4 Essential Movements
Weight training is not just for meat heads!
After age 25, your body begins to lose about ½ pound of muscle per year. Prior to 25 you will keep your muscle mass regardless of exercise. But after 25, the clock starts ticking and you must work to keep muscle.
Without strength training, you will lose muscle mass, resulting in a lower metabolism, less mobility and a shorter life expectancy.
Most folks hear weight training and think “chest day, back day, and 15 egg-white omelettes.” But there is a way to train for strength that doesn’t require bodybuilder workouts.
Full-body routines are great bang-for-your-buck workouts that build a strong, well-balanced body.
Here are 4 Essential Movements to include in your full-body workout:
#1 Lower Body Pull: Focused on hip hinge (e.g. Deadlift or kettlebell swing).
#2 Lower Body Push: Focused on knee flexion. (e.g. Squat, lunge, step-up).
#3 Upper Body Pull: Pulling weight vertically or horizontally. Generally back exercises (e.g. pull-up, lat pulldown, bent over row).
#4 Upper Body Push: Pushing vertically or horizontally. Generally chest or shoulder exercises (e.g. pushup, shoulder press, chest press).
