When we show up at the gym, it can be hard to decide what to do with all the cool stuff. Here are a couple of things to think about when we pick up the weights:
1. If you push it, also pull it. Some people get all into bench press, for example, and get super strong chests, but don’t ever do any rows, so their backs are out of balance.
2. Work both ends. Some of us love upper body exercises and some of us love lower body exercises. We need both, so sometimes we just have to suck it up and get through the ones we don’t love.
3. Pay attention to the core. On all sides. Again, we know a lot about stuff like crunches, but the core goes all the way around the body, so we need to work those lower back muscles and those oblique abs as well.
4. Put it all together. As I said earlier this week, it is rare that we use just one muscle, all by itself, in real life. We need to teach our muscles to cooperate and coordinate, so doing compound exercises like deadlifts, squats, woodchoppers, burpees, and the like help keep us functional.
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