I’ve explained the mass-building benefits you can get by emphasizing the biomechanically ideal exercises in your training…
Energy cost and injury risk is much lower. Plus, you activate the most fibers in the target muscle. It all adds up to efficiency of effort.
But I’ve also mentioned add-on exercises that can benefit the hypertrophy process. One of the best is stretch-position moves that fully elongate the target muscle against resistance.
In Old Man Young Muscle I discuss research studies that show the mass-building power of stretch overload and even stretch-only hypertrophy activation. I also identify the best stretch move for each muscle.
It’s pretty exciting stuff for those of us who are after significant muscle growth quickly.
While studies are great and can fuel your motivation, there’s nothing like trying it and feeling it for yourself.
So at the end of your next chest workout, add just one single set of flat-bench dumbbell flyes, but do them like this…
1) Recline on the bench with the dumbbells over your chest.
2) Lower them to the stretch position, dumbbells at chest level as in the photo above, in three seconds, feeling your pecs elongate.
3) Without a pause, raise the dumbbells up halfway, then lower to full stretch again.
4) Drive up through the full arc all the way to the top touching the dumbbells.
5) Repeat for 10 of those 1 1/2 repetitions.
Use a weight that’s slightly lighter than you’d use for a standard set of 10 reps.
I guarantee that those 1 1/2 stretch-overload reps will culminate in a feeling you know is generating new growth.
New: Get the ideal exercise for each muscle, the best add-on moves for ultimate mass, complete 35-minute workouts, exercise start/finish photos, and details on building muscle fast and efficiently in Old Man, Young Muscle.
And you still get The Muscle-On, Belly-Gone “Diet” ebook FREE for a limited time when you add Old Man, Young Muscle to your mass-building library. Go HERE.
Steve Holman
Former Editor in Chief, Iron Man Magazine
www.X-Rep.com
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