Muscle Balance and Exercise?

Muscle Balance

It is extremely important to consider muscle balance when designing your

workouts. Building strength in the triceps should be balanced by strengthening the biceps,
and strengthening the quadriceps should be balanced by strengthening the hamstrings.

Without proper balancing of opposing muscle groups, you become vulnerable to

injury.

training a gain

The main goal of a weight training regimen is to produce a gain in overall strength for

operational tasks.

Many exercises can be incorporated into your strength training program. Table 6-

2 presents a list of exercises by specific body parts, all of which are demonstrated in
Appendix A. This translates into a complete body workout from the calves to the neck.