Strength Training With Athletic Tape
Ask any number of fitness enthusiasts what is the King of Exercises and you are more likely to receive a plethora of replies.
Most well-known among the responses, however, will be jogging, squats, and deadlifts.
Speaking of reputation, the flat bench press is arguably the most popular exercise in America after jogging, but many strength coaches see it as almost secondary in importance.
Jogging, on the other hand, takes the homecoming crown for many reasons, much of which has to do with convenience, and that is one important reason why it remains a staple of school sports and military life.
For it requires virtually no particular gear, no athletic tape or other such accessories (despite the best efforts of marketers).
It also requires no particular expertise, though indeed a great very many interesting things may certainly be said about it.
And thus jogging is easily scalable, easily carried out groups; this is perhaps the most crucial reason behind its widespread usage.
It is simply the quickest means by which any number of previously sedentary people may attain physical fitness.
Squats and deadlifts, by contrast, will require a certain degree of technical skill, which is often found only among the already physically active.
While squats and deadlifts do not require athletic tape, many people use them to help support their knees and wrists, especially in competition where every possible advantage is used.
Outside of competitive situations, these exercises may still need some accessory or other, such as weightlifting gloves to prevent calluses while deadlifting and specially designed shoulder pads to help aid the barbell while squatting.
In fact, the perceived need for athletic tape by many who squat and deadlift right away gives you the sense that these exercises are far different than jogging!
That is because they are anaerobic exercises, which require an extremely intensive effort.

