Strength

Strength. It’s the very foundation of our lives. It influences everything we do and everything we attempt to do. From daily activities like getting out of bed in the morning or putting something away in a cupboard to running a marathon or lifting a heavy weight you need the appropriate amount of physical and mental strength to complete the task. Physical and mental strength go hand in hand. You may have the physical strength to perform a task however if you don’t have the mental strength your body will not be able to fully use its physical strength. Equally if you psych yourself up to the point that you’re more mentally strong than physically strong, injury is the likely result.

It’s amazing how co-ordination issues, balance, body composition (less fat, more muscle) and the ability to move faster and further all improve as your physical strength is improved. The first step to physical strength improvement is mental strength improvement. You can't just expect to grab something and heave it up any old which way and improve so you need to focus on the task and mentally have the strength to perform it properly.

Whether you are training for performance improvements, physique improvements or health improvements strength is the key to it all. You should prepare to improve some kind of strength every time you train.