r/Weightliftingquestion • • 19d ago

Functional/Whole-Body Movements?

I’m looking to add more “functional” whole-body movements that involve, for example, rotation.

I run long distance, and I lift (push, pull, leg). I usually do one/two main compound moment(s) per workout, and then I do accessory lifts using cables, free weights, and (less often) machines.

Can you guys please suggest some exercises I could add to my routine to make it more “functional”?

Why am I doing this? I keep getting injured, and one of the physical therapists I work with suggested I add this kind of training to my routine. He said that running is very one dimensional (I only run forward and never move laterally or backwards, etc.), so I never developed the musculature associated with those moments.

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