SS Fitness

It is no surprise that there are millions of different programs out there for you. The best and worst thing about fitness, nutrition, and exercise is that it is constantly changing. Medical professionals are consistently learning new things about the body. Because of all this latest research, many programs are switching up to be more scientifically based and helpful for clients to achieve the best results possible.

Your coach will probably use four different training styles when designing a program and creating a routine that fits your goals. All of these fitness categories have unique benefits, and while you may not hit them at full throttle, it is essential to incorporate them all at one point in the program to be well-rounded.

The four training categories are Foundation, Strength, Metabolic, and SAQ.

Foundational training consists of many of the basics we see in standard programs; it is often very functionally based, aiding in your day-to-day life, and comprises elements of flexibility, mobility, core, and balance training. These elements give you a solid foundation to live a more leisurely life and perform within the other categories at the highest possible level. Your body needs to be prepped for movement, whether you are a powerlifter or just someone new to the gym. Incorporation of foundational training is precisely as necessary as it sounds; it’s your foundation. To improve, your trainer will usually increase the time for most exercises that fall into this category, and it is normal for a person to improve quite quickly here.

Strength training is a popular method that has finally started gaining traction for many men, especially women, in the last few years. The benefits of resistance and strength training are phenomenal, and everyone who can engage should. Resistance for many people may start with body weight, but as you continue to get better and build strength, you will soon be able to move onto different equipment like dumbbells, kettlebells, and squat racks.

Strength training can help build muscle and aid in body recomposition, but it is also included in different programs to heal different neuromuscular imbalances. Many of us have office jobs or are in careers or activities where our posture or stance could be better, and we must incorporate corrective action to prevent the problem from worsening. We can do this by strengthening the synergist or, more specifically, the fixator of a particular muscle to ensure stabilization as we go on to our everyday lives.

The progression of strength training is significantly more complex as you improve into more advanced stages. You will often be placed into either micro or mesocycles, depending on your goals. In these cycles, your tempo, reps, sets, rest periods, and volume are all significant variables that you or your trainer will be very concise about as you move through the program.

Metabolic training
This may be one that you have yet to hear a ton about. Metabolic training is linked to training your energy pathways in anaerobic and aerobic exercises. This training style helps improve your cardiovascular systems by incorporating various High-Intensity Intervals and burning high amounts of energy. The exercises that fall into this category may or may not be traditional, such as treadmill, elliptical, or compound resistance exercises. The variables will usually be based on intervals, with intense bursts of energy accompanied by little rest periods. Metabolic is such a vital staple because, much like foundational training, it will be helpful in your everyday life. It will help train all three pathways, ATP-CP, Glycolysis, and Aerobic, giving you a well-balanced system prepared for many different challenges.

The last is paired with metabolic training: SAQ, Speed, Agility, and Quickness. This category is only sometimes a heavy influence on one’s training unless they are an athlete or someone whose goal is to develop a more athletic routine. Of course, certain parts will be paired into most programs, but it is lighter than an influence as some of the other categories we have gone over. It is very plyometric-heavy, and it has some great benefits: it helps to increase heart rate for a short period, has a high caloric burn, and helps to challenge the metabolic system to improve.

This category does require a baseline level of strength, so for most trainers that choose to implement this into their program firmly, they will need to ensure that their client is adequately equipped to handle the new types of stress that they will be challenged with to help make them a better athlete. Many of these exercises are very explosive and can be harsh on your joints if executed incorrectly. Advanced exercises are so for most trainers that choose to strongly incorporate this into their program; they will need to ensure that their children are equipped to handle the new types of stress they will be challenged with to help make them better athletes. Many of these exercises are very explosive and can be harsh on your joints if executed incorrectly. To advance, exercises are often kept very specific or the purpose of improving the application as the way the movement flows for overall advancement. 
This accompanies Reactive training, ballistic, plyometric, and agility. 

Whatever your goals are, you will likely be influenced by all these different components. Although they are all beneficial, your program design may have one that is slightly more influential. Later, I will go into how to create your program based on the different categories of interest.
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