5 Pillars (PART 1)

We, as humans, have a system of muscles that work in planes of motion, this means we utilize contralateral (opposite sides of the body) systems, such as right pec and left glute to help press something heavy.  We work Ipsilaterally, (the same sides of the body), such as in going up for a layup off the right leg and making the basket with our right arm.  You get the point.  The goal in keeping balance, mobility, strength, and power is to be universally as equal as possible.  Due to the lifestyle of the average human, that is almost impossible and we are always fighting against gravitational pulls, anti-sitting movements, and rotational movements we aren't use to doing in the gym.

If you are starting a workout plan, want to continue a workout plan, or need to tweak it, I can help you.

Let me tell you about the 5 Pillars and that might narrow it down a bit for you!

PULL: Pulling ANYTHING.  LAt Pulldown, Pullup, PulDown, Straight arm Pressdown, Bicep Curls, High Row, Low Row, Rowing (Ha), Back Fly, Chest Fly, Front and Lateral Shoulder Raises, Hamstring Curls, Knee Extensions (controversy about this one), the list goes on!

PUSHING: Pushing ANYTHING:  Pushups, Chest Dips, Tricep Dips, Bench press from any angle, Sled Drives, Tricep Rope Press, Tricep Overhead Extension, Shoulder Press, Calf Press, Leg Press, and the list goes on again!

ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT: Rotating with load (tubing, medball, weight of any kind), sitting or standing, or even ground based.  Standing Cable rotation (high, low, iso-lateral, in between), lying lower body rotations for obliques, lying Windshield wipers for obliques, golf, tennis, any type of throwing motion with or without load, and the list goes on...this one could be longer because we use rotation all the time without even realizing it and don't rotate in the gym as much as we should!

LEVEL CHANGE: Up/Downs, Burpees, Squats, Lunges, Deadlifts, Plyometrics, anything where we move up and down somehow.

LAST BUT, NOT LEAST IS ISOMETRICS!: A loaded environment for the tissue without any change of angle in the joins surrounding the muscle intended to be contracted, such as a plank, holding at the top of a pullup, at the bottom of the pushup, at the bottom of a squat, etc.

DO you capitalize on all of these pillars?  If not, how do you intend to do so?

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