andmoney you spent didnrsquot get you where you wanted to go Maybe itrsquos left you wondering ldquoWhat am I missingrdquoYou are not alone Nearly every person Irsquove worked with has had the same experience prior to working with

me

What they did not know is that there is a ldquohiddenrdquo root problem that is very often the primary contributor tothe problem they could see or feel Through this book you will discover what that problem is and how tocorrect it

Writing about this subject reminds me of a movie called The Matrix Have you seen that movie Itrsquos ascience fiction movie that was a huge box office hit in 1999 The movie centers on the main character Neo



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who early on discovers some things that change how he sees the world around him Neo later meets a mannamed Morpheus who has been sent to be his guide through his journey Therersquos a scene where Neo andMorpheus are having a conversation about what Neo has begun to discover and Neo is asking Morpheusquestions to try to make sense of it all Morpheus tells Neo (paraphrasing) ldquofrom this point on yoursquove got twooptions You can take the red pill or you can take the blue pill If you take the blue pill your memory ofeverything that yoursquove found out is going to be wiped away If you take the red pill your eyes are going to beopened to the full truthrdquo At that point Neo took the red pill and had his eyes opened to the reality that fewpeople ever see

Why bring that up

Whenever I talk about this subject whether to a room full of people in one of my seminars or to a friendduring casual conversation itrsquos a lot like that scene in the movie Irsquom basically offering people a red pill or ablue pill Reading the testimonies about other peoplersquos experience addressing this ldquohiddenrdquo root problem wasyour glimpse into this new world Now you have a chance to take the red pill and find out the full truth

What exactly is this ldquored pillrdquo reality that Irsquom presenting through this book Each chapter will expand on itbut Irsquoll summarize it in the following three statements

Your musclesrsquo level of function may be responsible for why you feel the way you feel and why your bodycanrsquot do what you want it to do

The reason why your muscles are not functioning well may be due to them not getting sufficient input fromyour central nervous system (your bodyrsquos internal computer)

With a simple process you can restore input to your muscles and improve their function This will make youstronger more flexible more resistant to injuries and better able to heal and recover from physical ailmentsThis can dramatically improve your life just as it has for the people whose testimonies you read in the earlierpages of this book

The fact that you chose to read this book tells me that you want to ldquotake the red pillrdquo Just as Morpheus says

in the movie ldquoletrsquos go down this rabbit hole and see how deep it goesrdquo

Let me begin by telling you my story



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My Story

People often ask me about my background and how I got started in this type of work Most people reallyenjoy my story and I have been told that it is inspirational If yoursquore not the type of person who likes to hearthese kinds of stories feel free to skip ahead

The year was 1997 Bill Clinton was President Titanic was the big movie at the box office and I was a

seemingly healthy sophomore in high school I went to school hung out with friends and lived a normalteenage life On December 1st of that year my dad picked me up from school and took me to what I thoughtwas going to be a routine doctor visit We were going to get a second opinion about the swollen lymph nodeson my neck and shoulders which my internist had diagnosed as ldquomonordquo just a few days earlier After a fewtests I was told what was really causing my swelling

ldquoWe found leukemia in your testrdquo the doctor said in his thick Argentinean accent ldquoWe have to beginchemotherapy right awayrdquo My dad and I looked at each other in total disbelief as if what the doctor had justtold us couldnrsquot possibly be true Unfortunately it was

On December 2nd I entered the hospital to begin my first round of chemotherapy Even though I had been

given my diagnosis and was already in the hospital the gravity of the situation hadnrsquot hit me yet On the secondday of my five day treatment the nurse brought me a tray of food and when the smell of it hit my nose- Iinstantly became so sick to my stomach that I couldnrsquot keep anything down This was the moment I realizedhow serious the situation was

Because of the intense chemo drugs and my extremely sedentary lifestyle my body felt like it wascompletely falling apart during those initial months To make matters worse the doctors put me oncorticosteroids which in addition to chewing up my muscle bone and organ tissue they also made me want toeat like crazy

Within the first nine months I put on over 40 pounds of fat (on top of the extra 40 I had before startingchemotherapy) and I had lost a significant amount of muscle I was in such bad physical condition that the one

time I tried to walk a few blocks I almost passed out from exhaustion At 16 years old I felt like a decrepit 90year old man and it seemed that in every way possible my health and my life were slipping out of control

I finally hit rock bottom in October of 1998 and I became so fed up with what was happening to my life thatI decided to take back control of my body by exercising and eating right Within 22 months I had lost over80 pounds of body fat put on over 50 pounds of muscle and I had gotten into such good physical condition thatI was able to do all the activities I wanted to do

After experiencing how much my health transformation improved my life I decided that I wanted a careerthat allowed me to help other people improve their health too This led me to become a personal trainer

The very first training job I had was working for a man named Jay Jay had a Masters Degree in ExercisePhysiology an extensive amount of advanced specialty training and is to this day one of the most brilliant menIrsquove yet known He told me that if I wanted to become a good trainer than I had to pass one particular course Ilater found out that this course was the most advanced course of its kind in the industry Jay said that if I passedit he would hire me The top 15 trainers from the entire company took this course with me These were men andwomen who had years of experience multiple certifications and were considered to be the best of the best Iwalked in with no experience and no previous education and I was one of only two people passed the courseJay hired me on the spot



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Because this course gave me a detailed understanding of joint function muscle function injury preventionand how to work with someone no matter what physical problems they had I began to attract the people thatnobody else wanted to work with These were the people who had joint problems chronic pain and numeroustypes of physical restrictions These were people that needed a lot of help and they were people who reallywanted to get better

At 22 years old I was seeing things that I had never been exposed to before I saw people with physicaproblems that medical interventions therapies and other alternative treatments couldnrsquot solve I desperately

wanted to help these people

In May of 2005 a group of us went to Tampa to attend a lecture given by Greg Roskopf the developer ofMuscle Activation Techniquestrade In his lecture Greg explained how stress trauma injuries surgeries overuseunderuse vitamin and mineral deficiencies lack of sleep dehydration and other factors can cause muscles tolose their ability to communicate adequately with the neurological system He explained how this loss ofcommunication causes the muscle to not perform its key functions properly and how that can create a widearray of problems such as weakness tightness limitations in flexibility joint pains injuries and many differentkinds of common physical ailments

Everything Greg taught made sense and it fit perfectly with what I learned in the previous course Greg

showed us how to test for these muscle imbalances and how to correct them with the simple process that hedeveloped As we worked on each other we saw results in just minutes My eyes were opened to a whole newworld that day I was hooked

