The Chop and Lift Part IV - Chop for Power

Gray Cook PT, OCS, CSCS
Power is the seamless combination of speed and strength (work divided by time). Strength is the combination of stability and force production. Hopefully you can see how working on the chop and lift have provided a base of stability and force production. Consistent training with the chop and lift exercises will create three dimensional functional strength gains. These gains can be converted to power by learning to move in a fast and fluid manner across your body. Let me review for a minute the evolution of the chop and lift program for you. First I introduced the chop and lift with the cable bar which provided a solid base of core stability and symmetry (article 1). The leverage provided by the cable bar helped identify problems between the left and right movement patterns in tall kneeling and half kneeling positions. . . . (to read the remainder of this article, please log in below.)