
Henderson says that functional training has become more popular because “a lot of studios and gyms are making it very accessible for the consumer to try this form of training.” Some fitness studios even have “functional” built into their names, like F45 and Fhitting Room (FHIT stands for functional high-intensity training). In the UAP you'll be able to choose a schedule, from 2 hours a week to 6 hours a week and know exactly what to do when you head to the gym.Increasingly, fitness studios are adding classes that can help people get stronger in their everyday movement patterns. You'll never be bored in the UAP because we have over 200 different exercises! Most importantly, we organize these exercises into a long term plan to help you make the most of your off season training. Like the backwards lunge to SLDL this exercise challenges balance and coordination and is even more difficult.įind these exercises and more like them in The Ultimate Athlete Project (UAP). This move starts with an SLDL and goes into a single leg squat. Requiring less balance than some of the other single leg moves, this exercise trains coordination of lower body to upper body movement in a diagonal pattern. Start with a 10-25 lb plate with 8-10 repetitions on each side.
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This full body exercise is more difficult than it looks. This exercise is about transferring momentum from the hips into the plate with transfer of momentum through the core. I like the way this exercise allows you to get into the hip for good glute activation. This exercise also includes a diagonal component. I love this exercise because it includes a diagonal movement pattern component as well as challenging single leg balance and coordination. Start this exercise with no weight until you can perform the exercises for 8-10 reps a side. It's a real challenge especially to the glute medius (on the side of the hip). This exercises provides a challenge to hip stability. If you're a long time reader, you've seen this one at least once before. In ultimate, the diagonal transfer of momentum from the ground, through the hips into the opposite shoulder enhances throwing power. In addition to training single leg strength, many of these movements introduce a diagonal coordination pattern. This is a good movement pattern to strengthen for athletic performance. Instead I've decided to post several of them here for the benefit of everyone! The group asked me to send them a list of the exercises we worked on.

This week the Ulty Results team of myself and Oliver Browne are helping out at St Andrews' Preseason Camp. Reporting in from St Andrews in Scotland!
