Stengthen Your Body-In Every Direction

This doesn't mean you need to do dozens of exercises that have you bending and twisting at every angle. No, what it really means is to train your core, shoulders, and hips to stay stable no matter what position you're in.

Your strategy is to perform the classic exercises you're used to, but to change the position of the weight in relation to your body. Do lunges and squats while holding dumbbells above your head, for example, and lift one dumbbell at a time when you're doing the bench press and shoulder press. This shifts your center of gravity, forcing the muscles of your core, shoulders, and hips to work harder to keep you from falling over (or off the bench). The end result: You're training your muscles to be strong from every direction.