There has been an amazing shift in thinking when it comes to health and fitness over the last ten years or so. No longer do we see weight rooms completely dominated by only the biggest guys while the smaller males and females are left to slog it out on the treadmills.
HALLELUJAH! The internet has spread the gospel of the barbell.
More and more people are realising that weight training is the most effective weight loss/weight management training technique of all. Fewer ladies are approaching Personal Trainer saying "I don't want to get too bulky." because they already know that there is very little chance of that happening. Smaller guys are able to show up and deadlift 150% of their bodyweight in the comfort of knowing that pound for pound the gorilla shaped man beasts can't match him.
It's great...ish.
See here's the thing...with everyone having an iTelephone any Joe or Joanne can jump on the World Wide Interweb and download a training program from the Google Drive and upload it to their My Space account and head to the gym.
But should they? Are they ready for the program they got from NapsterBook?
Often, the answer is no.
See there is this amazing piece of equipment that we often forget to utilise!
Our own body.
A good Body Weight Squat is thoroughly under estimated being able to control a Paused Rear Foot Elevated Split Squat is undervalued, the ability to effectively hinge at the hip is paramount and the art of being to perform many clean push ups is slowly being lost.
And why is this so bad?
Because too many people are in the gym doing shallow squats, being unable to balance and stabilise unilaterally (on one leg), turning into a question mark doing deadlifts and doing nothing but bench press because "Babes don't care about legs!"
See here's the thing...with everyone having an iTelephone any Joe or Joanne can jump on the World Wide Interweb and download a training program from the Google Drive and upload it to their My Space account and head to the gym.
But should they? Are they ready for the program they got from NapsterBook?
Often, the answer is no.
See there is this amazing piece of equipment that we often forget to utilise!
Our own body.
A good Body Weight Squat is thoroughly under estimated being able to control a Paused Rear Foot Elevated Split Squat is undervalued, the ability to effectively hinge at the hip is paramount and the art of being to perform many clean push ups is slowly being lost.
And why is this so bad?
Because too many people are in the gym doing shallow squats, being unable to balance and stabilise unilaterally (on one leg), turning into a question mark doing deadlifts and doing nothing but bench press because "Babes don't care about legs!"
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It might not get you 4000 likes on InstaMSN but it will get your body moving well and allow you to develop some serious athletic potential that will ultimately lead to more #gainz no matter what you're trying to achieve.
And this goes hand in hand with what we now know about the transference of work capacity from one movement to another or lack thereof...
Ever wondered why people can Lat Pulldown a whole stack which totals as much as or more than their bodyweight but they can't do as many reps on Chin Ups?
Ever wondered why people can Leg Press 400kg but they can often on Squat a quarter of that?
Ever wondered why people can Machine Press comfortably but their Push Up resembles someone doing The Worm on a dirty dance floor?
But on the flipside if they can Chin Up, Squat Heavy and perform a sick Push Up they can do the alternative (almost always) with ease?
Are you starting to see a pattern???
Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing Leg Press Machines or the people that use them. I use them with my clients every day...but not at the expense of the body's natural ability to Squat and Lunge, Hinge, Push and Pull Vertically or Push and Pull Horizontally as its own form of resistance.
Do it, trust me, you'll be better for it.
Ever wondered why people can Lat Pulldown a whole stack which totals as much as or more than their bodyweight but they can't do as many reps on Chin Ups?
Ever wondered why people can Leg Press 400kg but they can often on Squat a quarter of that?
Ever wondered why people can Machine Press comfortably but their Push Up resembles someone doing The Worm on a dirty dance floor?
But on the flipside if they can Chin Up, Squat Heavy and perform a sick Push Up they can do the alternative (almost always) with ease?
Are you starting to see a pattern???
Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing Leg Press Machines or the people that use them. I use them with my clients every day...but not at the expense of the body's natural ability to Squat and Lunge, Hinge, Push and Pull Vertically or Push and Pull Horizontally as its own form of resistance.
Do it, trust me, you'll be better for it.
To Be Continued... In Part 2
As always, please forward all complaints and hate mail to the admin of Sunshine Coast Health and Fitness.
As always, please forward all complaints and hate mail to the admin of Sunshine Coast Health and Fitness.
Mitch
Accelerate Health and Performance
Instagram: @mitchellknightpt and @acceleratehealthandperformance
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