Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below man im having a hard time finding it on some of the lifts.. like legpress today, trying to focus on the glut and hams mostly... i found my quads for sure.. is this one of those issues where other muscles are lacking to pick up the slack or im just handicapped in finding it? anyone have any pointers?
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hmm there's a couple of things that hve worked for me.
imagine no other muscles exist except for the one you are trying to isolate, say biceps are an issue, try concentrating on keeping the bicep "flexed" or under tension during the whole movement.
It's not so much that those muscles are lacking and being compensated for, but rather your brain doesn't know how to properly recruit/isolate those muscles. Like anything else it needs training. Say you use 80lb dumbbells for shoulder press, try using 40's for 20 very slow reps, focusing in keeping the delts "tense."
imagine no other muscles exist except for the one you are trying to isolate, say biceps are an issue, try concentrating on keeping the bicep "flexed" or under tension during the whole movement.
It's not so much that those muscles are lacking and being compensated for, but rather your brain doesn't know how to properly recruit/isolate those muscles. Like anything else it needs training. Say you use 80lb dumbbells for shoulder press, try using 40's for 20 very slow reps, focusing in keeping the delts "tense."
The angle of your leg press can determine where you are putting more emphasis. Quads or glutes.
Experience is a big factor. You're not going to always be at your best but as long as you give it your best effort every day you go to the gym you're going to get to the position you want.
For me, what really helped was repetition method. I did a lots of squats program where I was doing then 4 times a week. Afterwards I felt I could do them in my sleep.
For me, what really helped was repetition method. I did a lots of squats program where I was doing then 4 times a week. Afterwards I felt I could do them in my sleep.
Off workouts, you can work on contract and relaxing and trying to isolate it from the other muscle groups.
Quick tip on bis mind-muscle at home.
1-seat and place your elbow on your knee or on a table.
2 place your fist on the forehead and relax
3 look at your bicep and keep trying contracting the and relaxing bis without contracting the tricep.
It might be hard at the beginning but then your mind will follow.
While working out you have to reduce the weights to around the 60-80% of 1RM until you got it, this is mostly a trial and error issue, so practice hard.
Quick tip on bis mind-muscle at home.
1-seat and place your elbow on your knee or on a table.
2 place your fist on the forehead and relax
3 look at your bicep and keep trying contracting the and relaxing bis without contracting the tricep.
It might be hard at the beginning but then your mind will follow.
While working out you have to reduce the weights to around the 60-80% of 1RM until you got it, this is mostly a trial and error issue, so practice hard.
