EPISODE 178 | Strength v.s. Stability

EPISODE 178 | Strength v.s. Stability
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▪️Strength, broadly, is the ability to produce force.
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We can break this down further & discuss different aspects of strength...
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For example:
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🔻Absolute Strength
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🔻Relative Strength
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🔻Concentric, Isometric, or Eccentric Strength
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🔻Speed Strength
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You get the picture!
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▪️Stability is a separate entity entirely.
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🔻Stability is the ability to maintain equilibrium in the face of changing forces.
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🔻Stability is the result of muscular force maintaining joint position during resistance training.
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🔻Stability (and balance) is your ability to remain upright after bumping into that doorway that seems to always be in the way.
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▪️It’s important to understand that STRENGTH & STABILITY are in fact two separate characteristics that we can develop with resistance training.
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They complement each other &, more often than not, you can improve stability with strength-based movements... but only to a point!
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AND!
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True deficits in STABILITY likely have more to do with impaired MOTOR CONTROL, or the ability to produce force appropriately, rather than simple weakness.
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This requires adjustments in our exercise selection with the understanding that some loading variations are more appropriate for certain goals than others.
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▪️Applying this concept the our last few episodes, we can easily visualize how each loading variation affects our movement system.
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Certain loading variations are much more suited towards the development of STRENGTH:
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🔻KB Racked & Suitcase Positions
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🔻Barbell Front Racked, Back Loaded, & Zercher Positions
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🔻Weight Vests & Similar Dumbbell Positions
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While others are more effectively at developing STABILITY within a movement pattern:
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🔻KB Bottoms-Up & Overhead Position
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🔻Barbell Overhead Positions
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🔻Berserker Variations
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SO!
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Next time you choose your loading scheme, ask yourself: “Is this the most appropriate variation to help me reach my goal?”
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