Episode #5: MAT with Matt Simpson-Weber

[Naomi Most]

Air date:  10am PST, April 24th, 2012.  (Tune in live at http://pcrcollective.org/ )

MAT stands for Muscle Activation Technique. 

Kiefer and one of his figure clients, Ina, have both had their bodies worked on by MAT practitioner Matt Simpson-Weber here in San Francisco, and have been blown away by the results in their ability to recruit and balance muscle fiber activation in tissues that have experienced long-term dysfunction.

Last time Kiefer left Matt's studio here in the Mission district, he kept finding himself veering slightly to the left as he walked down the street.  No doubt some insidious hex on his nervous system.

We've decided to invite Matt on to the show to talk through the technique and find out what kind of evil wizardry he performs on his willing victims, who all complain that they feel better and perform better shortly thereafter.

Download Part 1 (56mins, 54MB)

Download Part 2 (26mins, 21MB)

(Questions are now closed.)

[Dmunnee]

Matt:

-have you ever had a client whose dysfunction you could not correct? 
-will it take longer than two weeks of corrective exercise to fix long term issues?  I've had low back pain for 13 years for example.  Can my dysfunction still be corrected in a relatively short time?
-What's the difference between MAT and Rolfing?

[Big Tex]

Mr. Matt Simpson-Weber, question does using your system, MAT, work with say an injury that someone might have gotten from an accident that inhibits them from training? In the term of healing?

For either Kiefer, or Matt; how would someone know they blew out their Central Nervous System? Since that will definitely mess up any gains trying to attempt while training, what could be some great at home techinques someone can do to get better? (If they can't come to Matt's facility)

[Dmunnee]

Kiefer: I mentioned a lot of last place nutrition experts last time (save for Jeff volek), who would make your list of first place and why?

[AdamFiddler]

For Kiefer:

Can you make a definitive statement on whether or not sprint interval training translocates GLUT4 receptors?  (For example, running the 50 yard dash 10 times with a 30 second rest in between).  I've seen conflicting opinions but I would guess t's something you've looked into a lot.  Thanks for all the great work.

-Adam 

[Big Tex]

For Kiefer:

Can you make a definitive statement on whether or not sprint interval training translocates GLUT4 receptors?  (For example, running the 50 yard dash 10 times with a 30 second rest in between).  I've seen conflicting opinions but I would guess t's something you've looked into a lot.  Thanks for all the great work.

-Adam

I would be curious about this too, due to the long rest period that he sugests and short bursts.

[Dmunnee]

Kiefer: can you explain about exactly how you go about researching specific topics?  For instance, in your interview with David Asprey you guys disagreed about caffeine supplementation post workout. How do you generally look for good research on the subject?

[Dmunnee]

Matt: have you found a common cause of what laypeople refer to as "shin splints"?  As an Athletic Trainer, that term makes my spine shiver because it doesn't mean anything and could be over a dozen different actual diagnoses, however I'd love to get more education to help my athletes by evaluating them more efficiently.  For the most part I'm talking about either posterior tibialis tendonitis or periosteitis.

[soulmind]

What are some of the more effective ways to combat lower back pain and tight hips (since they're closely related)?

[AciD]

1.Can MAT be used in muscle growth?


2.Poliquin quote about chin-ups.

Get soft-tissue work. Chin-up performance often can be improved instantly with the right soft-tissue work. For example, many people cannot clear the chin above the bar, but once they release muscular adhesions between the teres major and the latissimus dorsi – boom! – the person clears the chin.

Can you explain it?

[jamestkirk]

Kiefer: for someone over 20% BF%, what do you think of consuming 50g of protein within 30 mins of waking as a protocol to restore leptin-sensitivity and consequently accelerate fatloss?

The method is prescribed by Dr. Jack Kruse, and the reasoning for it is:

Why do you need to eat within 30 minutes of waking? When you’re leptin-resistant, your diurnal clocks in the brain, the liver, and muscles are all disordered. This is how we will reset those organs to once again act in unison, like an orchestra. If you break this rule, you can still find success, but it will make your reset take longer.

http://jackkruse.com/the-leptin-rx-faqs/

[Dmunnee]

James, I think I know the answer to your question: don't do it.  It will spike your insulin and halt fat burning in the morning.  Period.

[zewski]

unless of course you're taking in fat along with that protein. Remember it's all according to your goals.

CN=coffee+cream
SA= Accelerator shake
DB= "1lb. of bacon"

Considering his goals are to reset leptin sensitivity this approach may do the trick (Jack Kruse knows his stuff). Different strokes for different folks. I think his question is more towards whether this protocol is actually beneficial for his leptin resistance, and not it's efficacy for fat-loss.

[AdamFiddler]

For Kiefer:

Subject--Central Nervous System Warm-Up Before Training.

I'm currently training on a very basic template of "Press.  Pull.  Squat."  I don't do any assistance work at the moment, and warm up just by using the lifts I'm doing that day and working up weight.  However, I frequently come out flat and lacking either intensity or power during the first part of my session and it takes me awhile to warm up.  In some cases, a really long while.  It definitely doesn't seem like physical overtraining, since I'm still setting PR's all of the time (frequently more than once per week).

For example, today I struggled through an entire session of power cleans at less weight than my previous session, the bar was moving slow as hell, but after I was literally walking away from the gym when I got a shot of energy, came back, and set a 1rep PR no problem. 

Question is--do you have any kind of general way to accelerate the warm-up process for the big compound lifts?  It seems like either a mental/emotional type of thing or something that could benefit from a good general warm-up for the nervous system.  Thanks for your time and all of the great work.

Sincerely,

Adam

[soulmind]

So did this happen?  Just wondering when it will be up.