The reason this happens is because when you perform a squat the correct way, your body is forced to naturally increase its own anabolic hormones that will
cause other muscle groups to get bigger quicker the next time you train them.
This describes a phenomenon whereby tightness in one muscle group
causes the other muscle group to lengthen or relax.
Not exact matches
Compound exercises performed with moderate to heavy weights and repetitions in the range of 5 - 8, will activate multiple joints and the larger
muscle groups, which
causes the body to produce testosterone and
other anabolic hormones, important for gaining quality
muscle.
But during a heavy barbell bench press, you can easily relocate the muscular tension placed on the chest to
other muscle groups by simply sliding your hands outward, which of course, will
cause less chest growth.
Strengthening and stretching some
muscle groups but not
others is a great way to
cause poor posture, muscular imbalance, dysfunction, strains, pulls, tears or ruptures.
Working one
muscle group to the exclusion of
others is a common
cause of muscular imbalance.