Single “limb” training is a great way to correct any imbalances you may have developed over the years. It’s also a great way to break a plateau and get away from your normal everyday routine.
Over a 3 part series I’ll be going over single limb training for lower body – today – upper body pushes and upper body pulls. I’ll also be putting up a video workout for you guys to try as well.
Single leg training is an effective way to build strength in either leg individually while replicating athletic movements more closely than you would with double leg training.
Building Strength Through Single Leg Training
You’ll find that your single leg strength in a squat isn’t close to half of your double leg strength, as you may think. Developing each leg individually will increase your strength in a double leg squat but also build each muscle properly without any imbalances.
Balance and leg position also play more of a role in single leg training than they do in double leg training. In single leg training, often for balance purposes, your foot position is more centred than it would be in a double leg squat which is more of an athletic position (ie. you don’t run with your legs shoulder width apart or wider like you may squat, especially as you begin to add weight and lower your reps). Read the rest of this entry »
I could’ve put a picture of Rocky Marciano here as well. I’m not sure if either him or Jack Dempsey ever took a step back in the ring.
“If you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backwards.”
I’m going to take a break from the “Build the Body Women Want” series and give you guys this article. I’ll be back with the chest and back part to that series later this week.
I think a lot of us look at the low points in our lives as the moments that are going to build our character, and they definitely are, but sometimes it’s those moments when things are going better than ever will ultimately show us more about what kind of person we are.
I’ve mentioned it before but I think it’s a great piece of advice from my Dad who has said it on numerous occasions, “don’t get too low when things are bad or too high when things are going well.” I think a lot of that speaks to what kind of character a person has. They are who they are whether or not they literally can’t lose, or if the shit’s hitting the fan.
You hear it all the time, people changing when they ‘make it’. When they get to where they’ve always wanted to be they feel as though they have to act like someone who has it all, and completely forget about the outlook on life and the values that got them to this successful period in their lives.
This can apply to work, social life, family and yes, training and fitness…
When a lot of us get the body we’ve always wanted, or get in great shape, we figure we’re done, we’re here and now it’s time to enjoy the fruits of our labor. Or when we begin to see some visible gains, we figure we’re allowed to cheat a bit more because, well, we’ve earned it. Read the rest of this entry »
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