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| Eight Essential Principles of Exercise
Balance
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| by Peter LeChanc |
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| Regardless of the type, level, or objectives of the training program you are considering, a number of basic training principles should be integrated to maximize gains, safety, and time efficiency. |
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Your training program should have at least 8 to 12 full range of motion exercises. One exercise should be selected for each of the major muscle groups, so that the entire body is equally developed:
- legs (quadriceps, hamstrings, gastrocnemius/soleus)
- midsection (abdominals, obliques, spinal erectors)
- upper body "pushing" (chest, shoulders, triceps)
- and "pulling" (latissimus dorsi, rhomboids, trapezius, biceps)
Further an equivalent number of exercises and sets should be performed for agonist/antagonists muscle groups. Although all of the muscles are important from a weak link standpoint, larger muscles should be trained before smaller ones through the use of multi-joint versus single joint exercises. From another perspective, training programs should be balanced in terms of maintaining or developing all of the components of fitness.
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