Challenge for Change

"If it doesn't CHALLENGE you - it doesn't CHANGE you".

Most people I see in gyms weight train without the intensity necessary for change.

If change is what you are trying for, you need to chose weights that will get you close to failure in a given range of repetitions. For example, if 10 is the number you are working with, you should not be able to do 15 repetitions with the weight you have chosen.  At the same time however, working to failure would be too extreme and by that I mean dangerous.

Go for leaving a little in the tank but not so much that you lose the intensity.   If you truly work hard enough and you have a plan, change should be attainable at any age.

Read More

Know Your Bodyparts

It is really important to identify what bodypart is targeted by each exercise in your program.  The mental connection cannot be overemphasized.  No matter what you are trying to accomplish.
 If  you are not connecting to the bodypart the exercise is designed to work on, you will be wasting your time.

For example, a chest exercise requires thinking about the chest as you execute.   The contraction in the chest must be part of your concentration.

If you are not feeling the chest there are two possibilities.  One is that you have not yet developed the mind to muscle connection and the second that you are not using the correct form.

When you put together your exercise program be sure you know each exercise and what bodypart each exercise is designed to enhance.

 If you have not been doing this, it will give your workout a new dimension.

Read More