Should Rotational Exercise Be Avoided In Favor Of Sagittal Plane Work?
A panel of five fitness experts gathered their opinions and thoughts on a specific question for the standAPARTfitness.com Round Table Discussion. The panel was asked the following: “If it is safe to say that power lifters and athletes in strength/power positions that exhibit massive body structure have a history of weight-lifting like “bodybuilders”, and then is it acceptable to say that all athletes should have a base of sagital plane work? Does this put rotational work on the back burner? And/or does it put it further down the priority list of exercise design for athletes? In no specific order, their answers are as follows: Rick Karboviak, CSCS: “Today’s athlete needs more than just a base program of strength training to get the job done. Unfortunately, the general mindset in today’s typical athlete is that “More muscle equals better performance, therefore I must gain muscle because Coach X says I need some on me.” Hence, their own training research usually digs up the bodybuilding b
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