If you’ve missed any of the previous installments in our Strength Training Staples series, you can find their links below:
Intro: The Importance of Strength Training
Part I – Squats
Part II – Deadlifts
Part III – Upper Push
Part IV – Upper Pull
Today, we’ll be covering two supplemental movements from each of the previous categories that you can include in your program.
Supplemental or auxiliary movements are exercises that we include in a program to augment the work done during the bigger lifts. As valuable as squats, deadlifts and bench press are, our programs should be more than just those core movements. We need these extra movements to help improve other factors like stabilization or mobility that we might otherwise miss out on. For example, we might include a supplemental lower push movement, like a lunge, on our squat day. This strategy emphasizes single limb strength and stability, which will improve our capacity for overall strength, power, speed, and injury resistance.
We have many options for supplemental exercises. Rather than listing 2455 exercises that you could include as part of your auxiliary work, we’re going to touch on two from each category. Lots of things work, so let’s keep it simple and easy to execute.
We want to create well rounded programs! Therefore, supplemental exercises like those discussed above should be included in your weekly program. At Vitalifit, we create challenging full-body workouts by using a variety of strength training movements. Whether you’re a novice who’s just learning to strength train or a more seasoned lifter who’s in search of new challenge, contact us today to join the Vitalifit Coaching Program that is right for you.