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HYPERTROPHY THREAD
If you're trying to elicit a HYPERTROPHIC response in a muscle, you might think you need to increase the weight of your lifts... This true, to a point.
BUT, if you're not increasing tension on the specific muscle, you're not going to see targeted hypertrophy
If you're trying to elicit a HYPERTROPHIC response in a muscle, you might think you need to increase the weight of your lifts... This true, to a point.
BUT, if you're not increasing tension on the specific muscle, you're not going to see targeted hypertrophy
If you're looking to improve a muscle, but then purely focus on putting up bigger numbers because you think the increased weight is gonna = increased gains
WRONG.
Ego-lifting heavy weight often involves muscle groups that you're not even trying to train.
WRONG.
Ego-lifting heavy weight often involves muscle groups that you're not even trying to train.
Your muscles have no idea of the 'number' on the weight
They can't recognize whether you're lifting 10 lbs or 100 lbs
The ONLY things muscles FEEL is TENSION
If you increase the amount of TENSION,
we can increase the hypertophic response!
They can't recognize whether you're lifting 10 lbs or 100 lbs
The ONLY things muscles FEEL is TENSION
If you increase the amount of TENSION,
we can increase the hypertophic response!
By lowering weight, being conscious of the mind-muscle connection and truly thinking about your muscle contracting, through the exact path and angle of what the muscle is meant to do = TENSION
- this will lead to more developed musculature.
- this will lead to more developed musculature.
Think "What does that muscle move when it contracts?"
You will see better results training by purely focusing on the contraction of the muscle you're trying to focus, with much lighter weight, than you would 'lifting' increased numbers alone
You will see better results training by purely focusing on the contraction of the muscle you're trying to focus, with much lighter weight, than you would 'lifting' increased numbers alone
You can shred your chest/arms like never before with light dumbbells if you research the path/flexion of the chest muscles and load weight according to that path
Heavy weights still have their place, BUT in terms of hypertrophy alone, they're not the be all + end all.
Heavy weights still have their place, BUT in terms of hypertrophy alone, they're not the be all + end all.
If you're trying to improve a specific muscle
- find exercises that YOU FEEL the most
- CONTROLLED Eccentric phase (lowering)
- explosive but still controlled Concentric phase (lifting)
- leave ego at door, lower the weight, truly try and ISOLATE the muscle you want to train
- find exercises that YOU FEEL the most
- CONTROLLED Eccentric phase (lowering)
- explosive but still controlled Concentric phase (lifting)
- leave ego at door, lower the weight, truly try and ISOLATE the muscle you want to train
All that matters is the tension you deliver THROUGH TRAINING to the muscle you want to improve.
Additionally, training this way will lead to less strain and your body and joints overall, keeping you healthier and happier and able to train more often.
Additionally, training this way will lead to less strain and your body and joints overall, keeping you healthier and happier and able to train more often.
If you're training for powerlifting, then this advice obviously goes out the window because you're trying to Lift Pure poundage.
For Hypertrophy, you're better off slowing things down, focusing on movements that feel best for you and pumping that muscle up...
For Hypertrophy, you're better off slowing things down, focusing on movements that feel best for you and pumping that muscle up...
I will be going into more depth in this on the next podcast episode, be sure to subscribe on Gumroad to get it early http://gumroad.com/l/solcast1
