Prevent Injury by Training Functionally

Training functionally is essentially training your body to function better. Many conventional ways of training are very restrictive, failing to take into account the body as a three dimensional being that moves in three planes of motion often all at the same time.

These three planes – sagittal (forward to backward), frontal (side to side) and transverse (rotational) must all be considered when training for any sport. If movement in one plane is restricted, the correct muscles may not necessarily load and fire properly. This often results in other muscles compensating for them, leading to restriction within certain joints, muscular imbalances or asymmetry. This not only results in poor technique but over time increases the chance of aches, pains or even career-threatening injuries.

Some of the most common cases of this are:
- gluteus muscles not loading properly: results in knee pain
- hamstring muscles restricted and tight: results in lower back pain
- thoracic spine restricted: results in neck, lower back and shoulder pain

By training functionally you can actually prevent injury before it happens - you are not ‘fixing something that ain’t broke!’ Functional exercises such as those available in the various training programs (coming soon) on this site can restore and maintain normalised motion in a joint or joints that may have been lost over time, decrease the chance of injury occurring and improve technique and performance significantly .

Prevent injury, improve your technique and help eliminate ongoing pain ALL while you are training. So train functionally, train to function better and see the results for yourself!