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Overview:
All of
the workouts are designed for functional strength and not structural appearance.
We utilize free-weight, ground-based and multi-joint movements as the basis of
our strength program. These types of exercises mimic the velocity and
pattern of movements found in most sports. The best example of this would
be the debate between the squat and the leg press. Most people believe the
leg press to be a safer alternative to squatting. However, this is far
from the truth. During the squat the upper body is pushed away from the
ground while in the leg press the upper body is held static while the legs move
an object (weight sled). Running, jumping and cutting all require the legs
to propel the upper body away or along the ground which is more similar to the
squat. Like most exercise machines, the leg press isolates a few muscles
of the legs while the squat is a total body exercise. The more muscles an
exercise can employ the greater the response from the body both functionally and
structurally.
While most
gyms like to have the most equipment or "gadgets" we can perform much of our
training with little or no equipment.
"Strength training on
machines which restrict the movements of joints involved in producing a specific
sporting action can modify the circuitry and programming of the brain and
thereby reduce the functional or sport specific capability of many of the
muscles used to execute that movement." (Siff, Supertraining, 2004, p. 9)
There is a time and place
for machines, but not as the basis and only means of strength training for
sports performance.
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