Strength Conditioning Are you Trying to Get Stronger? You Might be doing it all wrong.
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Are you Trying to Get Stronger but it isn't Working?
I see this time and time again, every time I go to the gym. People are just going through the motions. They do the same old workout routines and exercises week in week out. Then they wonder why they never see any results. Do you really know why this is?
I have to laugh discretely at some of the looks I get when I perform my workout at the gym or in the park. Because I perform functional exercises that promote flexibility, balance, strength conditioning and endurance, people look at me like I’m an alien!!
The main thing that people forget is that all round fitness is a combination of several different key components. Such as flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance and power. Also, aerobic, anaerobic, balance and coordination. Paying attention and optimizing all these areas will develop a body that is strong, lean, muscular and well conditioned to cope with the stresses and strains of daily life.
The problem is that majority of people who aim to get fit generally only focus on one or two of these fitness components. Let’s face it; what do most people do when they start? They go for a long run or walk at a slow pace, which is aerobic. They then hit the weights in the gym and try and lift the biggest weight they can, with really bad form and no thought about what they are trying to achieve. They never stretch and rarely warm up or cool down.
Don’t get me wrong, there’s absolutely nothing incorrect with training to improve aerobic fitness or muscle size. It’s difficult to make gains in either of these two areas if that’s all you do, because but they don’t compliment one another and this is where most people can get caught out. Training in this particular way only seeks to maximise performance in these 2 areas of fitness often at the expense of the other fitness components. What people should be aiming for is to optimize overall fitness in all key the component areas. This way they will achieve the results they are looking for.
Professional sports people may wish to maximise their performance in specific areas related to their sporting discipline, because it’s necessary in order for them to achieve excellence in a particular area. For example, a marathon runner will concentrate on aerobic and anaerobic fitness, whilst a shot putter on muscular strength conditioning and power. The shot putter will not really gain anything by including aerobic fitness into their training. Likewise the marathon runner will not benefit from strength or power training.
This type of focus on key components is not required for the average person. The average gym goer is usually looking to improve their physical appearance and in most cases strive to achieve an athletic physique. But the way they train will never allow them to achieve this.
On the other hand a person whose training includes all the key fitness components will achieve a strong, lean athletic body that is capable of doing many things well. And is far better adapted to the requirements of day to day living. This will give them a broader fitness base and a solid foundation on which to improve.
Where to Start Your Strength Conditioning
So where do I start? The first thing to do is set yourself a goal and decide exactly what you want. I can’t do this for you; this is something you must do for yourself.
If you are new to fitness, my guesses are that you are out to improve physical appearance, in the form of weight loss or weight gain, right? In which case then, pick an exercise program that will challenge and develop all the key components of fitness.
In a nutshell, if strength is your ultimate goal, then before you start to and try to maximise your strength it’s important to optimise your fitness in all key component areas. Once you have done this then you can focus more on strength later on. Following this advice will give you a good basis for strength conditioning upon which to build.
A great place to start is Turbulence Training. These workouts are designed to focus on a many key fitness components. The great thing is they take no time at all, in fact you can fit them into a lunch hour and still have time to shower, change an eat.
Go ahead and take a look and get started on the road to a great body today.
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