I've spent quite a bit of time this week working to improve personal training clients and class / bootcamp participants urgency in their movements.
Why?
Well the simplest answer comes from working with people on their punching and kicking.
Doing these type of movements in a slower and more relaxed manner certainly has some value. However you don't want to leave it at that!
Adding some urgency, power and dare i say it aggression turns these movements into a completely different animal!
Having got good with your technique so that you are pretty safe to strike harder, really trying to hit pads with your whole body is an amazing and exhausting experience!
Given the task of doing a set of bodyweight squats and moving at a good rate, many people - even those who who are 'advanced', tend to move pretty slowly. I can only think they have been doing too much bodypump!
Adding some urgency would remove the desire to prematurely reach for some added weights, especially when adding such an external load sometimes makes individuals technique much worse.
Overall i'll sum it up like this - if your training session is based on intervals and movements of a higher intensity, and you are able to talk during or immediately afterwards - you aren't really doing intervals and may well benefit from some urgency, quick!!
Our latest 4 week fitness bootcamp is about to begin. This time we are adding Horsham into the mix. Watch out, Sussex is about to get fitter, leaner, healthier, and looking better on the beach!
Cheers,
Steve
www.sussexbootcamps.co.uk
www.everydayathletes.co.uk
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