July 14 , 2007
Topic:
Sports Specific Exercises
I think getting involved in a Sport is a great way to develop consistency with a fitness program but when training and lifting weights to improve performance you have to get more specific.
There are three key points of making a fitness program sports specific.
1. Core strength is everything!
It’s very important but even more important is to develop sports specific strength in your abs and by that I mean developing the ability to contract quickly. Beth will demonstrate lift/push.
2. Train laterally!
Most sports involve certain lateral movements and you must condition your muscles to move to the side quickly or you risk injury. Even a marathoner in a real race will have to move to the sides to pass people. Prepare your body. Adam will demonstrate the twist lunge.
3. Avoid isolation exercises!
What I mean by this is avoid single joint exercises such as bicep curls or leg extensions. Instead focus on compound (multi joint exercises) like the squat press. You see this is a sports specific exercise because he is using many muscle groups which mimic’s sports.
Question from viewers:
Lindsay Heimdale
I've heard that if you do cardio in the morning before you eat that you'll actually lose more weight. Is this true?
Coming from experience this technique can help speed up fat-loss. One of the main problems with fasting cardio is that it is really hard if not impossible to workout at a high intensity. So to answer your question, only perform fasted cardio at a light to moderate pace. For hard workouts I would recommend a carbohydrate snack 45 min to an hour before training.
Bobbi
What is the health benefit of hula hooping? Is there a difference in the workout based on the size of the hoop?
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