After his lecture I decided to go through his full program and learn the MAT process to correct muscleimbalances When I went back to the gym and started using this process with my clients I was amazed by whatwas happening I remember one woman in particular Debbie had been diagnosed with a bulging disc in herlower back about 10 years prior to meeting me Shersquod been to medical doctors chiropractors and the wholegamut of alternative health practitioners but she was still in chronic pain I started taking her through the MATprocess and to both my and her amazement she had virtually no more pain after just a short time It felt so goodto be able to help her this way This experience along with a few others like it opened my eyes to the power ofMAT and it confirmed that I was on the right path After that I started to get better and better at doing MATand I started helping a lot of people I saw people become stronger more flexible get injured less and healfaster from their physical problems It was so exciting

Although I was seeing these incredible results with my clients the power of MAT never became real to meuntil June of 2007 In March of that year I had leased my first treatment room and my business was growing sofast that I bought a bigger filing cabinet for my notes Late one night as I was bent over moving the filingcabinet into my office I felt a strain in my lower back I thought to myself this is not good Thankfully theinitial discomfort subsided but over the next two weeks I started getting little pops and twinges as I wouldmove into different positions I started to worry that things were going to get worse One Friday night as I wasfinishing writing a letter at my dining room table I got up to go to bed and I accidently dropped the pencil onthe floor When I bent to pick it up I felt a horrible pain go through my lower back and I was in agony when I

tried to straighten up I didnrsquot have to work the next day so I was hoping a good nightrsquos sleep would be enoughto get rid of my pain but I was wrong When I got up the next morning I could barely sit or stand because myback was in excruciating pain

I donrsquot do well with pain I wanted it gone as quickly as possible I tried stretching it rubbing it and puttingice on it It would feel better for a minute or two but then it would come right back That was frustrating All ofa sudden the thought hit me maybe I can do what I do with other people and activate my muscles This seemedlike a logical plan I started going through my range of motion assessments and doing a few activations on



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myself and lo and behold within about fifteen minutes I got up and all the pain was gone I was standing upcompletely straight like nothing had ever happened and I shouted out ldquoThank you Jesusrdquo

I was blown away I had seen things like this happen to other people but Irsquod never experienced it myselfMy feeling of empowerment was indescribable The realization that I had the knowledge and ability to dosomething that would help me to get out of pain prevent future injuries become stronger more flexible andbecome normal again was absolutely euphoric It immediately took away a lot of the fears that I had about whatwould happen to me in the future Maybe you can relate to those fears

Since then doing MAT has made for some amazing experiences As yoursquove read on the previous pagesmany people have been ecstatic with the results they have gotten with this process and some even say that itgave them their life back That has made this an incredibly rewarding profession

I have a burden to share this information with people for one major reason nobody else is The fact thathere are millions of people out there who are suffering from the effects of these muscle imbalances and havenobody telling what to do about it grieves me Itrsquos so sad that doctors therapists alternative health practitionersand all other health advisors and consultants are not yet educated about this problem let alone how to correct itThis is why the small but growing community of Muscle Activation Techniquestrade Specialists have to do ourbest to get this message out Thatrsquos why I wrote this book What I will share with you can greatly improve

your life just as it has improved my life and the lives of countless others Thank you for letting me share thismessage with you

In order for me to help you understand how much improving your muscle function can help you I willexplain what muscles do and how they contribute to your overall health function and wellbeing Howeverbefore I do that let me first address some common misconceptions about muscles



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Chapter 1

Misconceptions about Muscles

ldquoWhen you change the way you look at things

the things you look at changerdquo

mdashDr Wayne Dyer

Misconceptions about what muscles do are being perpetuated by supposed experts all over the world As aresult there are millions of people who have no idea what their muscles really do why they are important orwhy they should take better care of them This causes people to lose the amazing benefits that come fromimproving how their muscles function Because of this Irsquod like to address some of the most commonmisconceptions about muscles

Misconception 1 Muscles Are Only Important If Yoursquore an Athlete

No matter what your activity level is having your muscles work optimally is essential Everything you dorequires muscle However there is one bit of truth in that statement which is that if you are participating insports exercise or in any other type of physical activity it is especially important to have your muscle functionbe as good as it can be This is because you will use your muscles a lot more than someone who isnrsquot physicallyactive and you will be relying on your muscles for many things which I will reveal shortly However even ifyoursquore most physical ldquosportrdquo is sitting on the couch doing 12 oz curls with a Heineken bottle you still needyour muscles to work optimally

Misconception 2 Muscles Are Only There to Increase Metabolism and Burn Extra

Calories

This might sound familiar to you if yoursquove ever been on a diet Many diet books say yoursquove got to increaseyour muscle mass so that you burn more calories 24-7 That was a common belief that many of my personatraining clients had Theyrsquod ask ldquoArenrsquot muscles just there to burn fatrdquo

At that point Irsquod have to set the record straight and let them know that it goes way beyond that

Misconception 3 Muscles Are Just There to Give Shape and Tone to the Body

This is something that we buy into because we notice people who have firm toned looking muscles and wewant to look like that too Women may look at their arms legs or belly and think I wish these muscles were

more toned Men may look at their chest arms and stomach and think I want to tone these muscles This wayof thinking would be focusing only on the visual aspects of muscles and ignoring their functions This is similarto thinking that your teeth are only there so yoursquod have a nice smile and ignoring that teeth are there to help youchew your food

Misconception 4 All That Matters is That Muscles Stay ldquoLooserdquo

When people go to see someone because of an injury or other physical problem often times they get adviceabout how to take care of their muscles This advice may be little more than ldquojust keep them looserdquo or ldquojust





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Chapter 2

The Truth About Pain and Injury

ldquoThe aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure

but to avoid painrdquo

mdashAristotle

Think of the last time you were driving and the ldquocheck enginerdquo light in your car came on Whatrsquos the firstthought that went through your mind when you saw that light Irsquom willing to bet it was I need to have my

engine checked Would it make any sense for you to respond to that situation by covering up that light so youcanrsquot see it anymore Of course not Even if you did the problem the light was telling you about would still bethere Covering the light would do nothing to correct that problem

Pain is like your bodies ldquocheck engine lightrdquo Pain is there to tell you that there is a problem going onldquounder your hoodrdquo This is the only reason why we have pain Pain itself is not a problem I do realize thapain is annoying frustrating and sometimes life altering but pain itself is not your real problem

Doing Things to Only Address Your Pain May Not Be the Best Idea

When you do things like taking painkillers get cortisone shots or do other things to only address your painall you are doing is covering up the one thing that is telling you there is a problem Going back to the caranalogy if you were to cover up the ldquocheck engine lightrdquo and continue to drive your car you would be runninga risk of making the engine problem worse because you are not addressing it specifically In the same way yourun the risk of making your physical problem the one creating the pain worse by only doing something toeliminate the pain signal and continuing with your normal life

If I Donrsquot Address My Pain Than I Should Just Address My InjuryDiagnosed ConditionRight

This is a typical response I get to this topic Often when I tell someone that pain is not their problem andthat there is a root issue that needs to be addressed they say ldquoI know pain is not my problem X is myproblemrdquo ldquoXrdquo being whatever diagnosis their doctor has given them or whatever the injury is that they haveAlthough this is taking it one step further than just looking at the pain problem this too may barely bescratching the surface

