It seems that more and more coaches, trainers, and therapists are looking for the feel of 'NEW' and 'VARIETY' in their exercises.
While variety is important to keep the athlete/client interested and preventing the body from becoming adapted, we must make sure that the basic skills are mastered first.
Below is a great phrase that I recently heard from a quantum physics discussion that applies so true to training:
While variety is important to keep the athlete/client interested and preventing the body from becoming adapted, we must make sure that the basic skills are mastered first.
Below is a great phrase that I recently heard from a quantum physics discussion that applies so true to training:
"Muscles/nerves that fire together wire together."
Summary- Implement exercises in your program (warm-up on the field or court, in the weight room, etc) that 'Turn On' the right muscles for that movement. The most common example is getting the glutes to fire in quad dominant athletes.
- Repetions can be a good thing and are encouraged until the athlete can show mastery of a particular skill.
- I usually build our movement program around 6-8 exercises and add variety with caution, especially when working with young athletes.
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