Maintaining Good Balance in Workout Schedule

I find that I can do accessory exercises 1 day, strength another, and rest the third and final day of the cycle. I’m also dropping the isometric at this point. Maybe some day in the future I can do that. I may add 1 more strength exercise to the 3 already done: something for the lats, like inverted row under a table.

I have the option of walking an hour any day, which is light and necessary for getting a good amount of sunshine for vitamin D and mood.

Concerning the accessories, they are good to support other activities and prevent injury, otherwise known as prehab. The gluteus medius exercises give some strength to help with tightness along the outside of the leg. I belong to the school of thought that strength training matters most for pain reduction, although stretching may help a little bit. My glutes are sore from yesterday, where I really pushed hard on the split squats and side laying leg raises.

The rotator cuff exercises will help there be less tightness in the shoulder blade area. I have no pain whatsoever. The right side gets tight and the muscle can be massaged and stretched easily, but prevention with prehab is best. The abdomen exercises really help all exercises, but help with injury prevention of the back. The supermans strengthen the lower back at least some basic level. They feel good, too.

The balancing on a leg with eyes closed exercise: this has the clear benefit of improving balance but also strength in the ankles and therefore bone density, also. I should challenge with more advanced techniques when I master this. I can also add the Nordic curl if I intend to do some running or sprinting exercises, or plyometric. They have been scientifically proven to significantly reduce injury chance in the hamstrings.

All leg exercises performed, especially the split squat, have great real life benefit for increased bone density, injury prevention, and muscle growth and definition. They will aid in difficult cardiovascular activities such as hiking. There are other benefits, such as significantly improving power on shots of a soccer ball.