| With all the advice, workouts, methods and | | | | limb exercises... Not muscles through "isolation" |
| philosophies about strength, conditioning and | | | | exercises.Who cares how big your muscles are if |
| fitness out there... How do you develop a physical | | | | you can't use them to complete a task in the real |
| training program that is right for you?First of all, | | | | world.Train movements that translate into real |
| there are may reasons to get involved in a | | | | world performance improvements.6) A physical |
| physical training program... and you must first | | | | training program should train muscular strength, |
| determine yours is you are to choose | | | | muscular power and muscular endurance for |
| correctly.Some people's physical training program | | | | functional strength improvement... not muscular |
| are targeted toward muscle growth, others | | | | size for appearance.Strength training should |
| toward burning fat, others toward gaining | | | | address all aspects of strength... and not be |
| strength, others to meet general fitness goals, | | | | treated as the secondary effect of size seeking.It |
| etc.I personally believe a physical training program | | | | is better to be stronger than you look... Than to |
| should be used to improve the physical abilities of | | | | look stronger than you are.7) A physical training |
| cardiorespiratory endurance, strength, power, | | | | program should train the anaerobic, anaerobic |
| speed, flexibility, balance, coordination, agility, | | | | lactate and aerobic energy pathways for superior |
| accuracy and toughness.A physical training | | | | conditioning under the greatest set of |
| program should improve the physical abilities that | | | | circumstances... Now only one energy pathway for |
| are needed to face the challenges of sport, work | | | | "specialized" conditioning.Metabolic conditioning |
| and life with excellence... basically, allowing us to | | | | training should address all the energy pathways |
| become better suited human beings for the | | | | for versatile conditioning.Extreme aerobic |
| unpredictable environment in which we live.Here | | | | conditioning is not the measure of fitness |
| are the guidelines I use to develop, analyze and | | | | excellence.Sport, work and life challenges are |
| evaluate my physical training program:1) A physical | | | | made up of intense flurries of activity broken up |
| training program should commit to functional | | | | be periods of less intensity and rest... not one long, |
| strength, superior conditioning and fitness | | | | continuous, monotonous, rhythmic activity.8) A |
| excellence OPTIMIZATION... Not muscular size and | | | | physical training program should train the physical |
| aerobic conditioning MAXIMIZATION.Your physical | | | | abilities of cardiorespiratory endurance, strength, |
| training program must address the improvement | | | | power, speed, flexibility, coordination, agility, |
| of all the physical abilities... and not just one | | | | balance, accuracy and toughness for fitness |
| physical ability at the expense of all others.The | | | | excellence... Not just one or two abilities creating |
| sad fact is, most people get caught up in | | | | unbalanced fitness performance.True fitness is not |
| becoming the best at one particular physical | | | | the maximization of one physical skill at the |
| ability... and completely ignore the others.Who | | | | expense of all others... But the optimization of all |
| cares how strong you are when the life challenge | | | | physical skills in fluid interaction.Fitness is a |
| calls for balance and flexibility.True physical fitness | | | | compromise.9) A physical training program should |
| is a compromise between all the physical abilities | | | | fortify your strengths while concentrating on |
| and the seamless transition from on ability to | | | | improving your weaknesses for the greatest |
| another.2) A physical training program should | | | | over-all fitness improvement.It is a waste of |
| continue performance improvement through | | | | valuable physical training time to spend all your |
| deliberate variation of training methods, intensities | | | | energy trying to improve your strength while |
| and stresses... Not monotonous, unsustainable and | | | | your weaknesses go untrainedGreater fitness |
| long term routines.There is no one best, one size | | | | improvement can be made by turning your |
| fits all physical training program that universally fits | | | | weaknesses into newfound strengths.10) A |
| everyone's goals, needs, abilities and limitations.Use | | | | physical training program should be personalized, |
| variety to produce an environment that keeps | | | | short, intense and frequent.Keep the training |
| the body improving... long term routine will only | | | | sessions short and intense for the best results... |
| bring about limited results.3) A physical training | | | | but don't forget to throw in some medium |
| program concentrate on quality physical training | | | | intensity, medium duration and high intensity, long |
| and proper technique and then increase the | | | | duration training for variety.Varying your |
| quantity of your training... Leave your ego out of | | | | workouts this way will allow you to work out |
| your workout program.Your physical training | | | | more frequently without the fear of overtraining |
| program is where you work on your weaknesses | | | | and injury... and prepare you for a greater amount |
| and seek improvement... and not a place to show | | | | of physical circumstances in the bargain.Ultimately, |
| off.Make sure to perform the exercises correctly | | | | any physical training program must be |
| before increasing the quantity.4) A physical training | | | | personalized to the goals, needs, abilities and |
| program should focus on core strength and | | | | limitations of the individual.These are the guidelines |
| developing a body that functions as one complete | | | | I use to keep my physical training program on |
| unit... Just say "no" to machines.Isolation exercises | | | | track and the physical improvements coming that |
| on machines teach you to do isolation exercises | | | | will allow me to meet the challenges of sport, |
| on machines... a skill which is of little value in the | | | | work and life with excellence.So how does your |
| real world.Make your core strong by including it in | | | | physical training program stand up to these |
| all your exercises and use the body as one | | | | guidelines?Coach Lomax is a strength, conditioning |
| complete unit... just like you would in the challenges | | | | and fitness coach dedicated to building better |
| of sport, work and life.5) A physical training | | | | humans for sport, work and life. Learn more at |
| program should train movements through | | | | Optimum Physical Training or take his FREE |
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