Moving your body over different directions or planes of motion is something you experience in everyday life, and this means you should try and practice and imitate in your workouts.
In the workouts I give out, I always try to give maximum variety for a good reason. The results are all important and therefore if you are giving out variety, then there should be multiple reasons for the programme design.
Safety is the number consideration. Any jerking, jumping around for the sake of it, improper form etc is a big no no in avoiding pain for the person involved.
Then you must make sure that the exercises are done for the specific reason you want.
Then you have to make sure that the movements are implemented properly and with the intended purpose.
If you work on these three rules all the time, then you shouldn’t really go wrong.
Once you work out your goal, then you have to design an effective way to get there in the safest and most time efficient way.
This is why you should always use traditional exercises, ones which involve rotation, and some backward movements where possible.
When you think of your daily life, you often get into all sorts of different positions and its important to plan for that.
This is why I never include sit ups in a workout anymore. It is far more beneficial to include movements that work your core as a whole (your stomach, back, hips, thighs and hamstrings). Most of my workout will work your core in a direct or indirect way, so we are always thinking of how to include your most important area on the body.
If you are still doing prehistoric routines with little or no basis in exercise science, its time to change and adopt movements that will significantly improve your posture, your strength and muscular endurance, all of which will enhance your performance and future quality of life!
