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Monday, November 16, 2009

Add These Muscle Building Techniques To Your Training

By Ricardo d Argence

When weightlifting is effective it is because it includes a number of helpful muscle building techniques. Such techniques are designed for the advanced bodybuilders that have already reached certain goals in their training. Among the many advanced techniques one could employ are the drop sets, super sets, and negatives.

The drop set technique is relatively easy to perform and merely involves lowering the amount of weight you lift with each set. A example of this would be a bench press of 100 lbs for 10 sets that is followed by 90 lbs for 10 sets.

Those that are in great shape and quite advanced will be able to perform the sets all the way down to 10lbs and 10 reps. Most would probably opt to stops at 80lbs since they might not have the muscular strength and endurance to go all the way to zero. However, such strength can be built over time.

The next effective technique are supesets. They are essentially two or more workouts performed back to back, targeting opposite muscle groups with no rest between the workouts. These kinds of exercises shock your muscles with the amount of work and effort they involve, resulting in an effective muscle increase.

A common superset workout one would perform will include a bicep curl that is immediately followed by triceps extensions or even possibly a bench press. Afterwards, you would immediately perform a single arm dumbbell row for the upper back. Really, you could construct as many workouts as your imagination allows you.

The final technique dubbed negatives is among the most effective of the three. Despite its value many people do not associated negatives with weightlifting which is most unfortunate considering its high value.

When you lift weights and you push the weights away from you, your muscles contract and do a positive. As soon as you release the weight, you are now doing a negative. You, in fact, work the tendons more in a negative movement than you do a positive.

Why are negatives so helpful? They can be a bit challenging to perform and this aids in their ability to be effective.

In summation, weightlifting is not about lifting the most weight. It is also about proper technique and performing the right exercises. The aforementioned weightlifting strategies can all certainly aid in one's development. I would not suggest performing these exercises as a beginner, but they have value for advanced routines.

The next time you are in the gym with your trainer, try these unique workouts for yourself. You will be pleased at the results. - 17269

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