Let's face it, we're all unhappy with a certain body part that
we've tried to train it, but growth just didn't occur. For some guys its
calves, but it could be anything. That body part that just lags- no
matter how hard you try to blast it in the gym. Naturally we want to
know: What is the best possible way to achieve growth within our
personal problem area?
Many times we have these problem areas not necessarily because of genetics, as many people blindly blame it. It has more to do with the structure of our bodies. Due to bodily structure, we may end up moving certain muscles in inefficient ways. So it often comes down to developing certain bad postural habits that inhibit you from reaching maximum size for any given muscle. Although this can stem from genetics, it could also be fixed.
#1: For growth in these areas you need to have optimal range of motion. Knowing how to fully lengthen and contract a muscle in the right way is key to the growth process. By doing this, you will be able to tap into those weak spots you have and address untrained muscle fibers properly.
#2: Maintain perfect alignment throughout the exercise. This simply means that you should use good form by keeping your body aligned in its natural alignment. This can come down to knowing what to do with the placement of subtle body parts such as your wrists, shoulders, and hips. By continuing to exercise without proper alignment you continue to strengthen unproductive body movement patterns. This often leads to less than attractive physiques that don't look good, which defeats the purpose of the art of bodybuilding.
#3: You must maintain tension in the desired growth area. The muscle you wan to build must maintain tension as you do the exercise. Often, things like bouncing and jerking may interfere and shift tension to the surrounding muscles instead. This is another reason why it is not always smart to train with heavy weights that you cannot fully control.
It is much better to build up the weight and only perform a given exercise with excellent technique. So when you're dying in a set, it's a much better option to stop for rest rather than reinforce and program your body with the wrong movement patterns. These forced reps may be more useful after you have already had your muscles accustomed to doing an exercise with perfect technique.
In fact, muscles do not necessarily respond in terms of weight, instead they respond to applied tension. Therefore, if you find a way to apply additional tension to a muscle with a lower amount of weight, you could still use that lower amount of weight to build just as much muscle as with the heavier amount of weight.
So just remember that heavy weights are useless if you are not keeping a constant tension or "squeeze" on the target muscle. Without this your skinny arms, legs or calves will stay the same. You need this in order to stress the muscle enough to create the right hormonal, metabolic, and nervous system conditions for maximum growth to occur. The trick is to know how to apply any degree of tension to a muscle whenever you want.
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Many times we have these problem areas not necessarily because of genetics, as many people blindly blame it. It has more to do with the structure of our bodies. Due to bodily structure, we may end up moving certain muscles in inefficient ways. So it often comes down to developing certain bad postural habits that inhibit you from reaching maximum size for any given muscle. Although this can stem from genetics, it could also be fixed.
#1: For growth in these areas you need to have optimal range of motion. Knowing how to fully lengthen and contract a muscle in the right way is key to the growth process. By doing this, you will be able to tap into those weak spots you have and address untrained muscle fibers properly.
#2: Maintain perfect alignment throughout the exercise. This simply means that you should use good form by keeping your body aligned in its natural alignment. This can come down to knowing what to do with the placement of subtle body parts such as your wrists, shoulders, and hips. By continuing to exercise without proper alignment you continue to strengthen unproductive body movement patterns. This often leads to less than attractive physiques that don't look good, which defeats the purpose of the art of bodybuilding.
#3: You must maintain tension in the desired growth area. The muscle you wan to build must maintain tension as you do the exercise. Often, things like bouncing and jerking may interfere and shift tension to the surrounding muscles instead. This is another reason why it is not always smart to train with heavy weights that you cannot fully control.
It is much better to build up the weight and only perform a given exercise with excellent technique. So when you're dying in a set, it's a much better option to stop for rest rather than reinforce and program your body with the wrong movement patterns. These forced reps may be more useful after you have already had your muscles accustomed to doing an exercise with perfect technique.
In fact, muscles do not necessarily respond in terms of weight, instead they respond to applied tension. Therefore, if you find a way to apply additional tension to a muscle with a lower amount of weight, you could still use that lower amount of weight to build just as much muscle as with the heavier amount of weight.
So just remember that heavy weights are useless if you are not keeping a constant tension or "squeeze" on the target muscle. Without this your skinny arms, legs or calves will stay the same. You need this in order to stress the muscle enough to create the right hormonal, metabolic, and nervous system conditions for maximum growth to occur. The trick is to know how to apply any degree of tension to a muscle whenever you want.