SHKUA FITNESS

Darian Williams, Founder

CPFT, RTS

Active in the fitness industry for over 20 years, Darian Williams loves to spread the knowledge he has acquired over the past two decades. A desire to take the mystery out of good health is the driving force behind the services he offers his clients. Growing up in the city of Detroit, Darian became interested in the sport of bodybuilding and had the opportunity to take weightlifting classes in high school. As a high school senior, he began pursuing amateur bodybuilding and thus the journey to understanding the body began.   

Darian is a Certified Group Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer, Resistance Training Specialist and Muscle Activation Jump Start Specialist. Darian’s broad spectrum of clients range from professional athletes to stroke patients. The majority of his focus has been the development of fitness programs that are based on human biomechanics, rather than decades of traditional sport specific activities so all fitness levels and goals can be successfully achieved. 

Darian has studied under such reputable health and fitness educators as:

• Tom Purvis, RPT, Founder of RTS, and Keynote speaker at the 13th Annual Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Symposium.
• Joseph R. DeAntonis, MS, RTSM, MAT Specialist, Founder of Educational Training Concepts, and biomechanics consultant for Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh
• Jacques Henri Taylor, RTSM, MAT Specialist, Founder of BioConstructs, leading instructor in Neurophysiology and creator of Preparation For Chaos (PFC) a wellness program for California Firefighters.

Phillip Johnson

CPFT, NASM

With a Bachelors degree in Kinesiology and concentration in Exercise and Fitness, Phillip attended the University of Illinois in Chicago. Since 2003 Phillip has been working closely with clients to create positive changes in lifestyle habits through  nutrition,  resistance training programs and cardiovascular improvement. He is  a NASM certified personal trainer, group fitness, physical therapy aide, and muscle activation technique practitioner. Phillip's clients have included young children, teens to professional athletes, also special population patients. He analyzes current fitness levels and abilities, evaluates diet and provides a plan for success. He emphasizes long-term sustainable changes and development of healthy habits that can be applied to every-day life.

The Name

 SHKUA

The name SHKUA is an acronym for the five goals that we have determined to be the key to long-term success for all who apply them. Approaching health and fitness goals with these five principles is undoubtedly the safest, logical and most effective way to achieve and sustain long term results.

SAFETY

To reach a goal by all means necessary is one way to reach a goal. SHKUA is committed to helping you reach your goal without sacrificing your health along the the way. 

HEALTH

"You can never be too Healthy but you can be too Sick". This statement alone says it all!

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge is power and is the key to finding direction for positive lifestyle change.

UNDERSTANDING

As we age, we forget to ask the question all young children ask, "Why?" Children are amazed by the world and want to understand every aspect of it.  Acquiring knowledge is powerful but not understanding its significance or how to apply it appropriately can be devastating.

APPLICATION

If we take the above four principals and apply them, we have the tools for continued success.  You simply need the right tools for the job.  Once acquired the job is easy.

The Mission 

 SHKUA is a  company that is committed to focusing on solutions not problems. Years of tradition has dominated the health and fitness industry and we are committed to applying science, as it relates to exercise to create solutions.

The Science Behind The Philosophy!

SHKUA embraces and implements several science based health & fitness modalities

MUSCLE ACTIVATION TECHNIQUES (MAT).

 Muscle Activation Techniques(MAT) is a revolutionary manual therapy and form of bodywork that prepares the body for all types of activity and exercise for optimal performance. No matter what type of motion - isolated or integrated - the MAT procedure addresses the weak links; thereby allowing the body to function most efficiently while eliminating pain.

Why is MAT Different?

While most health and fitness practitioners look for and treat muscular tension, MAT looks for and treats muscular weakness, viewing muscular weakness as the top priority and viewing tightness as secondary. From this perspective, tight muscles are a protective mechanism that the body utilizes to protect itself from positions of instability. So to forcibly take away the body's innate defenses without resolving the underlying causes can have devastating effects that are often attributed to " No Pain No Gain." and " I'm getting old and falling apart."

MAT restores the neuromuscular control that the body needs to stabilize the affected joints, re-establishing mobility and stability.

When this principle is applied in fitness routines, it allows for a reproducible system of checks and balances designed to reveal and correct compensation patterns. This results in fewer injuries and true core stability.  

Your muscles only work as well as your nervous system can fire them in the right order, at the right time, with the right intensity!

RESISTANCE TRAINING SPECIALIST (RTS) 

 The principles of RTS focuses on the proper application of true bio-mechanical science. It uses a  process of “micro-progression” based on an unparalleled attention to the details defined by an individual’s idiosyncratic structure and motor learning ability. In other words, how you move affects your joints, so proper joint function cannot be ignored with any movement.

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Your joints only work as well as the muscles that move them!

Lose joint function, lose it all!