Exercise The Right Way - The Leg CurlWritten by Rick Mitchell
Other articles in this series looked at a number of exercises, mainly from perspective of developing a comprehensive muscle building program. Sometimes we take things for granted, especially when it comes to performing basic exercises that constitute core of most bodybuilders' training regimes.It is useful, therefore, to describe in detail processes involved in actually doing these exercises. This will help beginners to start out using correct techniques before moving on to potentially more dangerous heavy weights. If it also helps more experienced lifters to redress some of little faults that have almost imperceptibly crept in over years, all better. In this article we'll take a close look at leg curl. MUSCLES TARGETED: semimembranosus, semitendinosus, biceps femoris
| | Increase Your Training Intensity - Training To FailureWritten by Rick Mitchell
You can only build muscle tissue if you can generate progressively stronger muscular contractions, so this calls for an emphasis on finding ways to increase exercise intensity. This should not be confused with exercise duration as maximum training intensity will actually shorten time needed to achieve maximal muscular growth.In an earlier article I outlined ways in which you can intensify your training. Here we'll focus on role that training to failure has to play in intensifying training effect. Anything less than maximum effort will reduce effectiveness of your muscle building workout. The only way to force an optimal reaction in any muscle is to train it to failure - in other words, no matter how much effort you put in you are simply incapable of completing one more rep of a given exercise.
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