- "Strength training or resistance training involves the performance of physical exercises that are designed to improve strength and endurance."
Supplementary exercises that target specific muscle groups and assist the main lifts.
Importance of accessory exercises: Discusses why accessory exercises are necessary for powerlifting, what they are, and how they complement main lifts.
Upper body accessory exercises: Covers several useful exercises to strengthen the upper body, including barbell rows, pull ups, and dips.
Lower body accessory exercises: Discusses several exercises to strengthen the lower body, such as leg curls, lunges, and step-ups.
Core accessory exercises: Covers useful exercises to strengthen the core muscles, including planks, sit-ups, and crunches.
Mobility and stretching exercises: Discusses the importance of mobility drills and stretching to increase range of motion and prevent injury.
Programming and planning: Covers how to plan and structure your accessory exercises according to your goals, strengths, and weaknesses.
Progression and tracking: Explains how to track progress and adjust weights and sets to ensure continual progression.
Technique and form: Discusses how to perform accessory exercises with proper technique and form to minimize the risk of injury and maximize gains.
Injury prevention and recovery: Covers ways to prevent and recover from injuries related to accessory exercises, such as overtraining and improper form.
Exercise selection and variation: Discusses how to choose and vary accessory exercises to continually challenge your muscles and avoid plateaus.
Assistance Exercises: These exercises are performed to support the primary compound movements, particularly during the early stages of training.
Isolation Exercises: These exercises concentrate on only one muscle group or joint movement, isolating the workload to a particular area.
Accommodating Resistance Exercises: These are exercises where an external force is added while you perform the lift, such as bands or chains.
Prehabilitation Exercises: Also known as "prehab", these exercises target weak areas of the body and prevent possible injuries or strains.
Plyometric Exercises: These exercises take advantage of the stretch shortening cycle to enhance power and explosiveness.
Core Development Exercises: These exercise types aim to improve core stability and strength, helping to prevent lower back pain and injury.
Mobility and Flexibility Exercises: These exercises work on the individual's flexibility and mobility, specifically on restricted joints and muscle groups.
Soft Tissue Work: These techniques involve foam rolling, stretching, massage therapy, and other methods to relieve and promote good circulation in tight or restricted muscles.
Gripping Exercises: These exercise types work on grip strength, which is crucial in powerlifting events like deadlifting.
Cardiovascular exercises: These exercises focus on improving your stamina and level of fitness.
- "It is often associated with the lifting of weights."
- "It can also incorporate a variety of training techniques such as bodyweight exercises, isometrics, and plyometrics."
- "Training works by progressively increasing the force output of the muscles and uses a variety of exercises and types of equipment."
- "Strength training is primarily an anaerobic activity, although circuit training also is a form of aerobic exercise."
- "Strength training can increase muscle, tendon, and ligament strength as well as bone density, metabolism, and the lactate threshold; improve joint and cardiac function; and reduce the risk of injury in athletes and the elderly."
- "It can reduce the risk of injury in athletes and the elderly."
- "Strength training can increase... bone density."
- "Strength training can increase... metabolism."
- "Strength training can increase... the lactate threshold."
- "Strength training can improve joint... function."
- "Strength training can improve... cardiac function."
- "Strength training is central or is used as part of their training regimen."
- "It can also incorporate a variety of training techniques such as bodyweight exercises."
- "Strength training... reduce[s] the risk of injury in athletes and the elderly."
- "Strength training... reduce[s] the risk of injury in athletes and the elderly."
- "Training works by progressively increasing the force output of the muscles."
- "Strength training... exercises that are designed to improve strength and endurance."
- "Strength training can increase muscle, tendon, and ligament strength."
- "Training works by progressively increasing the force output of the muscles and uses a variety of exercises and types of equipment."