"I came to practice feeling good and ready to work out. Before I stepped out on to the pitch my coach told me to go light today because my Omegawave assessments didn't look good. Since i didn't feel any different than the day before I doubted the system was any good. That same night I came down with fever and barry got any sleep. Our medical staff were prepared for my illness and got me ready in time for the next game. Thats how I got to trust the Omegawave" says Luca Toni Bayern Munich FC.
A few days ago I came across a device called the OmegaWave. The Omegawave tests your physiological systems in just a few minutes while you're resting, on your back. No treadmill tests or blood draws. Just metal clamps on ankles and wrists, and a few electrodes fastened to your chest. It is a revolutionary new device that I came across a few days ago but which is far from new as it has been around for the past 4 years. Not everyone responds to training well one person can make great gains in strength and mass while others can overtrain.
The test measures the functioning of the central nervous system, as well as cardiopulmonary, hormonal, and detoxification systems. It monitors heart rates and slow brain waves and produces personal data in the form of graphs, charts and advice. Essentially, the process is like the diagnostic systems check mechanics would perform on your car's engine to make sure it's running smoothly.
Benefits of the Omegawave Evaluation
- optimise training training while preventing overtraining
- prevent injuries now and in the future
- with quick regular testing we see how individual athletes are responding to a particular training programme
- to understand each athletes adaptation response can be used to optimise training, prevent overtraining and orchestrate peak performance
- adjust training in response tpresults obtained from Omegawave
The Omegawave has in fact been around for several years and is been used in many top football players and clubs including Barcelona FC, Manchester Utd and Bayern Munich FC. All these clubs have talked of its relative success in helping to prevent injuries and to plan more effective training schedules. Joel Jamieson, director of EndZone Athletics, has administered the OmegaWave tests to ex-University of Washington football star Reggie Williams, kick boxers, Seahawks and other elite athletes as the system has allowed him to see how his athletes are responding and adapting to training. It can be used to shape protocol, too, including when the body needs recovery time.
But can it help us normal folk like those of us who have to work everyday and toil in the 9-5 job? Why not, as the OmegaWave measures and interprets adaptation and reaction to stress, something many of us don't have a feel for and we lack the body-awareness, time and even-keel approach that true athletes have. Wouldn't it be a great tool to measure for corporate burnout and cut the number of employee sick-days? Could companies then make employees take the Omegawave test? How would you react if your company wanted you to take the test? Have a moment of thought. In the meantime I am going got try and see if I can get down a supplier of the Omegawave to see what it can do for me. Once I can do this I will rewriting about my experiences here.
You can check out more information on the Omegawave on their website.
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