The long and seemingly daunting rod called the barbell is one of the most traditional and a common resistance training equipment seen in the gyms. Get confident and learn how to do commonly seen and useful barbell exercises, how to create basic workout routines for yourself with the barbell as well as other exercises so that your gym sessions will be more efficient and effective.
Barbell Level 1
Join the Barbell EduTraining program to embark on a path of barbell mastery, breaking down complex movements into progressive exercises so that your form and posture will not be compromised. No matter how experienced you are in your fitness journey, the simple barbell will always be a steadfast companion in bringing you greater strength gains and more.
What to expect
Level 1 covers the main movements seen in powerlifting – squat, bench press and deadlift, together with other related exercises. Each session will cover a movement pattern in depth by taking participants through regressions and progressions of the main movement pattern. With each movement, you will also learn which muscle groups and parts of the body you will work, and how it can be beneficial to other aspects of your daily life and training.
An overview of the 6-week curriculum:
- Learn the key “bracing” drills that keep your spine protected and improves performance during big barbell lifts
- Work together through a progression of exercises leading into the barbell deadlift exercise
- Develop your skill sets; find and practise the barbell deadlift variations that suit you
- Get deeper into your squat by understanding the squat movement pattern and biomechanics with us
- Bulletproof your squat execution by finding the right setup for your goals
- Learn the most common mistakes that happen when executing heavier and heavier barbell squats and how to self-correct them
- Master your shoulder movement mechanics in line with the pressing movement pattern
- Pick up a step-by-step process to making a solid foundation during your bench press setup
- Stockpile various bench press variations to develop specific strengths and negotiate common limitations interfering with barbell bench press performance
- Revise your pressing and squatting from the previous few weeks
- Master your shoulder movement mechanics in line with the pulling movement pattern with barbell rows
- Be introduced to the landmine equipment and how it can create potent pulling exercise variations
- Revise your hinging and squatting from the previous few weeks
- Change your pressing plane and upgrade your pressing proficiency with the overhead press and its variations
- Build your booty by learning the barbell hip thrust and how its differs compared to the barbell deadlift variations in your gluteal outcomes
- Cover any gaps in learning through a quick revision of barbell exercises
- Apply knowledge gained from the past 5 weeks of classes into designing a workout that would develop various fitness qualities through barbell exercises
- Test your understanding of not just the barbell exercises but also your own fitness by undertaking the workouts you have created as a group