Why it matters: You probably perform the pulling motion — one of the body's
primary movement patterns — countless times in your day.
And each time you bend down, you're squatting or lunging — two
primary movement patterns that can strengthen your butt, quads, hamstrings, and core.
Broadly speaking, there are seven
primary movement patterns that we all perform, or would perform if we lead moderately active lifestyles:
Not exact matches
One of the
primary advantages of compound lifts for an endurance athlete is that they're not only efficient, but also great for injury prevention because, (if done properly with good form), the lifts stress most muscles in the body in their most natural
movement patterns.