The Six Execution Essentials of Exercise

My colleague, Mike, and I have spent the past 10+ years learning from some of the most brilliant minds in the world of exercise on our quest to make our clients’ journeys more effective, more efficient, and most of all, as safe as possible.

We have been able to distill down the plethora of information, wisdom, and hours spent in the classroom into six easy-to-understand Exercise Execution Essentials.

The six Execution Essentials, or EEs, are:

1. Setup

2. Initiation and Intention

3. Focus on Contraction

4. Appropriate Range of Motion (ROM)

5. Appropriate Tempo

6. Quality over Quantity

It is extremely important to understand and adopt these EEs to any strength exercise you do, including any and all of the exercises in this database.

We have included not only an explanation of the EE, but a chance to practice applying that EE to two common bodyweight exercises: the pushup and the squat.

Watch the explanation video for an EE, then immediately watch and practice that EE with a pushup and a squat.

You will be surprised how much more work you actually have to do when taking all six of the EEs into account! You might not be able to do all 6 EEs back to back, so be careful not to overwork yourself!

For example, if you are used to being able to do 20 pushups and 20 bodyweight squats before tiring out, be prepared to only handle 4 or 5 of each when applying the six EEs. Not kidding!

#1: Proper Setup

#2: Intention and Initiation

#3: Focus on contraction

#4: Appropriate Range of Motion

#5: Appropriate TEmpo

#6: Quality over Quantity