Where Do You Feel It?

A simple question to ask yourself while working out is, where do you feel it? After completing the Certified Functional Strength Coach Course during quarantine, I challenged myself to ask that question more, it’s something so simple that I’ve overlooked as a coach. 

For example, we want to feel squats in our hips and quads, not our lower back or knees. Asking that question, can help us clean up a movement that looks good, but doesn’t feel right. With an inverted row, we want to feel it in our arms, shoulders and upper back, but not our elbows or wrists.

I’m not talking specific muscles here either, that’s too much in the weeds. General muscle groups are information enough, remember, we train movement patterns not muscles. As a trainee, you can do the same thing, if you’re unsure of what you’re supposed to feel, ask! 

Justin Miner

@justinminergain