Exercise Library
Because of our focus on real functional strength and bodyweight strength, we categorize exercises a little bit different than most of the fitness world. The most common way that exercises are categorized is by body part or muscle group worked.
However, since we are interested in real life applicable functional strength, our primary purpose is actual function of the body rather than isolating it into its separate parts. The body works as an integrated whole and its parts function very interdependently to achieve real life movement and carry out our goal of true genuinely useful strength.
Since real life consists of real movement, our philosophy revolves completely around realistic movements that are truly functional and applicable to real life. For this reason, we divide our exercise categories by Function rather than by Muscle Group.
Squatting, pushing, pulling, jumping, etc each require multiple muscle groups to perform and the idea of separating these in an unnatural and non functional way is very unappealing to us as it is unproductive in regards to our goal of truly real applicable functional strength and bodyweight strength.
However, since we are interested in real life applicable functional strength, our primary purpose is actual function of the body rather than isolating it into its separate parts. The body works as an integrated whole and its parts function very interdependently to achieve real life movement and carry out our goal of true genuinely useful strength.
Since real life consists of real movement, our philosophy revolves completely around realistic movements that are truly functional and applicable to real life. For this reason, we divide our exercise categories by Function rather than by Muscle Group.
Squatting, pushing, pulling, jumping, etc each require multiple muscle groups to perform and the idea of separating these in an unnatural and non functional way is very unappealing to us as it is unproductive in regards to our goal of truly real applicable functional strength and bodyweight strength.
Upper Body
Hips and Core (abs)
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Total Body Strength
Total Body Power
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Clean (from floor)
Clean (from blocks below knee) Clean (from blocks above knee) Clean (hang below knee) Clean (hang above knee) Power Clean (from floor) Power Clean (hang below knee) Power Clean (hang above knee) Jerk (split) Clean and Jerk Clean and Jerk (from blocks below knee) Clean and Jerk (from blocks above knee) Clean and Jerk (hang below knee) Clean and Jerk (hang above knee) |
Power Clean and Jerk from Blocks (below knee)
Power Clean and Jerk from Blocks (above knee) Power Clean and Jerk (hang below knee) Power Clean and Jerk (hang above knee) Snatch (from floor) Snatch (from blocks below knee) Snatch (from blocks above knee) Snatch (hang below knee) Snatch (hang above knee) Power Snatch (from floor) Power Snatch (from blocks below knee) Power Snatch (from blocks above knee) Power Snatch (hang below knee) Power Snatch (hang above knee) |
Speed and Explosiveness
Balance
Conditioning
Isolation
We do recognize the need to sometimes use isolation exercises when they are needed to re-balance any imbalances that the body may have developed that are causing it to not function at its true potential and are preventing it from achieving truly functional strength and competent bodyweight strength. However, once the imbalance is corrected, continuing to use isolation movements would have a high probability of creating a new imbalance in the opposite direction of the initial imbalance.
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