Eddie Lomax

Coach Lomax is a strength, conditioning and fitness coach dedicated to building better humans for sport, work and life. Learn more at Optimum Physical Training or take his FREE Tabata Calisthenics Workout Mini Course.
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Train the anaerobic, anaerobic lactate and aerobic energy pathways for superior conditioning performance... Not just one energy pathway for "specialized" conditioning.

To develop superior conditioning you must train the anaerobic, anaerobic lactate and aerobic energy pathways... not just one energy pathway at the expense of the others.

There are three energy pathways used to provide energy for activity.

The Many Different Types of Strength

There are many different types of strength... and they all need to be taken into consideration when forming an effective physical training program.

What makes someone strong?

Well, that is not an easy question to answer... because it depends on which of the many different types of strength you are talking about.

Someone can exhibit great competence in one aspect of strength while being completely lacking in another.
Emphasizing core strength training and use high tension techniques to function as one complete unit will allow you to perform better.

Training your body to function as a complete unit by emphasizing core strength training and using high tension techniques will bring about the greatest performance improvement.

Performance improvement starts at the core.

5 Ways A Bodyweight Workout Can Benefit You

Performing a bodyweight workout has something for everyone.

If you have a functioning body... there is no reason to keep complaining about being out of shape.

You don't need expensive gym memberships, costly equipment or even a lot of time to perform a highly effective bodyweight workout... and reap the rewards.

Let's look at what a proper bodyweight workout can do for you.
Train Muscular Strength, Muscular Power and Muscular Endurance for Functional Strength Performance... Not Muscular Size for "Appearance".

Training for muscular strength, power and endurance will bring about more functional improvements than training for muscular size or appearance.

There is a big difference between training for muscle mass and training for muscular strength, power and endurance.

Exercise Benefits of Proper Physical Training

You want real strength, conditioning and fitness exercise benefits that can be applicable to everyday activity... Not ridiculous, absurd promises and fantastic, unbelievable claims.

You don't need me to tell you that there are physical and mental benefits associated with exercise and a healthy lifestyle... everybody knows that.

However, I do feel that there are so many faulty and misleading claims floating around the fitness industry that I should discuss the real exercise benefits you can expect to enjoy from proper physical training.

The 10 Physical Skills of Fitness Excellence

Train all 10 physical skills of cardiorespiratory endurance, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance, accuracy and toughness for physical fitness excellence... Not just one or two abilities creating unbalanced fitness performance.

Physical fitness excellence should be the goal of any physical training workout program.

What Is A Successful Workout Program?

With all the workout programs out there to choose from... how do you determine if the workout program you choose to follow will be successful in producing long term physical improvements?

Quite frankly, if your idea of physical activity is getting off the couch to go to the kitchen during commercials... then any kind of training program whatsoever should produce some positive results.

Focus on Quality Physical Training

Concentrate on quality physical training and proper technique and then increase the quantity of your training... Leave your ego out of your workout program.

Eliminating your ego from your workout program and concentrating on quality physical training over the quantity of training will bring about the greatest amount of fitness performance improvement.

Total Fitness For The Body You Always Wanted

Total fitness is more than just strength and conditioning... It is the combination, compromise and fluid interaction between cardiorespiratory endurance, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance, accuracy and toughness

Fitness programs are usually split up into two categories... strength and conditioning.

However.

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