Stand up and force your body to respond

As a trainer, I am constantly researching and experimenting new ways to vary workouts and workout routines. Let’s face it, there’s really only six or so movements you can do; press, curl, raise, extension, pull, row - yet there’s thousands of exercises. The key is to vary these basic movements in a way that will elicit a response from your body.
One basic way I like to add variation to movements is to perform them standing. For your next workout, think to yourself, which one of these movements can I execute while standing?

The following are my favorites;
• Lat pull-down (both close and wide)
• Row
• Leg curl
• Knee extension
• Overhead press
• Crunch

If you really want to get tricky, try standing on one leg while performing an exercise. Either way, remember that first and foremost proper form is the most important aspect of your training. When you are seated, in most cases your back is supported. When standing, you have very little if any support.

Master the exercise while being supported first then progress from there. I also recommend using lighter weights while standing, this helps you to remain focus on the muscles being worked.