Weight Training Guide - Specificity Principle To Build Muscle & Strength

Muscle training for a specific task is called specificity. Although each person has individual variations in movement for sports related activities, specific training essentially involves working the muscles in the same manner as the expected use.

Muscle design evolves for a specific use. Care must be used when isolating specific muscles not to create an unbalanced condition. Unbalanced muscles may allow a particular muscle to work harder than the supporting and stabilizing muscles, thereby, increases the chances of injury.

Types of Specificity Principles:

• Resistance - resistance is identical to or greater than encountered during the activity or sport.
  
• Movement - movement patterns mimic that encountered during the activity or sport.
  
• Muscle - specific muscles are exercised that will be used during the sport or activity.
  
• Speed - movement matches speed used during the activity or sport.

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