Why Is Mobility Important for Training?
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🧠 TL;DR
- Why Is Mobility Important for Training? offers effective, accessible movements for targeted results.
- This guide is designed to help you move smarter, build strength, and stay consistent.
✍️ Summary
This post explores why is mobility important for training? in a way that’s actionable and easy to follow. Whether you're new to this style of training or leveling up, it includes practical takeaways for your routine.
📚 Table of Contents
Jumping into a workout without some kind of warmup is about as smart as starting your car and then hitting the pedal to the medal. When it comes to warming up, there are many ways to give it a go. From some light calisthenics, to steady state cardio, to warm up sets before big lifts, but our favorite is joint mobility training. Incorporating flexibility exercises can enhance your warmup routine, preparing your body for a more effective workout.
Mobility training through dynamic joint mobility drills or using a more in-depth system such as FRC will prepare and lubricate the joints before putting them through the rigors of strength training. Adding range of motion exercises can further enhance your mobility routine, ensuring comprehensive joint preparation.
Mobility drills allow you to assess where your body is at the given time so you have a map to move through. It’s not just about your muscles, ligaments, and tendons. It’s also about your nervous system, so putting each joint complex through the ranges you feel comfortable with will allow you to push harder through your session or scale back where you should. This approach also contributes to injury prevention by helping you understand your limits.
It’s important to find the capacity that you have so that you don’t overexert yourself in a position that you’re not prepared for. Mobility drills will allow you to communicate with your body in a more in-depth way than simply jumping on a treadmill. Including stretches to increase flexibility can further enhance your ability to gauge and improve your body’s readiness.
A great drill for you to try is Aaron’s lunge matrix. You’ll be stepping through multiple positions, putting your foot, knee, and ankle through some light stress while combining it with an upper body driver, giving you a fantastic full body warmup drill. This can be an integral part of your full body stretching routine, providing a comprehensive warmup.
The key is to find what works for you that will properly prepare your body for whatever session you plan on throwing at it! Be consistent with whatever you choose, and assess if it’s helping or hindering your session. From experience, we promise that dedicated mobility training, including flexibility training and mobility exercises for beginners before your sessions and throughout the day, will do nothing more than make you move and feel better than ever while being incredibly aware of your body’s capabilities.
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📝 FAQs
How often should I do these exercises? +
2–3 times per week is a good starting point for most people.
Do I need equipment? +
Many of these can be done with just your bodyweight or a single kettlebell or dumbbell.
Can beginners do these routines? +
Yes! These movements are designed to scale with your fitness level.
