Beginner Strength Training Workout

A question I am sometimes asked is how do you know where to start with a beginner to strength training. With a beginner you want to assess their current level of movement efficiency to determine where to start. Do you need to help them learn how to move better or are they already moving well and need load to strengthen their body? As you can imagine it is near impossible to have a template that will apply to every person for there are so many variables to consider such as previous injuries, current injuries, what job or sport do they play, health considerations, age etc. What I like to do is use a relatively simple functional movement as the “ideal exercise” for each of the 7 fundamental movement patterns and then either work backwards to a regression if it is too hard or work forwards with a progression if it is too easy.

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