When I was 15 years old I began chemotherapy for the treatment of leukemia which lasted for 26 monthsThe doctors gave me chemotherapy that was designed to kill all my immune system cells because that is where

my cancer lived Because of my compromised immune system I had a cold nearly every day for the entire 26months I had a runny nose a cough and other general cold symptoms I could have temporarily relieved someof the symptoms by taking an over-the-counter cold medicine because the medicine would have suppressed mycough dried up my nose and helped me temporarily feel better This would of course be only addressing thesymptoms of the cold and not the cold itself

My other option would have been to go to the doctor and get a prescription drug that would address thevirus that caused the cold symptoms In one sense this appeared to be a good option because I had to destroythe cold virus to get rid of the cold symptoms





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Chapter 3

Muscles Create Movement

ldquoNothing happens until something movesrdquo

mdashAlbert Einstein

Of the 3 primary functions of muscles creating movement is the one we are probably most aware of anddefinitely the most dependent on Picture a rubber band Muscles are much like rubber bands in that theystretch and pull between their two ends Each muscle has one end that is attached to one bone and another endthat is attached to another bone(s) The musclersquos job is to pull between those two ends to create movement ofthose bones around a joint

The picture on the left is of the bicep muscle which islocated on the front side of your upper arm When you contractyour bicep it pulls the forearm bones (your radius and ulna)towards your upper arm bone (your humerus) Can you see that in

this picture

Try this Grab the front side of one of your upper arms withthe opposite hand about 4 inches above your elbow pit Now bendyour elbow back and forth bringing your forearm up towards yourupper arm Feel the muscle sliding underneath your hand If you

donrsquot feel it push a little harder on your upper arm Feel how the muscle is moving up and down as yourforearm goes up and down

This is an example of a muscle creating movement in your body You havemuscles around every joint in your body and they create each movement you doNearly everything we do in life requires movement As you read on the first pageof this chapter Einstein himself even said about the universe and all mattercontained within it that ldquonothing happens until something movesrdquo To illustrate theimportance of movement Irsquom going show you an example of what happens whenyou lose Function No 1

Recognize this Man

Do you remember the old Superman movies where Christopher Reeve playedSuperman Remember how he depicted this character that had superpowers andwho was virtually invincible

How ironic that in 1995 he had a horseback riding accident which broke his neckleft him paralyzed and turned him into the Christopher Reeve pictured to the right

The news was shocking The injury was tragic I remember feeling so sad forChristopher and his family I also remember thinking what would I do if something

like that happened to me What would my life be like



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Christopherrsquos Injury Caused His Muscles to Lose Their Ability to Function

After the accident Christopher Reeversquos muscles completely lost their ability to receive signals from hisbrain His muscles could no longer function This lack of muscle function made him virtually unable to moveHe couldnrsquot walk he couldnrsquot stand and he couldnrsquot do much of anything His muscle function was so bad thathe only thing he could do to control his wheelchair was to use a device placed in his mouth His life would

never be the same

Wouldnrsquot you say that muscles are pretty important Itrsquos pretty obvious that they do a lot more than justburn calories provide shape and tone to the body and help you exercise and play sportsmdashright They actuallyhave a big influence on your quality of life That influence can be positive or negative depending on how weltheyrsquore functioning

See How Much We Need Our Muscles

Although very few of us will ever be physically as bad as Christopher Reeve the majority of us have somesense that we should be moving a little (or a lot) better than we are now Maybe this has become more clear toyou because your movements donrsquot seem as strong or as easy as they used to be Maybe this has left youfeeling weaker and less flexible Maybe this has affected your exercise or sports performance Maybe this haseven affected your daily life in some way Your ability to move is dictated by how well your muscles arefunctioning and how well your muscles are functioning is dictated by how well they are communicating withyour neurological system (which is your bodyrsquos ldquocomputerrdquo)

Loss Of Ideal Muscle Function Is Extremely Common Herersquos Why That Can Easily

Happen

Irsquove seen very few people in my practice that have lost complete communication between a muscle and their

neurological system If I do itrsquos usually because these people have had a major traumatic injury severe nervedamage or a stroke More often my clients have simply lost the optimal amount of communication because ofthings like accumulated repetitive physical stress on their body chemical and emotional stresses injuriessurgeries dehydration vitamin and mineral deficiencies lack of sleep or a combination of these factors Inthose cases there is still a signal being sent to the muscle but itrsquos a weaker signal than it should be

Do you remember the last time you were in a place where your cell phone got bad reception Isnrsquot thatannoying Your muscles signal is very similar In some cases there may have no signal at all (like ChristopherReeve) in other cases there may have a ldquoone barrdquo signal which causes there to be weakness or restriction whentrying to move a certain way or do a certain task and in other cases there may be a perfect signal that allowsyou to do virtually anything at anytime with no limitations or problems

Nearly every person Irsquove ever worked with has a ldquoone barrdquo signal to many of the muscles in their bodyKnowing what you know now how do you think your signals are

Your Bodies ldquoOrchestrardquo The Key to How You Can Do

What You Do

To better illustrate this concept let me describe the process bywhich the body moves with another analogy Recently I took my wife



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Andrea and my son Christian to the Sarasota Circus At this circus they had a live orchestra playing thebackground music for the performers As I watched this 30 plus piece orchestra play these songs I wasabsolutely amazed at how they were all in sync with each other The combinations of sounds and the perfecttiming of each instrument made each song sound beautiful What I found interesting was that although the typeand number of instruments stayed the same throughout the entire show they were able to play nearly a dozenunique songs that sounded very different from each other The only things that changed were the individualnotes and the timing of each instrument In our bodies we have something similar to an orchestra Thisldquoorchestrardquo is playing its ldquosongsrdquo virtually all the time

In This Analogy Your Brain Is the Conductor and Your Muscles Are the Instruments

Each movement we do is like a unique song that our bodies play Just like with an orchestra full ofinstruments there are an infinite number of songs that your body can play The reason we are able to move inso many different ways is because of this orchestra and its ability to play different songs Physiologically Irsquomdescribing a motor pattern Motor patterns are like the bodyrsquos muscular song Just like in an orchestra youneed each instrument to be available to play in order for the song to sound right Would you agree that songswouldnrsquot sound as good if some of the instruments werenrsquot playing What if a few of those instruments were

playing out of rhythm Wersquod call that noise not music

This is a very good illustration of what can happen within our bodies Since the conductor is your brain andthe instruments are your muscles they have to all work together to create a ldquosongrdquo which is a movement Ifyou lose the optimal communication signal to a muscle and itrsquos not able to respond well than your movementsmay feel like those ldquonoisyrdquo songs sound not so good

