In “Prehab Your Program, Prehab Your Prehab” it is explained how any exercise that is under coached is over programmed. When it comes to prehab exercises it is easy to become lax. Since the athletes perform these exercises often, we tend to assume that the athletes are doing them correctly. We need to be out there coaching just like we coach bench or squat.
The article suggests that we organize better as coaches. Encourage the athletes to do isolation holds and find out where they feel the exercise. Choosing different exercise also helps keep the athletes interested and focused. Prehab progressions are another way to “increase the corrective nature” of one’s prehab program. In this “progression” you begin with corrective movements and end with strength and power development.
Prehab is an important part of strength and conditioning. Prehab was something I knew little about until this past semester. I have begun to incorporate much more prehab into my own workout plan. Prehab not only preps the muscles, but it corrects form. Prehab gets the body use to hitting positions and helps those things become second nature. Band Pull-aparts and and band retractions have helped me greatly in getting proper form in my bench press.
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