Just finished up with one of my students. We were both very pleased as he is getting stronger, and the movements are becoming cleaner. He has the ability to hold his body tight on his upper body chain work, and alot of unstable lower body band and chain work also.
Without even doing deadlifts or dumbbell presses, his poundages have increased dramatically in 6 months. (Yes, to all you skeptics out there, he is a beginner, and therefore will experience huge gains early in his journey.)
But, my point is, you don't have to do 10 sets of bench press, 3 times a week to increase your bench press. This will only overtrain you, bore you, and take you backwards. The same with the deadlift and squat. As your whole body gets stronger, you will become more efficient at whatever it is you are trying to do.
What does this mean? By working with chains, bands, and bodyweight, his whole body has now become stronger. He doesn't cave in on the upward surge. He has gotten his poundages up, without even trying. Of course, there is lots of bar, machine and dumbbell work in his workouts, but probably 70% of what he does, is not the stereotypical workout exercises.
On one of my early posts, I mentioned a person at my gym who was nearly 50, who completely drug-free, gained about 40 pounds on the bench press. I was there, and spotted him for his 408 lb. bench. It was perfect. I always knew the human body works as a whole, for the most part, but saw it with my own eyes that night. By taking a different approach, you will increase performance. Whether it's stability on the ice, a better bench, squat, or deadlift.
Of course, if you are not being thrown around anymore by your bands, chains, and dumbbells, your hips probably won't cave in on your fairway drive. If a longer, tighter golf game is your goal, keep working innovatively. Results will occur.
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