Continuing from Part 1, I want to address other issues related to the topic of changing exercise technique. This includes factors that go into deciding whether technique should be changed to begin with which will make up the majority of Part 2. Finally I’ll give some practical strategies to change technique if you so desire.
Training Age
A factor that I think is often forgotten is the impact of training age and goals in the choice of whether or not to even consider changing someone’s technique. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, training age refers to how many years someone has been training and this is in contrast to biological age which is who old someone is. A 24-year-old who has been training since they were 4 has a training age of 20 years, A 24-year-old who has been training since they were 22 has a training age of 2 years.… Keep Reading