22 WAYS TO GET STRONGER
Go to your local gym, find the heaviest dumbbell on the rack and see how hard it is to pick up. Not a problem? Well then you must be very strong…
While there would be some truth to that, if we were to take the dictionary definition of strength – ‘the ability to do things that demand physical effort’ – strength is about far more than just the weight you can lift. To be the proud owner of a body that can be defined as truly strong demands – among many other attributes – balance, power, stability and resilience. After all, what’s the use of banging out a monster bench press if you then pull a hamstring with your first kick at five-a-side?
Strength, in short, is all-encompassing. “Along with cardiovascular fitness, mobility, body composition, and emotional wellbeing, it’s one of the five measurable pillars of wellness,” says authority on the matter Luke Worthington. “But it’s arguably the most important, because it’s the one that underpins and feeds into each of the others.”
Improving your strength won’t only aid your performance in the gym: it will also massively benefit long-term health and everyday life. “A strong body is a resilient body,” concludes The Movement Blueprint’s Harvey Lawton, “and one that will serve you well long into the future.”
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