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10 ways to improve your strength training program. (part 2)
IN PART I IN THE AUGUST ISSUE, the writer covered the first five suggestions for critically evaluating and strengthening the strength-training program, namely: be organized, be safety conscious, emphasize quality reps, don't confuse strength training with skill training, and don't label exercises as "Core" or"Auxiliary."
6. Balance your program
Balance the antagonistic muscles in your exercise movements. If, as a general rule, you do a pushing exercise, oppose it with a pulling exercise. Or, simply, if you work the front of a joint, also work the back. Example: An anterior deltoid (bench/incline press) and a posterior deltoid (pulldown/row).
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