Minute #135 | Firing The Muscles

Are you one of those folks is always wondering IF you’re doing things right at the gym?  Well, it’s hard to do things wrong but some things can be done better.  I say, fire your muscles. 

I was at the gym the other day when a friend of mine asked if I would monitor her workout and see if she was doing thing correctly.  Sure – you workout me watch – that’s a deal. 

So she jumped on the bench press and with no delay started lifting.  I said…whoa.  Slow down – and by the way, which muscle are you working? She said, “My chest”?  Right – but did you tell your chest that?  That’s when I got the look – you know the one. 

But the truth is, if you’ll take just a second before every exercise and “fire” your muscle you’ll get better results.  What’s fire? 

It’s kind of like priming a pump - which is what a muscle is.  A quick squeeze or tightening of the muscle before lifting tells your body what’s coming so it’s ready… and focused. 

Try it, you’ll see faster results and really begin to understand how your body works.

Hey, it’s all about moving – do some now… so you can do more later. 

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