Under Ten Fitness | Health And Fitness | Diet & Exercise

This is the second phase in our series. We already talked about the first phase, Stabilization. You can here that episode HERE. URL: http://undertenfitness.libsyn.com/website/phases-of-training-stabilization This episode we focus on the second phase of training, the strength phase. During this phase the goal is to build upon the stabilization phase by controlling the movements more closely, adding more weight and building some muscle and strength.   The stabilization phase focused on developing balance and coordination. Here we are going to focus on adding weight to those movements but also taking away some of the balance elements. I would never recommend adding weight to a balance movement such as a bosu or exercise ball so for the strength phase I eliminate those elements. For strength I focus on lots of free weight exercises with dumbbells and cable machines. Utilizing a variety of different machines that target individual muscle groups. Also, I keep the reps pretty high here. Around 15-20 reps per set ai