Episode 9: What Are the Best Exercises for Strength?

Welcome to Episode 9 of the Movement Logic podcast! In this episode, Laurel tells you what the best exercises are for strength (for busy people). Here’s what this episode digs into:  

• Exercise prescription versus program design
• Training muscles versus training movements
• 8 different types of movements you can train strength within
• A simplified list of 4 movements to train strength within
• Why multi-joint exercises are more bang for your muscles than single joint exercises
• Why multi-joint muscles also strengthen the torso
• Do a full body workout rather than a split routine
• Choose your order of exercises strategically 
• “Rules” for putting strength exercises in order

Reference links:

Train with Laurel in her Virtual Studio

Train with Laurel one-on-one

Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning book



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