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The degree of physical, physiological,
and performance adaptation that occurs during training is
strongly related to the mechanical specificity (kinematic
and kinetic), neuromuscular specificity (motor unit
synchronization, rate coding, motor unit recruitment, rate
of force production), and metabolic specificity
(Bioenergetic continuum) of the training program.14, 15 In
other words if we want athletes to be prepared physically
for competition they must train like they are in
competition. We must focus on first teaching basic
multiplanar motions then progress to activity/intensity
specific movements. |
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The brain does not recognize individual muscle
activity but looks at the movement patterns and creates
coordination between all the muscles needed. This
coordination is called a motor program.
Isolation muscle development does not
play a major role in motor pattern development. Weight
training with muscle isolation is popular in bodybuilding
because bodybuilding is about form not function. Muscle
size and symmetry are the goals. But most sports are about
movement. Speed, quickness, agility, power, control,
coordination, and stamina are keys to success. The goal of
training is not to change how the body looks, but to
improve how the body moves. Therefore, sport training
should focus on movement patterns rather than individual
muscles. Muscles will develop naturally as different
movement patterns are worked, so most athletes will look
as if they have done some bodybuilding. But the focus is
on function. Great form is just a by-product. In the case
of human movement, the whole is greater than the sum of
its parts. If you train the muscle you may not completely
develop the movement, but if you train the movement the
muscles will develop appropriately. |
