This Saturday was the 2011 World Multisport Expo at MIT. BPC Coaches led another successful strength training for the multisport athletes during the morning hours of the expo. This year we focused on teaching and educating these athletes as to what's the most important aspects of strength training. In short here's what we discussed:
1. Every athlete should go thru a functional movement screen. This can be done by a licensed professional, such as a strength coach, a physical therapist or the BPC Coaches. The FMS can reveal tightness, weakness, compensations and potential risks of injuries.
2. Every athlete should consider periodizing their strength training just as they do their own swim, bike and run training. During periods of off season thru in season racing, strength training needs to remain an integral aspect of weekly training.
3. Athletes need to learn which exercises are important for them, not what "looks" cool. Choose exercises that make sense from an injury prevention standpoint as well as overall rewards. Always evaluate why you are doing the exercises and how.
4. Athletes need to make sure they work not only flexibility and strength but stability. Training the stability of joints that need stability and mobility of joints that need mobility will lead to a lifetime of healthy training.
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