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Have you ever seen those soft, bloated wannabes who bench as heavy as they can possibly go, forcing themselves to bounce the bar up with every rep, arch their backs, round their shoulders forward, getting a spot (or two), then high fiving anyone within striking distance? This embarrassment passes for serious training in most gyms today.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not calling beginners idiots. God knows when I started, I had my moments. No, idiots are those guys who look like crap, eat like crap, and train like crap, even after many years of working the weights. They haven't learned a thing, and keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again. These guys have a dynamite mentality. What's in store for them is stalled development and injuries.
In bodybuilding, when you train a bodypart, you need to focus as much stress as possible on the target muscle. So when you are training chest, your target muscle is what? That's right, your chest. Anything that takes stress away from that muscle group is not helping you reach your goals. So when Mr. Dynamite is bouncing the bar and heaving the weight up with his entire body, he may have 385 loaded up, but a lot less than that is actually working his pecs.
Consider the experienced pro who's doing the same bench press. He may use only 315 pounds. But watch as he performs the exercise: his body is motionless, his shoulders are back, and his chest is up. There's no exaggerated arch, just a controlled, focused movement. While there is less weight in his hands, the pro's slow, deliberate technique puts most of the stress squarely on his chest. This is Mr. Laser. He's pinpointing the movement on to his target muscles. In short, he's training the pecs with more weight than Mr. Dynamite.
So your decision is simple. Do you want to "look" like you're training big, or do you flat out want to be big?
Have you ever seen those soft, bloated wannabes who bench as heavy as they can possibly go, forcing themselves to bounce the bar up with every rep, arch their backs, round their shoulders forward, getting a spot (or two), then high fiving anyone within striking distance? This embarrassment passes for serious training in most gyms today.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not calling beginners idiots. God knows when I started, I had my moments. No, idiots are those guys who look like crap, eat like crap, and train like crap, even after many years of working the weights. They haven't learned a thing, and keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again. These guys have a dynamite mentality. What's in store for them is stalled development and injuries.
In bodybuilding, when you train a bodypart, you need to focus as much stress as possible on the target muscle. So when you are training chest, your target muscle is what? That's right, your chest. Anything that takes stress away from that muscle group is not helping you reach your goals. So when Mr. Dynamite is bouncing the bar and heaving the weight up with his entire body, he may have 385 loaded up, but a lot less than that is actually working his pecs.
Consider the experienced pro who's doing the same bench press. He may use only 315 pounds. But watch as he performs the exercise: his body is motionless, his shoulders are back, and his chest is up. There's no exaggerated arch, just a controlled, focused movement. While there is less weight in his hands, the pro's slow, deliberate technique puts most of the stress squarely on his chest. This is Mr. Laser. He's pinpointing the movement on to his target muscles. In short, he's training the pecs with more weight than Mr. Dynamite.
So your decision is simple. Do you want to "look" like you're training big, or do you flat out want to be big?
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