| There are three basic types of body strength namely | | | | position to the other, is what explosive strength refers |
| the maximal strength, endurance strength and | | | | to. |
| explosive strength. | | | | In such movements as the jumping squats or the |
| Maximal strength refers to the amount of feasible | | | | plyometric pushups, you have to propel your body with |
| force an individual body builder can generate in one | | | | an explosive force that can actually lift it off the |
| effort, irrespective of the intensity of the opposing | | | | ground. How fast can you react when you slip and are |
| force. That total sum of the body's ability is it's maximal | | | | about to fall, how fast can you pull up your body, how |
| strength. In simpler definition, maximal strength refers to | | | | fast can you lift a weight into position when starting a |
| the ability of the muscles to facilitate the absolute | | | | weight lifting exercise, how fast can you start a cardio |
| application of strength in one movement. It us take an | | | | movement and repeat it in several reps? All these |
| example to illustrate this. Two body builders, one a | | | | aspects refer to explosive body strength. Splinters for |
| beginner and the other an advanced level trainee, can | | | | instance depend on this type of strength to start a |
| perform a pull up with one arm. Their training weights | | | | race and achieve maximal speed in an instant. |
| differ, their training intensity differ, but when it comes to | | | | Finally, the third type of strength is referred to as |
| the push up, and the body has to raise its own body | | | | endurance strength. This is the total amount of |
| weight, maximal strength refers to how easy the pull | | | | opposing force your body can generate and sustain |
| up will be to each one of them. In this case, maximal | | | | for an extended session or period if time. In the |
| strength will depend on how strong they are and how | | | | simplest conception, endurance strength is that ability to |
| much they weigh, not the training intensity. | | | | achieve desired or required amount of explosive |
| In most cases, we base the training intensity ideal for a | | | | energy, accumulate it to maximal strength and then |
| body builder with the ability of the body. While one | | | | sustain it there for an extended duration. How long is it |
| weight may be far too heavy for one body builder, it | | | | possible for you to be as strong as is possible or |
| will be lighter for another based on their maximal | | | | necessary? That is your endurance strength. Athletes |
| strength. Ways of determining maximal strength include | | | | need this type of strength than any other, to maintain |
| the one rep max criterion. | | | | the application of strength in any activity for as long as |
| Explosive Strength is simply the body strength per unit | | | | it takes to complete the athletic activity. |
| of determined time. This is also called speed strength. | | | | In body building, endurance strength determines how |
| Speed strength constitutes the total amount of force a | | | | well you can start an exercise and then carry it to the |
| body builder can generate within the shortest length of | | | | optimal intensity level while maintaining the proper |
| time possible. How fast one can move a weight from | | | | exercise form. |
| ground zero to ground two, the body from a particular | | | | |