Muscle Nerd Articles Quick Tip - Stand Up For More Muscle MassFor More Muscle Mass, You Need To Get Off Your...Uh...Booty!
By The Muscle Nerd, Jeff Anderson
If your goal is to pack on more muscle, a lot of guys get too caught up in what I call "super-isolating" their muscle groups.
I'm talking about exercises like seated dumbbell curls, seated preacher curls, dumbbell military pressess, etc.
These "seated" techniques do help you focus more on the target muscle...but that's not necessarily what you want to do.
So whenever you can, STAND and perform the same exercise and you'll find you can use MORE WEIGHT with MORE POWER.
This method allows you to use more overall body strength for increased performance without taking the stress off of your target muscle group.
So choose STANDING dumbbell curls for your bicep instead of "seated"...
Choose STANDING military presses instead of "seated...
...and even in my Optimum Anabolics program (www.optimumanabolics.com), I suggest you actually turn your body around on the Preacher Curl station so you're standing and leaning on the part where you'd normally have your arm.
By leaning on that pad "backwards", you take a lot of the work off of the shoulder and place it on the bicep...but since you're standing, you'll be able to lift more actual weight WITH your bicep than you would the "traditional" way.
Try this strategy and I promise you'll see an IMMEDIATE difference!
By The Muscle Nerd, Jeff Anderson
If your goal is to pack on more muscle, a lot of guys get too caught up in what I call "super-isolating" their muscle groups.
I'm talking about exercises like seated dumbbell curls, seated preacher curls, dumbbell military pressess, etc.
These "seated" techniques do help you focus more on the target muscle...but that's not necessarily what you want to do.
So whenever you can, STAND and perform the same exercise and you'll find you can use MORE WEIGHT with MORE POWER.
This method allows you to use more overall body strength for increased performance without taking the stress off of your target muscle group.
So choose STANDING dumbbell curls for your bicep instead of "seated"...
Choose STANDING military presses instead of "seated...
...and even in my Optimum Anabolics program (www.optimumanabolics.com), I suggest you actually turn your body around on the Preacher Curl station so you're standing and leaning on the part where you'd normally have your arm.
By leaning on that pad "backwards", you take a lot of the work off of the shoulder and place it on the bicep...but since you're standing, you'll be able to lift more actual weight WITH your bicep than you would the "traditional" way.
Try this strategy and I promise you'll see an IMMEDIATE difference!