Herersquos An Example of a ldquoSongrdquo

To show you how many muscles are involved in even the most mundane of movements lets break down

and analyze one you do every day You are standing in front of the refrigerator and are about to open it Inorder to do this first your muscles will have to create movement at your shoulder joint and your elbow joint inorder to get your arm to go forward Next they will have to create movement at each of your fingers to pulthem back and open your hand Next they will have to create movement the opposite way to pull your fingersin so you can grip the door handle Next they will have to create movement at your shoulder and elbow againthis time in the opposite direction so you can pull the door open Nexthellip Well you get the picture Itrsquos a lotright And thatrsquos something as simple as opening a refrigerator door Imagine all the other more complicatedmovements you do on an everyday basis Makes you realize how much we need all our ldquoinstrumentsrdquo doesnrsquotit

You May Not Have Lost the Whole Orchestra like Christopher Reeve but You May Have

Lost a Few of Your Instruments

The reason why some of your movements donrsquot feel right is likely because you are doing movements thatrequire muscles that arenrsquot getting optimal communication signals Dozens of muscles need to contribute toeach movement for it to feel right Whether itrsquos a movement you do in sports exercise or in daily life yoursquovegot to have all your muscles working properly to do that movement with the optimal amount of strength controland ease If your muscles are not functioning as well as they should than these movements can feel weakrestricted shaky or painful



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Brianrsquos Story

When I write or talk about this concept of the bodyrsquos song it reminds me of a client of mine named BrianWhen Brian was in his mid 20s he had a tumor removed from his spinal cord As a result of that procedure thenerves that innervated his lower body were damaged Over time Brian started to lose function in the muscles inhis right leg He gradually got worse and worse over the next 30 years and by the time he was in his mid 50rsquos

he could barely move at his right hip knee or ankle joint

Brianrsquos movement became so limited that the only way he was able to walk was to twist his torso swing hisentire right leg in front of him and then step forward with his left leg Over the years Brain had been to doctorsspecializing in neurology and orthopedics as well as to a number of alternative health practitioners but hadgotten nowhere After so many dead end roads Brian started to feel hopeless

One day Brain decided that he should at least start exercising so he went to a nearby gym and he hired apersonal trainer This trainer was my mentor Jay who I wrote about in the ldquomy storyrdquo section Jay had beenthrough the same MAT training I had and was the only MAT person still in the gym after I moved my practiceto another location Jay explained to Brian that it would be necessary to take some time to work on his musclefunction with MAT before they began their exercise program Brian agreed After just few months of MATBrian was amazed at how his body was changing Brian was finally able to move his hip his knee and hisankle something he hadnrsquot been able to do for years In addition to that his walk was improving and wasgetting closer to normal

Why Did Brian Have This Huge Breakthrough

Brianrsquos ldquoinstrumentsrdquo werenrsquot playing well and it caused his ldquosongrdquo to sound terrible When Brian startedto get his instruments playing properly his songs sounded a lot better Shortly after this Jay was offered a jobin Connecticut Just before he moved he introduced Brian to me and I started working with him For the nexnine months Brian and I worked on his muscles to improve his movement Brian was finally able to move ge

around more easily and he was ecstatic He was so happy that he was calling the Bradenton Herald to ask for anarticle to be published about us so that other people with similar problems would know there was hope He alsogave me a very nice massage table as a gift to show his gratitude which I still have today

Brian is a pretty extreme example of what can happen when you lose function to your muscles You may notbe anywhere close to where he was The takeaway is that if MAT can make that big of a change in someonewith that big of a movement problem a movement problem that had been with him for 30 years and had notchanged through any other means just think what it could do for someone with a much smaller movementproblem

How Do You Think Your Bodies ldquoSongsrdquo Sound

Are your movements are restricted or difficult Are your movements are weak Do you want to move withgreater ease and strength If so than yoursquove got to get all your bodies ldquoinstrumentsrdquo playing so your ldquosongsrdquosound good MAT is only process by which you can do that Think about what this would mean to your life

Now as important as movement is sometimes the most important thing our muscles need to do is to keep usfrom moving This could be the difference between having an injury and not having one It could also be thedifference between developing a painful condition over time and not developing one Read the next chapteryoursquoll understand what I mean



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Chapter 4

Muscles Stop and Control Movement

ldquoItrsquos not the fall that kills you

itrsquos the sudden stop at the endrdquo

mdashDouglas Adams

Have you ever been on a busy road and had someone suddenly pull right in front of you What was yourfirst reaction You hit the brakes right You knew if the car kept moving then you would hit the other carcause a collision damage your car and possibly hurt yourself At that point your brakes became the mosimportant part of your car Even if everything else worked fine except for the brakes yoursquod be in trouble Whais it that your brakes actually do They slow your car down when it needs to slow down and stop it frommoving when it needs to stop They help control the movement of your car

Your Muscles Perform a Similar Function in Your Body That Your Brakes Perform In

Your Car

Your muscles have to stop your joints from moving when they need to stop and slow them down when theyneed to slow down Your brakes not working properly puts your car at high risk for a collision and yourmuscles not working properly puts your joints disks nerves and other body tissues at high risk for a collisionLet me explain

Muscles attach to 2 (or more) different bones and they pull between their attachments When a muscle doesthat not only can it create movement going one way but it can also stop movement going the other way

To See How Your Muscles Act as Brakes Try This Exercise

Extend one of your hands with your palm up Place your other palm onto the first palm Push one palminto the other but donrsquot let your arms move Did you feel how the muscles on both arms tightened and ldquoput onthe brakesrdquo so your arms didnrsquot move Thatrsquos an example of your muscles stopping and controlling movemenof your joint This ldquobrakingrdquo is a very important function that your muscles need to perform

In this picture of a car accident you can see there is considerable damageto the front of the car Do you know why colliding with another car causes thisdamage The answer has to do with inertia If you think back to high school orcollege physics then you may remember the law of inertia which says that anobject in motion will stay in motion until acted upon by an equal and opposite

force In the proper scenario (this is oversimplified) your brakes apply a force tothe wheels which opposes the force of the wheels rotating forward This slowsdown and eventually stops your car This prevents your car from moving too farand hitting something it should not hit If your braking system is dysfunctional

the brakes would not apply enough force to the wheel and would fail to stop the car If something else was hitby the car then all the force needed to stop it would be transmitted through the car rather than through thewheels This would cause damage to the car Make sense

Would You Ever Want to Drive Your Car When the Brakes Arenrsquot Working Properly



983089983093

Imagine that yoursquore in the car driving 40 miles an hour down the road and a car cuts right in front of youYou hit the brakes to avoid a collision but to your surprise your car does not stop moving Chances are prettygood that you would have a serious collision that would damage your car and probably damage your body tooWhat if you were driving 10 miles an hour around the neighborhood and the same thing happened It wouldnrsquotbe as bad but it would probably still cause damage right

