
<p>A more practical way to organize your workouts is to switch from a muscle-based approach to a movement-based approach. Not only does this method ensure that commonly neglected muscles get the attention they deserve, it helps to minimize confusion; while there are thousands of different exercises, all of them can be classified based on the dozen or so movement patterns they train.</p>
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<p>For brevity's sake, I'm going to narrow things down to the four most common movement patterns: pushing (vertical and horizontal), pulling (vertical and horizontal), squatting (knee-dominant) and hinging (hip-dominant). Master these movements and you'll be able to execute just about any exercise that comes your way.</p>
<p>When training pushing patterns, most of the focus ends up on one exercise. Perhaps it has something to do with those strains of simian DNA that linger in our genetic makeup, but walk into any commercial gym and chances are good there will be a small horde of chest-pounding men gathered around a flat bench, each one taking turns pressing a loaded barbell into the air.</p>
