Hyper Wear

Top New Fitness Product for 2009 by Men’s Health Magazine. 

HYPER-CONDITIONING

In order to build strength, power, and speed, one must learn how to use his or her muscles effectively and efficiently. Yet, in today’s busy culture, fitness is not natural; it’s cultivated through dedicated practice. Recently, a resurgent emphasis on bodyweight training — as opposed to gym equipment training, which isolates muscle movements — has fueled a demand for comfortable, additional weight loading.

The best means of quickly and efficiently exercising your muscles is through 'load conditioning.' This increases the normal amount of resistance that you normally receive from inertia, reverse momentum, and gravity with each movement. Some have referred to this conditioning technique with weighted resistance as 'Hyper-Gravity.' It can also be termed 'hyper-inertia' or 'hyper-momentum.' Even while sitting still, the Hyper Vest amplifies the force of gravity wherever the weights are placed. It is amazing to only have a few pounds on your chest while laying down to watch TV. After a short while, you can actually notice that you are breathing deeper, due to the extra load being borne gently and comfortably on your chest.

You can achieve the effects of conditioning via hyper-gravity by exercising with weight in a backpack. However, since weights in a backpack are not distributed to your front, arms, or legs, you really can't achieve the same total-body conditioning that you can with the Hyper Vest. Also, the jostling of the weights can be uncomfortable, if not harmful. Since the Hyper Vest does not require heavy, cumbersome weights, users can wear as much or as little weight as needed to get the results they want in the amount of time they desire it.

Professional studies continue to find that considerable progress is made in the areas of explosive power and cardiovascular stamina after 3 to 6 weeks of wearing approximately 10% of body weight. Hyper Wear recommends that users, depending on their fitness level, begin with 3-5% of their body weight, then increase by 2-3% of their body weight until they reach 10%. Short-duration power exercises may also require an increased percentage above 10% for proper resistance (users should consult their doctor, coach, or trainer before increasing above 10%).

 

Research Proves the Hyper Conditioning Principle

Research and practical application have proven that weight loading via weighted garments can produce positive results during the rigorous activities of various sports and rehabilitation. Recent studies have also discovered some other interesting findings. Wearing weighted garments during daily activities, for extended periods of time, when used correctly, can increase functional body strength, overall fitness level, and athletic performance.

A 1996 study at Brigham Young University tested their women's track & field athletes to determine the impact of hyper-gravity training to improve jumping performance (Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 1996, 10(1), 30-34 © 1996 National Strength & Conditioning Association).

Prior to this study, most research with hyper-gravity training (weight loading) was completed with male participants. With jumping performance being critical in many sports and often used as a measure of power, the study measured vertical jump on a weekly basis. The study was performed over a six-week period, with a progression of resistance. The experimental athletes wore weighted vests from morning to evening. The loading was in addition to their normal training.

The group that wore vests experienced an 11% improvement while the non-wearing group increased 3.5%. ALSO-----the experimental group had 13 personal records during this time (200 meter, triple jump, 55 meter, shot put, long jump), while the control group (no vest) had 3 personal records (400 meter, high jump, 55 meter). They concluded that the hyper-gravity training may influence other aspects of power performance (beyond vertical jump), as indicated by the personal records accomplished by the experimental group.

It just makes sense. If you can increase the weight of your body during normal everyday movement, it will adapt to that resistance. Thus, you will improve your overall functional strength, which can be utilized for all activities.

Studies show that the average person takes some 10,000 steps per day. Factoring in other natural motions such as climbing stairs, bending over, sitting and rising from a chair, etc., a person wearing a weighted garment will benefit from a great, passive, full-body workout.

 

Recommendations for Amount of Weight:

In general, a maximum of 10% of body weight is recommended. Ten percent of your lean body mass is even better, if you can attain that information. The activities should be non-impact (walking, every-day activities, hiking, biking, stairmaster, in-line skating, re-hab, vocational, etc.) or very short, high-intensity bursts of one to three minutes (speed rope, plyometrics, sport-specific speed workouts, etc.). Hyper Wear recommends that users, depending on their fitness level, begin with 3-5% of their body weight, then increase by 2-3% of their body weight until they reach 10%. Consult your doctor, coach, or trainer for weight usage above 10%.

When moving at top speed, 4 lb of extra weight actually feels like 16 to 20 lb of force, with each foot strike. The distance covered and the time spent moving delivers a tremendous amount of accumulated force. This extra accumulation of force produces great results.

 

WHAT DOES THE HYPER IN HYPER WEAR™ MEAN?

Hyper = A prefix meaning above normal, beyond or increased.

Hyper Wear, LLC. designed the Hyper Vest to increase the resistance placed on user's muscles, ligaments, and bones.

Hyper Wear Technology utilizes Hyper-Mass evenly distributed over the body to create Hyper-Resistance. By adding weight to the body itself, not only is the leg working against the natural resistance of the body's own average mass, but it is also working against the added resistance of the weights.

"The brain thinks in terms of whole movements not individual muscles. Essentially the muscles are slaves of the brain. When we train isolated movements, we cause neural confusion that ultimately interferes with performance.

Therefore, we must get away from the emphasis on isolated movements in strength training — like the leg extension and leg curl — and instead use exercises that involve the whole body.

Functional strength, is much more interested in quality of movement than amount of weight lifted. Functional exercise (total body) puts a premium on the mastering of a movement by the athlete. Athletes start by slowly learning the movement, then they perfect the movement, then they add speed, external weight, or difficulty. They practice a very specific movement that would happen on the court or field of play, and use external weights only to make the movement more difficult. And since these movements mimic those they perform on the court, their performance can only benefit as they master the movements."

 

Vern Gambetta, President of Gambetta Sports Training (Sarasota, Florida), former Director of Conditioning for the Chicago White Sox;

Because your body weight is the most perfect form of resistance, a weighted garment has to feel just like natural body weight in order for exercise to be comfortable, practical, and sustainable. Therefore, a weighted garment must complement your movements — which is the purpose and ingenuity of the Hyper Vest.

The Hyper-Vest allows you to move at top speed, while concurrently resisting your natural strength and power, so that when your muscles break down and are then restored, you are faster, quicker, and have greater endurance and skill.

That is exactly what the Hyper-Vest was designed for — to create greater results in less time with more specificity to the building of specific skills than with any other system.