Resistance Training Modifications Flashcards
Wider grip,, feet on bench, reduce ROM and incline is an easier modification for what exercise?
Bench Press
What are some ways to make Squats harder?
Single squats, kick squat, jump squat
what are some ways to make chest flies easier?
Reducing ROM. raise feet on the bench,
Reducing ROM can make the exercise easier or harder?
Easier
What is a way to make side raises/ upright rows more difficult?
Laying on a stability ball
what are some ways to make lying triceps extensions more diffiuclt
Laying on a stability ball, decline bench
How can the trainer modify planks for an elderly client?
Allow the client to plank on thier hands and knees
what are some generic ways to modify exercises easily
increase stability, more points of contact, decrease mobility and isolate the exercise
What are some generic ways to modify exercises to make them more diffiuclt
decrease stability, less points of contact, increase mobility, and compound the exercises.
Name one way to make a shoulder press exercise more difficult.
Do the shoulder press standing up, or on a stability ball
Name one way to make a squats easier
doing squats with your back against the wall, decreasing the ROM of the exercise, holding on to something when doing a squat
What are some difficult modifications for a plank?
One legged plank, side plank, arm and leg movement in plank position.
What are some difficult modifications for lunges?
hands above head while doing a lunge, lunge exercise walking forward, lunge exercise walking backward
What would you suggest for a beginning athlete trying to learn how to do a lunge?
put hands on hip, don’t do full ROM, hold on to table for stability
When doing a bench press with your feet crossed in the air at 90 degrees, does this make the exercise harder or easier?
Harder
