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Experts Explain ##### Sport & Activity Hint: these movements are probably already a part of your current strength-training plan. Last updated: 26 July 2022 5 min read  One of the major things to consider when it comes to starting (or changing) a resistance training programme is to find something you enjoy. Depending on your goals and ambitions, there might be moves that offer a host of benefits despite being less satisfying—these may include prehab exercises or mobility work. And while you should follow whatever workout programme you choose, incorporating push-and-pull movements for your upper and [lower body](https://www.nike.com/gb/a/squat-benefits-to-your-body) is imperative to enhance overall athletic performance. That's because these moves can contribute to your overall strength and help prevent injury. This means you'll be able to efficiently and effectively work towards reaching your fitness goals, whatever they are. If you haven't heard of push-and-pull workouts, don't stress. 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Lower-body push exercises include exercises such as Squats, Leg Presses and Lunges. (Related: [What Muscles Do Diamond Push-ups Work—And How Do You Do Them?](https://www.nike.com/gb/a/diamond-push-ups-muscles-worked)) Conversely, pulling exercises "bring the weight or 'pull' it towards your body" and primarily involve the back and bicep muscles of the upper body, Panchal said. Upper-body pulling exercises [include Rows](https://www.nike.com/gb/a/rowing-machine-benefits), Lat Pull-downs, Pull-ups and Curls, whereas lower-body pulling exercises include Deadlift variations and Hamstring Curls.  ## Why Push-Pull Workouts Are Important "In any type of training programme, you want to make sure you have a lot of different directions of movement in what you're doing. You don't want to just move your body in one way because then you're really only strengthening one pattern of movement and our bodies are very dynamic, so our body needs to be trained and strong in many different ways", said Carly Graham Brady, DPT, running coach and owner of [On Track Physical Therapy and Performance](https://www.ontrackptny.com/) in Rochester, NY. Think about it: your daily movement involves so many different patterns, whether you're bending down to pick something up off the ground, reaching for something in a cabinet or twisting to grab something on the back seat of your car. Another reason to have push-and-pull movements in your training programme? They help to address muscular imbalances or strength discrepancies. Plus, "distinguishing between the two concepts in a workout programme allows the individual to properly periodise their routines for optimal exercise days with plenty of rest and recovery sessions throughout", Panchal said. "Periodisation is defined as the planned manipulation of training variables (load, sets and repetitions) in order to maximise training adaptations and to prevent the onset of overtraining syndrome", according to a [2015 study](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4637911/#:~:text=Periodization%20is%20one%20way%20for,the%20onset%20of%20overtraining%20syndrome.) in the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. Including both movement patterns in your training routine not only allows you to optimise your workouts and rest and recovery periods, but it also enables you to train the muscle groups mentioned above with each pattern twice a week, Panchal said. He recommended training these muscle groups twice a week because it will give the muscles trained enough time to fully recover, whereas once a week may not be enough to see any significant changes and training them three times a week may not be enough time to recover adequately. 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It's up to you whether you perform these movement patterns on the same day or not, Panchal said. "If time permits, doing each movement on separate days allows for more recovery to add an additional day during the week to perform these exercises again", he said. But, if you can't devote that kind of time to the gym (it's not feasible for many people's schedules), Panchal said all of these movement patterns can be done on the same day. "However, the volume would need to be reduced", he said. As always, if you're unsure about how to design your programme, it's recommended you work with an expert such as a certified personal trainer, sport performance coach or exercise physiologist who can help create a plan specific to your goals and ability. 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