May 2009
Intermediate to advanced
176 pages
2h 7m
English
Content preview from Training Camp: What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else
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Chapter 22. Heal Strong
"Martin, I'd like you to meet my friend Don. He's the guy I told you about yesterday," Gus said.
"How ya doing," Martin said as he looked at Don. "Thank you for coming."
"Well, don't thank me yet. I haven't done anything," Don said as he looked at Martin with his big, wide, piercing eyes.
Martin didn't know what to expect.
"So which ankle is it?" Don asked.
"Right here," Martin said as he pointed to it.
"Ah yes," Don said as he put his hands on the ankle and looked up to the ceiling.
"What do you think?" Martin asked nervously.
"I think we can make it better."
"How?"
Don put his finger to his mouth as though to say shhhhsh.
Then he grabbed Martin's ankle in his hands and started to maneuver it.
"Aoooowwwww," Martin squealed uncomfortably.
"He's a loud one," Don said in a quite calm voice to Gus.
"Have you ever heard of acupuncture?" Don asked Martin, trying to calm him down.
Martin nodded in pain.
"Well, acupuncture is all about stimulating the energy, or chi, in the body, to create energy flow. The body is made of energy. Everyone knows that. It's in all the science books and everything. We look physical but at the core we're all energy. A healthy body is like a river that is flowing. An injured body is like a river that is dammed up. Injuries stop energy flow. I create energy flow so the body can heal more quickly. Acupuncture creates a trickle of energy flow. Me, I create ...
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