The strong-willed gymnastics was created at the beginning of the 20th century by doctor Anokhin. Being in combination also the athlete, Anokhin thought up the complex of the exercises exercising muscle and giving force. Distinctive feature of this gymnastics is the lack of any apparatuses. For performance of exercises it is only enough to rise in front of the mirror and to include the will power.
On Anokhin's system many outstanding athletes of the 20th century were engaged. The strong-willed gymnastics was used by the famous fighter and the heavyweight Samson, also the legendary brigade commander Kotovsk trained on this system. Anokhin said that his gymnastics doesn't allocate with superhuman abilities, but allows to strengthen health, gives beauty to forms and outlines of the figure. And, above all, returns the natural power lost as a result of the civilization.
At the heart of gymnastics – will power
As during performance of exercises apparatuses aren't used, any muscle tension is controlled only by will power. The person independently strains certain groups of muscles, imitating overcoming resistance. The efficiency of strong-willed gymnastics is confirmed by the fact that it is still relevant including among professional athletes.
Regularly doing Anokhin's gymnastics, the athlete receives the power over own muscles. He doesn't depend on external factors and strains those muscles which need to be strained for performance of the certain task or physical activity. Not without reason athletes of the past so were proud of the muscles: they achieved excellent results without posts, dumbbells, protein cocktails and other synthetic food.
Principles of gymnastics of Anokhin
The strong-willed gymnastics of Anokhin is based on eight basic principles. First of all, performing exercises, it is necessary to concentrate all the attention on the involved muscle or group of muscles. It is necessary to do gymnastics seriously, thoughtfully, without hurrying. You shouldn't increase the number of exercises, it is better to focus on that all muscles worked correctly. Very important role was given by Anokhin to breath of the athlete. In recommendations to each exercise it is accurately stated as it is necessary to breathe, carrying out any given movement. Each movement has to be followed by the largest tension of the involved muscle and full relaxation of other muscles. To watch result, it is necessary to do gymnastics with the naked torso, without departing from the mirror. After performance of exercises doctor Anokhin recommended to take the shower and to pound the body the towel. Doctor Anokhin pointed that sports activities won't yield due result without healthy nutrition. Food has to be balanced and various. You shouldn't place the main focus on meat: athletes of the past ate a lot of vegetable food and possessed perfectly exercised muscle.