What is a safe, effective, and practical way for the health professional to progress the difficulty of an exercise for a client?
a. rapidly add more weight and repetitions
b. push the client to the point of failure using supersets
c. change the torque angle of an exercise as it relates to the moving joint by moving the center of gravity more distally
d. move the center of gravity more proximal to the moving joint in order to apply distractive forces
Answer: c. change the torque angle of an exercise as it relates to the moving joint by moving the center of gravity more distally
A safe, effective, and practical way for the health professional to progress the difficulty of an exercise for a client is to change the torque angle of an exercise as it relates to the moving joint by moving the center of gravity more distally. An easy example is to progress from a bent arm lateral shoulder raise to a straight arm lateral shoulder raise.