"Functional Fitness"—Stop Mimicking Life—Start Training for It
You’ve probably heard that “functional fitness” is about mimicking real life movement—like squatting with a medicine ball because you “might pick up a box one day.”
But the truth? Real life is less linear and more unpredictable. It doesn’t happen in slow motion or with perfect form. It involves twists, reaches, loads, and reactions—often all at once, and at high speed.
That’s why Equilibrium isn’t about pretending the gym is real life. It’s about preparing your body to handle whatever life throws at it—stronger, smoother, and with more resilience and grace.
🧠 Why my favorite lifts from the current BWB "Equilibrium" Program work:
Cable pull-to-press
- ✅Rotates the torso under control while integrating your push + pull systems (work in the transverse plane)
- ✅ Builds rotational power and teaches core stability while the limbs move independently, without putting joints at risk
- ✅ Preps you for real-world movement, not by mimicking it, but by training the patterns that support it, building shoulder and back resilience without heavy joint stress.
Landmine clean & press
- ✅ Teaches the body to generate force from the ground up, training anti-rotation and force transfer (real-life movement!)
- ✅ Integrates hips, core, and shoulders in one powerful, adaptable triple-extension movement rather than isolating independent muscles of the body.
- ✅Makes you better at lifting, reaching, and moving in ways that feel effortless (and help make you more injury-resistant) by building explosiveness and control in a safe, scalable way.
We’re not playing gym charades, although the reels to this effect from @beardthebestyoucanbe a few years ago were very humorous.
We’re building strength that translates. These functional movements teach your body to move better—not just copy motions from daily life, but handle them with ease—dynamically rotating, reaching, lifting, and stabilizing, so that the next time you have to suddenly twist in an unusual direction or accidentally step off a curb the wrong way, you're less likely to injure yourself.
Ready for more resilience and less pain in your daily life? My current Build with Becky program is all about finding Equilibrium and Balance through Functional Combination Movement Patterns - join me and see for yourself! 💪🎉 ⬇️