How We Train
All Trainers at Team Potts utilize functional training approach to fitness. Taking advantage of his athletic background, Gary combines various training methods in his workouts including weights, plyometric, sports specific training, stretching, therapeutic mobility, kickboxing, TRX, and more.
Why Functional Training?
- Real-life applicability: Functional training aims to mimic real-life movements and activities. It focuses on exercises that improve strength, flexibility, and coordination in ways that directly translate to everyday activities and sports. This can help individuals perform daily tasks more efficiently and reduce the risk of injury.
- Multi-planar movements: Functional exercises typically involve movements in multiple planes of motion, such as forward, backward, sideways, and rotational movements. This helps to improve overall movement patterns and balance, as opposed to traditional strength training exercises that often focus on single-plane movements.
- Core engagement: Many functional exercises require the activation of the core muscles to stabilize the body during movements. This can lead to better core strength and stability, which is essential for maintaining good posture, preventing back pain, and improving athletic performance.
- Joint mobility and stability: Functional training often incorporates exercises that promote joint mobility and stability. By moving the body through a full range of motion and challenging different joints in various positions, functional training can help improve joint health and reduce the risk of injury.
- Functional strength: Unlike traditional strength training, which may focus primarily on isolated muscle groups, functional training emphasizes the development of strength that is useful for everyday activities. This includes movements like squatting, lifting, pushing, and pulling, which are fundamental for many daily tasks.
- Variety and scalability: Functional training exercises can be easily modified and progressed to accommodate individuals of different fitness levels and abilities. This makes it suitable for beginners as well as advanced athletes, and allows for continual progression and adaptation over time.
Images of individual, team, and group training.
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