I made a quick video on considerations while making a balanced training program. In the words of Jim Wendler, train like a bodybuilder. Now I do not care if you body build for show or not, I think we all are a little vain, I mean who does not WANT to look good? We all do, of course. But I am talking about something different. We want symmetry in our training. I am not talking about doing a bunch of isolated exercises. I just want balance from top to bottom, front to back and left to right. If you train for balance, you will be less likely to get injured, because no one muscle will be significantly stronger than the other. That is a problem for a lot of people when one agonist muscle group is significantly stronger than the antagonist muscle group. In a sense your brakes have to be as strong as your motor. You will also recover faster and train harder and you will definitely perform better. This is just one sample of a basic weight trainers program, I am not including a bodyweight or kettlebell program or any other mixed modality here. I will touch more on this subject in the near future.
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