BY SEAN DEL BEN, MKIN, CSCS, FMS LVL.2, FRC
1) Causing or preventing injury
2) Getting the athlete/client the maximum benefit from the exercise
3) Doing what it’s supposed to
EXAMPLE
Take the squat for example…the goblet Squat, the front squat, the back squat. Simple training cues such as brace your stomach, root your feet into the ground, spread the floor, and pull back & down the lats can mean the difference between:
1) Having stable and strong hips, or not
2) Keeping the spine in a neutral and safe position, or in a curved and harmful position
3) Having proper posture of the thoracic spine, or curved and dangerous/unbeneficial
If you are not getting maximum benefit, or are unable to perform the exercise as you should be able to, try thinking about which basic training cues you may be forgetting.