Designing A Pain-Free Workout Program

SPOILER� ALERT:� Creating� a� pain-free� program� is� much� easier� than� you� thought!

You� read� that� correctly.� Creating� a� pain-free� fitness� program� is� much simpler� than�you� may� believe.� It� really� takes� a� simple� paradigm� shift. � Many� fitness� professionals� may� claim� they� have� the one� and� only program� that�s� going� to� propel� you� � into� the� peak� fitness� stratosphere.�

If� I� may be� honest,� that� is� absolute� b.s.� The� reality is, proper programming coupled� with� sound� nutrition� (which� we� will� get� into� in� another� article)� yields� the� results� you� want�depending� on� what� your� goals� are.� The� one� non-negotiable� in� all� intelligent� fitness�programming� is� the� off-set� of� movement� patterns.�

Now� what� exactly� do� I� mean� by off-setting� movement� patterns?Off-set� movement� patterns� simply� means� this:� Anytime� you� press� (Bench� Press)� you�pull� (�Seated� Cable� Row).� Anytime� you� press� overhead� (� Barbell� Press)� you� pull�(chin-up).� If� you� Deadlift.....guess� what?� You� Squat.� Having� this� balance� of� Horizontal�Press� with� Horizontal� Pull,� Vertical� Press� with� Vertical� Pull,� Lower Body� Pull� with�Lower Body Press� will� more� times� than� not� ensure� that� you� will� be� keep� a� proper�balance� of� all� movements.� This� is� a� large� component� to� pain-free� programming.�

The last part� that� ties� in Pain-Free� Programming is� implementing� proper� flexibility and� mobility� movements� which� we� will� absolutely� cover� in� future� Flow Fitness�Articles.� Until� then,� think� about� off-setting� movements� and� how� you� can� implement them� in� your� programming� going� forward!