Herersquos How This Relates to Your Body

If your muscles are not providing brakes to the joint then all that force and momentum of your movement isgoing to be absorbed through other body tissue besides your muscles This is a big reason why things inpeoplersquos bodies particularly in their joints begin to break down over time The inability of your muscles toperform this function of braking causes you to have ldquocollisionsrdquo within your body that can cause damageThese may be little ldquo10 mile an hour collisionsrdquo that donrsquot hurt you much until theyrsquove happened many timesover months or years or they might be big ldquo40 mile an hour collisionsrdquo that hurt you a lot right away

Johnnarsquos Story

Johnna was a client of mine who had a pretty serious ldquo40 mile an hour collisionrdquo injury as a result of herbraking system not being right Johnna owns a few horses and in her spare time she competes in horse showsaround the state Many of her days are spent doing maintenance work with her horses to keep them in primecondition One day after finishing her work she had a rope tied to one of her horses and was pulling on it tolead the horse back into the stable As Johnna was holding the rope the horse pulled hard which jerked herarm back really far This huge strain on her shoulder resulted in an injury that was not only painful but it alsoseverely restricted her mobility

This injury occurred because the muscles in Johnnarsquos shoulder failed to provide adequate braking to her joint The joint was being pulled and the muscles didnt stop it Because of this the joint was pulled too far

and some of the other tissues were strained as a result Three or four months after the injury Johnna and Istarted working together to get her muscles functioning better She had amazing results Within a short time allof her pain was gone her mobility returned and she was able to do her normal work again without any issues

If Yoursquove Had a Muscle or Joint Injury Your ldquoBrakesrdquo Need to Be Checked

Have you had a 40 mile an hour collision experience like Johnna did Can you trace back your injury andyour pain to one specific incident Maybe it was a fall a car accident or some other traumatic event If theinjury happened suddenly and there were no prior indications of a problem than it fits into this category

What about the ldquo10 mile an hour collisionsrdquo These are much more common especially in people over 40

years old These little collisions are more subtle and may even be undetectable until yoursquove had enough of themto cause pain What are some of the tell tale signs of this sort of injury Letrsquos say you have a particularmovement that at one point in your life became uncomfortable to do Initially you could do that movemenand bear the discomfort but over time it became harder and harder because doing it hurt more and more Theseare called repetitive stress injuries and they can happen in any part of the body They are very likely the resultof having ldquo10 mile an hour collisionsrdquo over and over again for many months or years

Scottrsquos Story



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I have a client named Scott who is an avid golfer He went to college on a golf scholarship and later was ateaching pro for a few years Scott has played a lot of golf in his lifetime Over time Scott started to have somediscomfort in his right foot near his big toe Scott was right handed so his right foot was being shoved into theground during each of his swings His problem kept getting worse and worse the more he played When thepain got so bad that he could hardly walk he went to a doctor to get his foot looked at When the doctor tookan x-ray of his foot he found that Scott had a stress fracture to his sesamoid bone which is one of the bones nearhis big toe

His Advice Stop Playing Golf Get Cortisone Shots or Have Surgery

Scott didnrsquot like any of those ideas While he was taking a break from golf he came to see me to get hismuscles evaluated I evaluated Scott and I found that there was clearly a problem with the braking system in hisright foot He tested weak on several of the muscle tests and I was able to easily re-activate his muscles usingMuscle Activation Techniquestrade This allowed for his muscles to absorb the force of his movements and takethe stress off the fractured bone Within a few weeks Scott was back playing golf with no problems at all Henow plays every weekend and has no limitations

Why Were His Results So Dramatic

Scottrsquos injury occurred because his muscles failed to do their job of providing braking to his foot over thecourse of many years As a result he had major tissue damage Instead of doing what most people do which isto treat the pain or injury itself (ie getting shots or surgery) Scott chose to correct the problem that created theinjury which was a problem with his muscles This allowed his body to have enough stress taken off theinjured area to heal by itself Sound logical

Another Example of Your Bodies ldquoBraking Systemrdquo

Please do not try this if you have issues in your lower extremity or if balance is a concern but try this if youare comfortable jumping in place This will help this concept make sense

Stand up and jump about 6 inches off the ground and land without bending your knees It felt like ashockwave went through your body from your feet to your head in less than one second right You may haveeven felt your face shake from the force going all the way to your head The force of your feet hitting theground traveled instantly from your feet to your head That force passed through most of your joints and iplaced a stress on many tissues in your body It doesnrsquot feel very good to do this either does it This is whathappens when force goes through your body and your brakes donrsquot get turned on All the force goes throughthe areas where it shouldnrsquot go Try the same thing again but this time bend your knees as soon as your feet hithe ground Feels different right Bending your knees cause you to use your ldquobrakesrdquo This allows for most ofthe force to be absorbed through your hip and thigh muscles instead of through all your bones and joints Hipand thigh muscles get recruited when you bend your knees Thatrsquos why your face didnrsquot shake and you didnrsquotfeel that shockwave going through your body This is just like the brakes absorbing the force of your carstopping instead your bumper

Whatrsquos Going to Absorb That Force If the Muscles Donrsquot Do It

If your muscles donrsquot do their job of absorbing force then your joints bones discs ligaments tendons andall of the other tissue that you want to protect from those forces will absorb it all Thatrsquos what will eventually



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break down these tissues and cause all kinds of ldquoitisesrdquo ldquoItisrdquo as a suffix is doctor talk for damage andinflammation Arthro is the prefix for things relating to the joints Arthritis is inflammation and damage to the joint specifically to the jointrsquos cartilage Tendonitis is inflammation and damage to the tendons Bursitis isinflammation and damage to the bursa Fasciitis is inflammation and damage to the fascia The list goes onMany people have progressed beyond inflammation to full on strains sprains or even tears to these tissuesbefore they come to me for help

If you are anywhere on that scale than yoursquove had excessive force put onto your tissues More than likelythis means you now have a braking problem with your muscles Because we live under a constant force calledgravity we will never escape having forces put though our body In fact no matter what type of lifestyle youlive you have to absorb and distribute forces through your body all day long The forces go up tremendouslywhen you begin to do any kind of physical activity exercise or sport because these things just add more force toyour body

Your Body is Constantly Absorbing Force

Too Much Force Going Into the Wrong Places Causes Injuries

Does it Make Sense to Find Out If Your Body Is Properly Absorbing Force

Irsquom guessing that your answer is a resounding ldquoyesrdquo This can only be done by a thorough evaluation ofyour muscle function because muscles are the organs in charge of absorbing the forces that your bodyencounters each and every day The Muscle Activation Techniquestrade process will determine how well yourmuscles currently handle force and it will quickly improve how well your muscles handle force

