First intensity PR using Gym Movement protocol for Doctor Bravo

I have not logged into the Instructor Forum in over two weeks, as i knew that there would be blood.  I was in a meeting with the other senior staff when the opinions of Frankie, Adam, GM and Grip N Rip were voiced.  I have friends on all sides of this argument, and friends who are in the cross hairs.  I can tell you that i don't need to log in to an Internet chat room in order to have drama and turmoil.  She and I are on the rocks, broken up, and it is around 78% humidity at midnight here, so my tiny apartment is too sweaty to sleep in, my girl and i are shattered, and the Flyers have played three nerve wrecking games in a row.

In addition, i have received 6 phone calls, 17 text messages, and four emails asking my opinion on the situation involving the GM/RKC/Z-Health "controversy".  I have told everyone the same thing.  Make up your own fracking mind, and when the Flyers are finished in the Cup Finals, she and i are clearly over each other, and everyone else had said all they need to say, then you can buy me a shot of Patron and i may tell you.

The reality of the situation is that Gym Movement is the diametric opposite of RKC, and the GM team are operating on a premise that includes about 25% proprietary information and tactics/style, and the remaining three quarters are codified resistance training measures of progress and [for reasons unknown] obscure methods of 'poor man's' applied kinesiology.  I only say "poor man's" due to the availability of strength and range-of-motion biofeedback testing to anyone who will learn the GM testing protocol.

Where am i?  That is not important.  What is important?  A friend and colleague told me that the best thing for my business would be to develop the Will Williams system, also known as Authentic Strength Training.  Most of us know that movement quality is a gray area, yet Volume, Intensity, and Density are quantifiable measurements.  Many of you know that cycling between volume and intensity has been done for years and is not something that Frankie Faires developed himself.  But until recently i focused solely on using RKC templates [ETK, PTTP, SSST] with my clients, both RKC and civilian.  Lately, i have been testing movements and planning different things for the future of my non-RKC client body.  I'm sure that Pavel does not expect all of his RKC class to train the students strictly from his textbooks, and chalk it up as an indicator of my fanatical personality and limited brain capacity, but it took several views of the GM DVD and more than a few minutes on the phone with Adam Glass in order to alter my position on progress for the punters.

Observe the fun Dr. Bravo and i had yesterday.
Female, aged 30-something.  Barbell press 1 rep maximum was 65 lbs. on April 18th.
The session logged [as per SOP] in weight, reps, rest, and the + or - means that she tested well for it or tested negative using a COC #S gripper in her non-dominant hand.

Olympic bar x 5 reps, rest, test +
55lbs. x 2 reps, rest 2:20+
50lbs. x 3 reps, rest 2:40
55lbs. x 4 reps, rest 4:00+
55lbs. x 4 reps, rest 3:30
60lbs. x 4 reps, rest 3:10+
65lbs. [previous 1RM (tested, not estimated)] x 3 reps [+] and DONE!
Volume 1295 lbs. in 25 reps/7 sets
Intensity 72%-100% PR
Density 17:05

Can you fault me for finding a reason to reinvest in my career and believe that I can be healthy and train again?  You could likely fault me for violating the Code of Conduct by associating myself with Adam and Frankie, and you could also take issue with the fact that several of my RKC clients have paid for sessions in which they tested with strength and ROM before they did anything.  However, i want them to get better.  They want it too.  Not exactly 'end-of-story', but it's the end of this post.