Stability - The Base of Resistince Training
The National Acadamy of Sports Medicine is a huge promoter of stability as the first step for new resistance trainers. NASM is a leading organization and offer a highly rated personal training certification. Do you think that they would know something about resistance training?
The truth is if you don’t learn to lift weights correctly you may create many problems for yourself. The main problems being injuries and muscle imbalances that lead to over compensation (assisting muscle working harder than and the primary muscle not working as hard) this is called synergistic dominance.
So lets go over the goals of the stabalization phase of training. To enhance joint stability, to increase flexibility, to improve neuromuscular efficiency this includes balance and stability and lastly to improve muscle endurance as we will be doing endurance exercises that incorporate stabalization.
The basis of this training is to use light weights and perform high repetitions such as 12 to 20. The exercises should be completed in unstable environments such as using bosu and exercise balls or standing on one leg. The key is that the weight must be light enough that it is controllable, we want to teach our body how to lift weights.
By doing this process we teach our muscles, nerves and brain how to correctly lift weights assuming that we perform the exercises correctly. I really want to encourage incorporate this into your workout no matter what stage you are in. I’ve been lifting weights for several years and still incorporate stability exercises into my workout. It’s great for your core muscles. Be sure to view the product reports (left links) as many of these products show you how to do stability exercises and cost less than a personal trainer. You owe it to your body and future.
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Tags: begginer resistance training, new weight training, stability
