The personal trainer believes that the key to his best fitness is to crawl on all fours like a dog and run for hours every day.
Nathaniel Nolan, 31, from Indianapolis, says she suffered from joint pain during intense training.
He improvised his “training on all fours” and found a less active way to build his strength and flexibility.
Nathaniel Nolan, 31, from Indianapolis, adopted a rare running style after more orthodox exercise therapy left joint pain.
The personal trainer acknowledges his regime of increased strength and flexibility
He now runs regularly and roams the locals in the style of a dog. Don’t worry about people’s thoughts.
His video of sprinting through the grass on TikTok has been watched over 20 million times.
Nathaniel explained why he took an unusual stance and said:
“Most of what I do is high intensity, so I wanted to be more exposed to low intensity movements, so I started training on all fours.
“I want to increase the mobility of my wrists, hands, and elbows so that I can continue to do handstands and other tasks. I have come to the point where I can’t train without pain.
“The idea of using a position on all fours was mine. I’ve never seen anyone else doing it. I’m still living a completely normal life, I take time to do this every day.
“If you want to do something with your body, you should prepare your body for it, so if you want to get fit and exercise, you definitely should do this. Anyone. You can benefit from this.
“It’s about knowing what you want to do with your body and getting a low intensity version of those things before jumping into push-ups for the first time.”
The “human dog” says he doesn’t care what people think of him and his unusual way of running, and more people should try it to help their body and fitness. say
Life on all fours: Nathaniel, who runs barefoot, says he likes to see life from a dog’s point of view. Thankfully, he doesn’t adopt other unpleasant dog practices, such as marking his territory on a streetlight pole.
Most dogs bite and chase the ball, but Nathanial incorporates a large balance ball (pictured) into the training regime to help balance and core strength.
His martial arts background helped Nathanial adopt his unusual technique.
Nathaniel has built a daily life for almost a year.
Not only does he walk and run, he tries to climb, play and balance like a dog.
Surrealistic viral footage shows him sprinting through the grass and climbing the living room like a dog.
Other clips show his progress when two dads practice breakdancing and handstand push-ups, with less strenuous movements and appearing more “natural” than day by day.
Martial arts enthusiasts claim that this regime provides low-intensity training for the arms, similar to walking knees, ankles, and legs.
He claims that after a whopping 140 hours on all fours, the pain in his joints and back is gone and the muscles in his arms, shoulders and back are clearer.
Who is the handstand?Sure, most dogs don’t do this, but the added arm strength helps Nathaniel train their dogs every day.
Previous exercise training gave him joint pain.This new approach is not so strong, so it’s kind to the body
His body has well-developed muscles in certain areas due to abnormal training
Nathaniel’s inner dog was unleashed in the dog’s routine, resulting in changes in his body.
However, TikTok users remain confused by his daily clip, which began posting last August.
Many ridicule his routine as “crazy” and compare him to dogs, while others are trying it out for themselves.
But Nathaniel says he “don’t care” what people are thinking, and that all gym attendees should work on “crawl training” every day to avoid pain during other workouts. believe.
He says, “I saw people on the internet talking about it. [me looking like I’m a dog]However, I don’t really think about how it’s moving.
“If people live your life based on what something looks like, you’ll be hunting yourself down in a really small box.
“People don’t really care when I’m in public. If you want to get off and crawl around the park, no one cares. I don’t care either.”
Nathaniel started “Crawling Training”, crawled for 1 minute, then added 1 minute daily until the 30th day, and stopped increasing to avoid “getting out of control”.
Dad wore wrist straps and joint supports during high-intensity training, but acknowledges his unorthodox method as an alternative to building joint and muscle tolerance.
He admits that he noticed it was tired at first, but says it didn’t cause him any back problems or other adverse effects other than octopus.
He plans to release an exercise program, but is currently developing a “universal rule” technique that can be applied to everyone.
He says he doesn’t want to lose profits, so he says he will continue training as long as he is exercising, aiming to integrate more movements.
Nathaniel’s video is now viral on TikTok-some say the movement looks “natural”, others say give it a try
However, other users ridiculed the personal trainer, laughing at his dog-like prowess.
Nathaniel’s page has gained nearly a million followers since the beginning of his journey, and thousands of people are intrigued by his unorthodox way of posting for over 315 days in a row. Has been done.
One said:’This is the crazy thing I’ve ever seen. What’s wrong with the world? “
Another said:’It looks like you’re supposed to do this. It looks very natural. “
The third addition said: “Puppies will be in puppy mode.”
I’m kidding:’Honey! The freaky dog of the crazy neighbor loosened again.
Others decided to try “training on all fours” on their own and commented to tell Nathaniel how excited and tired it was to make them.
One said: “I’m starting this tomorrow, and I’m very excited! I warned my roommates not to get lost when they started walking around the house on all fours.
Another said: “I was just starting this and took my one minute walk, and oh, this is very difficult.”
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