The Art Of Coaching

The Art Of Coaching


E28 | What's The Best Exercise For Performance Gains?

August 11, 2019

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On today's episode, I address one of the most commonly asked questions in all of strength and conditioning and that is the question of "What is the single best exercise for performance gains?".  I receive this question or some other variation of this question all of the time.  I understand that people's curiosity of this question is brought on by trying to make sense of the overwhelming amount of information in the performance world and that is why I wanted to do an episode covering this topic.


 


 


Topics covered:


 


 


 


·         Understanding the programming of a particular athlete based on athlete's needs


 


 


·         Understanding the specific program and movements involved


 


 


·         Why an exercise is not delivering performance gains


 


 


·         How an exercise should be applied


 


 


·         No program comes down to one exercise


 


 


·         Integration of an exercise program


 


 


·         Understanding situation, circumstance, and setting of an athlete