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5 of the Best Functional Training Exercises You Aren’t Doing

October 29, 2015 by Adria Ali Leave a Comment

Sometimes the best exercise is the one you’re not doing. This could be because you have never seen it done before, you have never heard of it or it’s simply just too challenging or unorthodox that you tend to avoid performing it. With so many health clubs and fitness centers providing a variety of lavish exercise machines and comfortable equipment, many of the best exercises that have been used for strength and conditioning throughout history get lost in the glamour of new fitness industry trends.

 

functional workout

Add the following functional training exercises to your current selection to create a challenging new workout and break through your fitness plateaus.

 

Fitness Tips:  Perform a full body warm up for 10-15 minutes before performing these exercises.  This will allow blood flow to all the active limbs of the body.

 

Turkish Get Up

turkish get up

  1. Start from the ground with the weight straight out in front of you. Keep looking up at the weight throughout the exercise.
  2. With the leg on the same side as the weight, drive up onto the opposite hip and use your free arm to assist you through the motion
  3. Tuck the opposite foot under the hips (notice the twist of the trunk, not unlike a windmill. This is important, or the weight will fall forward)
  4. Come up onto the opposite knee into a reverse lunge position
  5. Stand up

Reverse on the way down, still looking up at the weight
*(intensify this exercise by using a barbell which forces more balance and core stabilization)

TRX Atomic Push Up 

trx exercises

1. Starting Position: Place your feet securely into the foot cradles positioned directly under the anchor point. Apply downward pressure with the tops of your feet by pointing your toes. Lie flat on your stomach with your hands placed shoulder-width apart.

  1. Upward Phase: Exhale and slowly press your body off the floor until your elbows are straight (plank position) Keep your head and spine aligned. Tuck your knees into your chest maintaining a neutral spinal position, then extend legs back to a plank position
  1. Downward Phase: Bring your body back to plank position. Keeping the torso rigid, and head and spine aligned, inhale and slowly lower your body into a push-up.

*(intensify this exercise by using a Bosu ball to perform the pushup or using two TRXs)

 

Single Leg Pistol Squat

fitness tips

  1. Raise one leg out in front of you and extend both arms to act as a counterbalance.
  1. Maintain a neutral spinal position  and push your hips back into flexion then flexing the knee as to lower yourself into a seated position parallel to the floor.
  1. Maintaining a flat foot with the active leg and drive your heel into the ground to press yourself back up and extend the knee and hip back into a standing position.

*(intensify this exercise by standing on a bosu ball and/or adding resistance)

Single Leg Romanian Deadlift 

functional leg exercises

  1. Stand with feet straight and hip-width apart.
  2. Lift chest, tuck chin and in front of your hips while gasping weight.
  3. Squeeze glutes, balance on one leg (bent 5 degrees at the knee) and lift other directly beside it.
  4. Bend at the hips, raising the free leg back behind you and keeping it in alignment with your back.
  5. Return to starting position.

 

Sandbag Clean (Shouldering)

functional exercises

  1. Stand over a sandbag with your weight evenly distributed on both feet and knees slightly bent.
  2. Keeping your back flat, bend at the hips and knees and reach down to grab the sandbag.
  3. Keeping head up and back flat, explosively stand erect by pushing from your heels
    simultaneously pull / clean the sandbag up in front of your body and catch it at shoulder height.
  4. Your knees should be bent to approximately 1/4 squat position during the catch phase.
  5. Lower the sandbag to the starting position.

 

Functional training is challenging, effective, time efficient, and requires minimal equipment.  Use this intense workout to change up your routine, get results, and challenge your body.  You don’t need 10 different routines, you just need workouts that count!

 

Justin Smith

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About Adria Ali

I am the author of this web page and I have been a personal trainer for over 13 years. I currently hold a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology (exercise science), as well as all of the certifications from National Academy of Sports Medicine. I also have a background in sports training as well as internships in physical therapy and Occupational Therapy. I got into personal training to help people like my mom who struggled with her weight her whole life.


DISCLAIMER: The purpose of FitTipDaily.com is to promote broad consumer understanding and knowledge of various health topics. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

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