06/02/2021
Lower body flows using tools like ViPR's, sandbags and kettlebells help promote lower body functional strength that is very useable outside a gym.
The way our fascial network is put together separates our arm lines from the rest of our body while seemlessly connecting our core to our legs. So the common idea of someone who goes to the gym and trains mostly upper body and uses their legs for other activities such as running may have some functional merit to it.
Now I'm not advocating less resistance training on the lower body but simply giving another lense in which to look at it through. It may be more beneficial for those outside of strength sports, or those whose legs are strong enough, to train their lower half through more flowing movement.
Another study on soldiers demonstrated that there was no significant difference in performance on repetitive box lifting or rucksack marches when an upper body only vs total body resistance training program was implemented. This shows that most activities benefit the most from one being able to hold higher weight in their upper body and learning how to move underneath it.
