In Full-Color Foundations, my beginner strength program, I lay out some of the more basic workout structures like circuits and supersets to go along with the basic exercises. Those are great structures for quick workouts, but what about if you have more time and want to do multifaceted workouts that help you get stronger in […]
Here’s a quick recap from the previous article in this series:Traditional, or bodybuilding-style, strength training programs focus more on isolating specific muscles to increase the muscle’s strength and size. Functional, or movement-based, strength training focuses on movement patterns like squatting, crawling, and pulling instead of specific muscles. It puts the focus on full-body strength and […]
In past articles, I’ve talked about which exercises to do and the benefits of them, but the missing link is how you’re doing these exercises. This is where strength training goals come in! Now, these goals are different than your greater goal (or your why) for working out. Your greater goal might be something like […]