The Role Of Repetitions In Your Muscle Building ProgramWritten by Rick Mitchell
Repetitions are basic building blocks of any strength or muscle building program but it is something that many lifters take for granted. How often do you see people at gym speed through their reps, breathe haphazardly or fail to complete each rep correctly from a technical perspective? There is much more to simple rep than meets eye.The first thing to note is that a repetition consists of three elements - namely lower, pause and lift. The speed at which this is achieved depends on desired outcome, but to maximize muscle growth a slow, controlled tempo is required. The process should never be rushed, jerky or bouncy but instead should be controlled and smooth.
| | Exercise The Right Way - The Seated RowWritten 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 bodybuiders' 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 seated row using a machine. MUSCLES TARGETED: latissimus dorsi, teres major, middle trapezius, rhomboids
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