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Weight training that focuses on how the body moves rather than what the individual muscle is doing is a far more effective way to burn fat, create lean muscle tissue, and help prevent injuries in the long run.<\/p>\n
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Compound exercises involve using more than just one joint to create movement.\u00a0 Examples of compound movements are: squats, pushups, lunges, crawling patterns, etc.\u00a0 Simple and single joint exercises are those that revolve around using just one joint; examples of these would be: biceps curls, chest flyes, or leg extensions.<\/p>\n
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Single joint exercises just create tension around the joint being exercised.\u00a0 They are not designed to be functional for sporting endeavors. \u00a0A squat, however, uses the feet, ankles, knees, hips, parts of the upper back and shoulders.\u00a0 They are not designed to be functional for sporting endeavors.\u00a0 Each joint has a role in creating movement and because more muscles are on the job, more calories will be burned.\u00a0 As such, squatting is a fundamental movement pattern, which we were all designed to do.\u00a0 If you work on your squat, all the joints we mentioned get stronger!<\/p>\n
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The potential of risk of injury drops substantially as well because in life we never use our body with one joint.\u00a0 Consider the following examples: shovelling, skating, golfing, tennis, skiing, dragon boat racing, etc. ALL use more than one joint to create movement.\u00a0 Can you see how a triceps extension or a lateral raise does not carry over to the golf swing or a swimming stroke?<\/p>\n
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There may be a learning curve to doing these exercises properly, which is why it is important to get coached appropriately!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Weight training that focuses on how the body moves rather than what the individual muscle is doing is a far more effective way to burn fat, create lean muscle tissue, and help prevent injuries in the long run. Compound exercises involve using more than just one joint to create movement.\u00a0 Examples of compound […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-training-tips"],"yoast_head":"\n