In the next chapter I will explain the third function of muscles which can be just as helpful for keeping thebody from getting hurt and for injury recovery This function can also prevent chronic painful conditions from

forming



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Chapter 5

Muscles Align the Bones and Joints

ldquoThe knee bone is connected to the hip bone

the hip bone is connected to the back bone

the back bone is connected to the neck bonehelliprdquo

mdashChildrenrsquos nursery rhyme

Your skeleton is comprised of 206 bones As wersquove established muscles attach to and pull on each of your

bones Yoursquove got muscles pulling on one side of your bones and you got muscles pulling on the other side of

your bones This happens around your feet your knees your hips your spine your shoulders your elbows

your hands your neck and everything in between

Imagine a Giant Game of Tug-of-War Going On All Over

Your Body

If you were watching a game of tug of war and you saw big strong guys

on one side and little weak guys on the other side where would you

expect the rope to go You would expect it to go towards the strong side

right The same thing happens in your body If there are stronger muscles

pulling on one side than there are on the other side than the bones will

shift toward the stronger side

Good Alignment vs Bad Alignment

On the next page is a picture of what it looks like when alignment is good

and what it looks like when itrsquos bad Take a look at it and see which one you

think might have some problems in his body Wersquove got Person ldquoArdquo on the

left Person ldquoBrdquo on the right Because of Person Arsquos misalignments all the

weight of his body is going to be distributed unevenly This uneven

distribution of weight will cause uneven wear and tear to the tissues within his

body This will eventually causes certain parts of his body to wear down faster

than they would otherwise and some potentially serious ailments can result

Body Misalignment Is Like Having a Misalignment on Your Car Axle

The misalignment to the axle of your car causes your tires to sit unevenly on the ground This causes theweight of your car to be distributed unevenly If left this way it will eventually cause an uneven wear pattern to

form on your tires and reduce the tirersquos lifespan This picture shows what happens to a tire that has been on a

misaligned axle Have you seen that on your own car See how itrsquos worn down in some spots but its fine in

others

Picture this same situation within your body Yoursquove got one part of your

shoulder one part of your knee one part of your foot one part of your back or

some other small area of your body that is getting beat up and worn down more

than other areas This is often because of the misalignments to the joints that are



983089983097

created by imbalances in the muscle system These misalignments cause the body to be worn and stressedunevenly This can cause certain parts to break down while other parts may remain just fine With the MATprocess we can evaluate the body to find the places where there are misalignmentsand address the muscular imbalances that are likely causing it to be that way

Continuing with the car analogy what happens to tires that are wearingunevenly if the alignment problem never gets fixed The tires eventually wear

down to the last layer of rubber and completely blowout

ldquoBlowoutsrdquo Can Also Happen in Our Body

When the muscle imbalances have caused the misalignments for long enough and the stress on the parts thatare wearing down gets bad enough eventually those parts canrsquot handle it anymore and they also ldquoblowoutrdquoThe exact parts that ldquoblow outrdquo in an individualrsquos body depend on the specific muscle imbalances they have andthe specific stresses put onto the body It may be a sprain a strain a tear a bulge a herniation arthritistendonitis fasciitis or any number of other things

A situation like this could have been avoided if the alignment had been right from the beginning This iswhy I encourage people to take care of these misalignments before they create big blowouts However if youhave already had a blowout than it is critical to correct the alignment problem by correcting the muscleimbalances that caused it Doing so will help you avoid further damage and will take stress off the injuredtissue which will help you to heal and recover

Herersquos Another Example

Have you ever seen somebody lay on a bed of nails like the picture on theright Why can this guy lie on a bed of nails and not get hurt Itrsquos because hisweight is distributed evenly across all of the nails Therersquos not enough of hisweight on any one nail to cause it to pierce through to his body What wouldhappen if you took away all the nails but one Just thinking about that makes mequiver This would cause the nail to go right through the skin and into his bodybecause all his weight would be distributed on one point instead of being evenly distributed over the wholesurface

This is very much like what happens in the body When I look at clientsrsquo MRI reports often they show thathis is exactly what has happened The report may show arthritis on just a small area of a joint just one or twodiscs that have bulged just one tendon thatrsquos inflamed just one muscle thatrsquos been torn or it may show someother small area of the body being extremely worn down and beat up It may also show that although this smalarea is extremely worn down other areas even other areas within very close proximity are just fine This begs

the question ldquoWhy did the body blow out there and not anywhere elserdquo Thatrsquos a question that as MATpractitioners we want the answer to

Arunrsquos Story

This alignment problem reminds me of a client I work with named Arun Arun came to me about two yearsafter he had a tear in one of his rotator cuff muscles of his right shoulder He was a tennis player so his rightshoulder was very important to him Even though all that time had passed since his injury Arunrsquos shouldernever stopped hurting when he played tennis This seriously restricted his game and made the tennis he did play



983090983088

less enjoyable He came to me with a question of whether MAT would be helpful for him As with everyonewho asks me that question I said ldquoIt will absolutely help you but I donrsquot know if it will do everything youwant it to do until we start working togetherrdquo

Arunrsquos goal was obviously to decrease his shoulder pain and to be able to play tennis again withoutlimitations I promised him that we would make his muscles work better to move his joints stop and control themovement of his joints and align his body Since he wasnrsquot getting any answers as to what to do from his

doctor other than surgery he figured he had nothing to lose so he decided to give MAT a try

Right Away I Noticed That Arun Had Misalignments in Many Places

Like it is for most people the help given to Arun up until he met me was solely focused on his complaintarea or the area that had the ldquoblow outrdquo However after taking a thorough evaluation of his entire body I foundthat there were misalignments in his spine that needed to be addressed before I worked on his shoulder

Nothing in your body is separate from anything else Nothing works in isolation Remember the old songthat goes The foot bone is connected to the knee bone the knee bone is connected to the hip bone Therersquos a

lot of truth in that song because everything is in fact connected Take the spine and the shoulder for instanceThe spine and the shoulder share a connection because both are connected to the ribs When your spine moves(below your neck) your ribs move When your ribs move your shoulders move In the case of Arun as well asothers Irsquove worked with the fact that his spine was misaligned was causing his shoulder to have uneven wearand tear In his case we had to correct the spinal misalignments caused by the muscle imbalances in order totake enough stress off his shoulder to allow for the torn muscle to heal Once we corrected the imbalances hisbody was able to get the healing process going and in a little over a month he was playing tennis without anypain This was after 2 years of this muscle not being able to heal properly

It makes me wonder how many other people have these misalignments which are causing uneven wear andtear and not allowing their body to heal properly Maybe you are one of them Do you have one area of your

body that is getting beat up and doesnrsquot seem to heal well If so chances are good that you have muscleimbalances causing misalignments The good news is that the Muscle Activation Techniquestrade process canfind these areas that are misaligned and correct the muscle imbalances that are causing them

Now yoursquore clear on the three functions of muscles Muscles create movement Muscles stop and contromovement And muscles align the bones and joints Hopefully by now you have more of an appreciation foryour muscles and you realize that itrsquos very important to have them working properly Let me tell you moreabout how these imbalances can be corrected and how the correction process was developed

