Friday, February 16, 2018

Exercise Order & Selection

WITHOUT ORDER THERE IS CHAOS

In recent weeks Joe has been going over all the different aspects of actual training. This week we wrapped up training with a focus on how to choose exercises and how to order them properly during a training session.

Below are seven principles Joe uses to decide what exercises he uses and when he uses them:
  1. Larger muscle groups before smaller muscle groups
  2. Compound/Multi-joint exercises before Isolation/Single-joint exercises
  3. Free/body weight exercises before machines
  4. Weaknesses before strengths
  5. Underdeveloped before developed
  6. Corrective before general
  7. Plyometric/Power before strength; strength before endurance