Muscle Fiction (part 2)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 9:003. Three to four exercises per group
The truth is this is a waste of time. Combined with twelve representatives of the three sets, the number of reps amount to 144. If you do this a lot of energy to the muscle groups you do not do enough. Instead of doing too many types of exercises, try doing 30-50 reps. It could be anywhere from 2 sets of 15 reps or 5 sets of 10 reps.
4. Knees, toes I
This is the sports story of the people that you “can not let your knees pass your toes you.” Truth is that leaning forward a little too much of the more likely cause of the accident. In 2003, the University of Memphis researchers confirmed that knee stress was almost thirty percent higher when the knee is allowed to move beyond the toes while squatting.
But hip stress increased nearly 10 times or (1000 percent) when the forward movement of the knee is limited. Because the squatters needed to lean forward and forcing their bodies to transfer pressure to the lower back.
Focus on upper body position and less on the knee. Keep your torso upright as much as possible when doing squats and Lunges. This reduces the stress generated on the hips and back. To stay upright, before squatting, squeeze your shoulder blades together and hold them in that position, and then when you squat, keep the forearms 90 degrees to the floor.
5. Lift weights, draw abs
Truth is the muscles work in groups to stabilize the spine, and the most important muscle group change depending on the type of exercise. Transversus abdominis is not always the most important muscle groups. In fact, for most exercise, the body automatically activates the muscle group that most needed to support the spine. So, if you focus only on the transverse abdominis, it can recruit wrong muscles and limit the right muscles. This increases the possibility of injury, and reducing weight can be lifted.