Yoursquoll find it very interesting



983090983089

Chapter 6

Muscles Can Malfunction Herersquos What to Do About It

ldquoGetting the body to work more like how it was intended is one of my life missions Itrsquos one that brings me great

satisfactionrdquo

mdashChris Vercelli

Because of stress (physical chemical or emotional) trauma overuse underuse injuries surgeriesdehydration vitamin and mineral deficiencies lack of sleep and other factors muscles can lose their ability tofunction properly These problems cause muscles to lose their ability to communicate effectively with yourneurological system and in turn to lose the ability to perform the three functions muscles are meant to doWhen muscles lose their ability to perform physical problems follow

Thankfully there is a process by which we can evaluate the body find the muscles that arenrsquot functioningwell and get them working better quickly and easily Typically an MAT session lasts 60-75 minutes In thatamount of time I use the MAT process to restore the ability of multiple muscles to communicate with the

nervous system help the muscles perform better and make the person stronger more flexible and more injuryresistant In doing so their body moves into a physiological state that is much more conducive to healing andrecovery Doing MAT accelerates the personrsquos ability to recover from virtually any injury or ailment

How MAT Was Developed

Muscle Activation Techniquestrade was developed by Greg Roskopf Greg has a Masters Degree in ExerciseScience and has been a highly sought after biomechanics consultant for years In addition to heading up MATrsquoscorporate office teaching seminars all around the country and doing continuing education classes for hundredsof his students each year hersquos also the head biomechanics consultant for the NFLrsquos Denver Broncos Greg wasan athlete most of his life Although he exercised a lot and kept himself in good shape he still sustained aserious back injury at a young age This was the injury that would lead him to the discovery that has changedthe lives of thousands of people since Let me tell you his story

When Greg Was 19 He Fractured a Vertebra

This injury forced Greg to give up the sports and activities he loved while his body recovered After 6months the vertebra mended and he went back to playing sports He started having pain right away The painstarted in his lower back but as time went on and as he became more active the pain began spreading Overthe course of a few years every joint from his spine to his foot was either injured or in pain Greg startedthinking If Irsquom this bad in my 20rsquos what am I going to be like in my 50rsquos Greg was scared about his future

Greg Sought out Experts to Find a Solution

He made appointments with MDrsquos Chiropractors Therapists and Trainers and asked them what washappening with his body Every one of these professionals agreed that the cause of Gregrsquos problems wasexcessive muscle tightness They said that his muscles being too tight was limiting his mobility and wasforcing other areas of his body to compensate This compensation was overstressing certain parts of his bodyand causing them to break down They also said that if Greg could get his muscles to loosen up than hismobility would improve his compensation would go away and his body wouldnrsquot get overstressed It made



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perfect sense to Greg He was convinced that if he could get rid of his muscle tightness than his problemswould go away

At that time there were dozens of different methods for trying to resolve muscle tightness Greg was sodetermined to get better that he was willing to try them all After months of trying everything he could toresolve his muscle tightness he was getting no closer to where he wanted to be At best doing these muscleroutines would make him feel better for only a few hours and sometimes hersquod feel worse even for days

afterwards Greg didnrsquot know where to turn to for answers Every expert he had talked to said that muscletightness was the cause of all his problems but everything he did to try to resolve his muscle tightness didnothing to help him The tightness always came right back

Greg knew there had to be a reason why his muscles kept tightening up so he decided to go back and talk tothese experts again and ask them a different question- ldquoWhy do muscles tighten uprdquo He was surprised thatnobody could give him an answer Greg decided to take matters into his own hands and find the answer to thisquestion He felt this answer held the key to finally solving his physical problems

With More Research Greg Discovered That Sometimes Muscles Lose Their Ability to

Function

Through further research Greg learned that because of neurological impairments within the muscle causedby stress trauma surgeries injuries dehydration vitamin and mineral deficiencies overuse underuse lack ofsleep and other factors muscles can lose their ability to function properly This causes them to lose the ability tocreate proper movement provide brakes to the joints and align the body the way they are supposed to Thiscreates instability within the joints these muscles cross and the body recognizes this as a big problem

Greg Had an Epiphany That Changed Everything

The epiphany came when he was watching someone walk on ice Whatrsquos the first thing that you do whenyou walk on ice You tighten up your whole body The unstable surface that yoursquore walking on causes yourbody to react by tightening up everything to try to keep you stable Greg realized that his muscle tightness wasdue to the instability within the joints caused by other muscles not functioning the way they are supposed toThis caused a muscle imbalance where one muscle was working too hard and another wasnrsquot working hardenough When I think about the moment Greg realized this I picture him like a scientist from one of those oldmovies sitting and thinking for hours when all of a sudden they jump up and shout ldquoEureeka Irsquove got itrdquo

Greg Began His Research on Muscle Function and Muscle Testing

Greg studied research in the field of neuroscience that had been done on ways to evaluate muscle function

The problem was that there was no systematic way of doing this on an individual except to randomly test everymuscle in the body which would take hours After months of work and studies Greg developed a system thaallowed him to find the areas on a personrsquos body where muscles were under functioning within about 10-15minutes

Next he had to figure out what to do about the dysfunction once he found it Through more work andresearch he found that there were two methods that had been discovered many years earlier that would restoremuscle function in a matter of minutes One method uses a gentle form of pressure put onto the place where themuscle attaches to the bone and the other uses a very unique iso-angular exercise Greg took all of these piecesand he put them together into a process that is now known as Muscle Activation Techniquestrade With this





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understood that the process he put together was way bigger than he was He had to teach it to others In 2001Greg began putting together the material he needed to teach this system to other practitioners He taught hisfirst course to a group of 21 students from various cities Their results were amazing This made MAT spreadlike wildfire

MAT Comes to the ldquoReal Worldrdquo With Everyday People

Up until Greg started teaching this to others MAT was primarily done on college and professional athletesThat in itself is significant given that athletes endure more stress and abuse on their bodies than everydaypeople and athletes have the means to hire anyone they want to help them The fact that MAT was helpingthem recover from the massive amounts of abuse on their bodies and was in their mind ldquothe best money canbuyrdquo said a lot about how powerful the system is And when Gregrsquos students started using MAT on their ownclients the results were even more impressive Many of Gregrsquos students were working with people in middleage and above Some of these people had been sedentary much of their lives and had histories of chronicinjuries Some were active individuals plagued by a loss in strength or flexibility Some were seniors battlingthe common injuries and conditions most people call ldquoage relatedrdquo When MAT started producing dramaticresults in these people thatrsquos when students started flocking to Greg to learn his system Greg has graduated

over 1500 students in the twelve years he has taught MAT and it is growing more and more every year

Roughly 90 of the people Irsquove worked with in my career have been over the age of 50 and roughly 70 ofthem were over the age of 65 The people who tend to do the best with MAT are active people who wanalternatives to surgery shots and drugs people who are interested in improving their strength and flexibility andare either suffering from an injury and want to recover or are hoping to prevent a future injury The youngestperson Irsquove ever worked with was 5 and the oldest was 90 Irsquove seen dramatic results on people of all ages andfitness levels A few of those people have allowed me to share their success in print some of which I haveincluded in the front of this book

