UAP (Universal Athletic Position)

In my years of wrestling and kickboxing and every other sport, I have always heard my coaches repeat to me over and over one thing, GET IN YOUR ATHLETIC STANCE SAM! It's what is generally known in the world of Sports Performance as the UAP or Universal Athletic Position. It is the only stance a human being can take where they can generate the most amount of power with the least amount of strain onto their being.

It is the position outfielders in baseball squats into when they are trying to read where the player will hit the ball. It is the position a basketball player gets into before he shoots. It is the position that all football players start in. It is the position wrestlers will hand fight in. It is the position kickboxers take before driving a knee or throwing a knockout punch.

And it is the position you will need to develop strength. It will also be the key to your weight loss or any other athletic goal. You look at lifts that use the UAP and what do you have? You have the squat, the dead lift, the thruster, the push press, the clean, the snatch, kettebell swings, clubbell swipes, box jumps, power jumps, etc.

Any other exercise is inferior and should be used as a compliment to exercises in the UAP family. This is another secret athletes use in their training that a lot of regular gym go'ers do not know about. These lifts use more muscles at once, burn more calories, and produce more results. You ever seen a middle weight boxer, wrestler, or even a middle weight Olympic lifter? All of them will have shredded abs and a lot of them don't do any ab exercises. They get it from all their UAP movements. It forces every part of you to be lean, strong, and highly efficient. It is the reason athletes can lift tremendous amounts of weight beyond their own body weight yet the normal Joe strains his back lifting something light off the ground.

Add this into your work outs.

About the Author:

Sam Y. is a Personal Trainer, Coach, Performane Enhancement Specialist, Corrective Enhancement Specialist, and holds multiple certifications. He is also an avid Martial Artist, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kickboxing, Boxing, and MMA. He is also the author of the popular fitness blog All Out Effort as well as the popular martial arts blog Inner BJJ. You can find him in the Los Angeles area personal training his clients, or at home annoying his wife, or on Facebook at his personal fitness page.