Strength is only one attribute of a close protection operatives repertoire but is something that should not be overlooked or neglected.

If you are just starting out in strength training, then you may find all the information available to you to be bewildering, confusing and sometimes downright contradictory.It is not unusual to have one so called expert state that high reps with multiple sets with a light weight is the be all and end all of weight training and that nothing else will do, whereas you will find someone putting across a counter point that has them stating that low reps and sets with a heavy weight is the only way to go.

So why do we have this level of contradiction within the same tome? Well the simple answer is that the publisher needs to sell magazines and the best way for them to do that are to keep the articles and information contained within varied and fresh.Think about it for one second, would you be willing to buy a magazine that kept printing the same information month after month? No I did not think so.

In respect to strength and weight training the honest truth of the matter is that there is no universal routine that will work for everyone.

What strength training techniques work for me may have a different effect on you and the reason for this is that we are all different, you must turn your back on those who say that their way is the only way, it only relates to them and no one else.

An example of this involves a friend and myself agreeing to try a routine that was exact in every way. By the time it concluded our results were similar in relation to strength gains but he was able to add a considerable amount of extra body mass, whereas I had not.

Here is the closest I have come to discovering anything closely resembling absolutes in the strength training game.

When performed properly, compound exercises such as the squat and deadlift are excellent full body workouts and stimulate rapid growth and strength gains.

To recover and grow you need to take adequate rest between your workouts, otherwise it will lead to over training and fatigue.

To help progression and strength gains, only add a small amount of weight to your maximum lift each workout.

A notebook containing your workout information is an excellent tool for analysing was does and does not work for you.

There is no single same best way for everyone to train.

Proper technique and discipline must be utilised to prevent injuries.

You may also be convinced that the only place for you to train is at a gym but this is simply not the case.You can get an excellent workout at home and when you are out working with a client.

These workouts will admittedly not include machines nor free weights but they can be just as intense and rigorous as those performed in a gym.

Whether you are at a hotel room or at home you can indulge in a bodyweight only routine that can include one legged squats, chins, one armed press up and many more, guaranteeing you will have a top quality workout.

Do yourself a favour if you do not believe me and try and source some articles about training written by authors who have been incarcerated at some point in their lives.

To reiterate the most important point in this article, no one universal routine can claim to be the panacea that cures all.

What you have to do as an individual is take some time and experiment with different exercises, different reps and sets, different rest periods and take what works for you and when you find what works best, then use it to your full advantage.