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Strength and conditioning at its simplest form is the practical application of sports science to enhance movement quality. It’s grounded in evidence-based research and physiology of exercise and anatomy. We all move and therefore we can all benefit from a better quality of movement.
Strength and conditioning isn’t hardcore beasting only for athletes, nor is it a particular Olympic lift, prowler push, or hill sprint drill. Whilst we might associate these moves with strength and conditioning, they’re tools used to aid good strength and conditioning.
A key pillar in strength and conditioning training is fully assessing a client’s movement patterns so that you can use movement correct techniques to prevent injuries. Injury prevention is highly beneficial to athletes and amateurs alike.
A strength and conditioning programme will look to improve your client’s performance over time. Programming is performance-specific using scientifically-backed training methods. A Strength and Conditioning Coach is key to maximising clients capabilities to improve performance. Strength and Conditioning Coaches will be able to identify key areas of improvement and also measure results accurately. Performance can be improved by the technical, physical, tactical, or mental factors that starting a strength and conditioning routine has on participants.
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that exercise is good for our overall health and wellbeing, from mental to physical health. The combination of strength training, HIIT training, plyometrics, and cardio conditioning that characterise strength and conditioning training helps to increase cardiovascular health as well as muscular, skeletal and mental health.
Strength and conditioning training helps to build muscle, which in turn will give the metabolism a boost as muscle burns more calories at rest. A research paper published in the National Library of Medicine discovered that hypertrophy (building muscle) has increased metabolic benefits. An increase in lean muscle mass reduces the risk of insulin resistance, a group of risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and other factors which can lead to ill health such as elevated fasting glucose and triglyceride levels, hypertension, obesity and reduced HDL cholesterol.
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