Herersquos What MAT Is Not

For many of people their very first question to me is ldquodoes MAT help with xrdquo X being their currentcondition My answer is that MAT addresses muscle imbalances and muscle imbalances are often the roocause of many of these conditions This will make perfect sense if yoursquove read this book MAT goes one stepfurther than just addressing the symptom of the problem which is often the diagnosed condition a client hasbeen given MAT actually helps correct the root causes of many physical problems

MAT is not a physical therapy chiropractic or massage technique and itrsquos not a slightly altered version ofsomething yoursquove already tried before and have been disappointed by A lot of times when people hear aboutMAT they say ldquoI know somebody that does something similar Do you do what they dordquo No At this writingthere are only about 1500 of us trained to do MAT in the entire world and only 20 of us in Florida If youhavenrsquot been to one of us you havenrsquot experienced this Therersquos nobody else that does what we do and therersquosnobody else that corrects the particular problems that we correct

Herersquos What MAT Is

MAT is a process designed to correct one specific problem muscle imbalances Muscle imbalances cancause repetitive stress or overuse injuries These are injuries that started out small and over time got worse andworse If you have any injuries like this getting your muscles checked is essential Muscle imbalances causetight muscles and limitations in flexibility If you canrsquot move as well as yoursquod like itrsquos very likely due to muscle



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imbalances Muscle imbalances can cause pain thatrsquos aggravated by movement activity exercise or sports Ifyou have pain doing any of these things itrsquos very likely you have muscle imbalances Muscle imbalances canalso cause weakness poor sports performance poor balance postural problems and a wide variety of otherproblems The specific problem for you is based on which muscles have these imbalances Because muscleimbalances can differ greatly person-to-person an MAT practitioner must go through an extensive evaluationprocess to find which muscles are imbalanced on each individual

A Final Word

Now that you have a clearer understanding on how malfunctioning muscles cause problems in your bodyhopefully you appreciate how important it is to take great care of your muscles so they can take great care ofyou

Although I typically have a waiting list throughout the year I would like to give you an hour of my timeabsolutely free as a gift for reading this book In this meeting we can discuss your current situation your needsand your goals and see how much improving your muscle function will help with your current problems Manypeople have told me that coming to speak with me about their situation was one of the best decisions they could

have made

Thank you for letting me share my work my passion and my life with you through this book I hope it hashelped you

God bless you and yours

Chris Vercelli MATcms RTS CPT

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How Improving Muscle Function With Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT)

Has Improved Peoplersquos Lives

ldquoWhen we joined the Meadows for the summer we met Chris and attended his MAT presentation Ive hadeverything under the sun done to my back after my surgery and this technique really made sense to me WOWI went in with my left hip bothering me to the point I thought I needed a joint replacement and now the pain is

completely gone Nothing has ever worked so well as MAT My husband was so impressed that he is now goingto Chris too Run dont walk Make that appointment for a review with Chris Irsquom doing things I couldnrsquot dobefore and Ive got my lifestyle back with a smile on my face

mdashLori Walker Member of the Meadows Country Club

ldquoI appreciated the introduction to the concept of muscle activation and the work that Chris does with thetechnique Being trained in internal medicine and cardiology I was unaware of the concept but necessity is themother of invention and at age 73 I was becoming limited by chronic arthritis and pain and I wanted tocontinue playing golf and remain active Needless to say I was initially skeptical about the MAT process but

after working with Chris I was very pleased with the results I feel that my core strength and flexibility haveimproved and my upper and lower back discomfort has been much less By the time I left Sarasota I was ableto play golf with fewer setbacks I would recommend this process to othersrdquo

mdashDr Art Sutherland MD (Retired) Member of the Meadows Country Club

I had some concerns about my balance and my walking and I was not feeling as limber as I would likeAfter just a few weeks of working with Chris and having some muscles on my body activated -my balance hasimproved Im walking much better I feel more limber and Im more stable on my feet I also really appreciatehow Chris listens intensely to everything I have to say

mdashNancy Scharoun Member of the Meadows Country Club

ldquoIve had recurring back pain for most of my adult life and the pain usually would last for a few days orsometimes even a few weeks but then would go away Last year my back was really bad and it wasnt gettingany better so a friend recommended I see Chris to go through the MAT process Within a short time the painwas gone and I was back playing golf My back has not bothered me now for quite a while but should I get alittle twinge in my lower back I know where to turn for fast resultsI would go to Chris right away ThanksChrisrdquo

mdashSheila Horwitz Member of the Meadows Country Club

When I came to Chris I was feeling very weak in my legs and I would get tired easily when walking andplaying golf After just a few weeks of Muscle Activation Techniques my legs feel a lot stronger and I can walkand play golf much longer without my legs getting tiredrdquo

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Calories












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Happen






What You Do




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Your Car











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Johnnarsquos Story








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others







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Happen






What You Do




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Brianrsquos Story














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Your Car











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Calories












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Recognize this Man







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Happen






What You Do




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Your Car











983089983093




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Calories












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Happen






What You Do




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983089983092

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mdashDouglas Adams



Your Car











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Happen






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Happen






What You Do




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mdashDouglas Adams



Your Car











983089983093




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Scottrsquos Story



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forming



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satisfactionrdquo

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have made




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Calories












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mdashAristotle















983089983088

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this picture




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never be the same





Happen






What You Do




983089983090














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Chapter 4




mdashDouglas Adams



Your Car











983089983093




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forming



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satisfactionrdquo

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Calories












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mdashAristotle















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this picture




Recognize this Man







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Happen






What You Do




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Your Car











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Chapter 1




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Calories












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Chapter 2




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Chapter 3






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never be the same





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What You Do




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Brianrsquos Story














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Johnnarsquos Story








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forming



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Chapter 2




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Chapter 3






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never be the same





Happen






What You Do




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Brianrsquos Story














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Chapter 4




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Your Car











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Johnnarsquos Story








Scottrsquos Story



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forming



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Chapter 2




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Chapter 3






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never be the same





Happen






What You Do




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Brianrsquos Story














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Chapter 4




mdashDouglas Adams



Your Car











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Johnnarsquos Story








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forming



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Chapter 3






this picture




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Happen






What You Do




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Brianrsquos Story














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Chapter 4




mdashDouglas Adams



Your Car











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Johnnarsquos Story








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forming



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Chapter 3






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Happen






What You Do




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Brianrsquos Story














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Chapter 4




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Your Car











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Johnnarsquos Story








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forming



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A Final Word



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What You Do




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Brianrsquos Story














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Chapter 4




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Your Car











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Johnnarsquos Story








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forming



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forming



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Brianrsquos Story














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Chapter 4




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