Exercises in an HICT circuit should be placed in an order that allows
for opposing muscle groups to alternate between resting and working in subsequent exercise stations.
If you are doing two exercises using this method it's best to do
them for opposing muscle groups, e.g. chest and back or quads and hams.
The last two moves
for opposing muscle groups are here because they often fail to deliver what the user really wants.
Not exact matches
Pilates has a unique and targeted repertoire
for working the lower and upper abdominals, internal and external obliques, and the
opposing lower and middle back
muscle groups.
They simultaneously work
opposing muscle groups, don't necessarily require the use of specialized equipment and are simply one of the most effective exercises
for building upper body mass and strength.
For example, a lot of the pushing moves or arms in front of you moves have an
opposing pulling move that would work the opposite
muscle group.
A trained sports therapist would do this
for an athlete under their care because they have knowledge of all the
muscles in the body and
opposing muscle groups, so it's not necessarily something you'd naturally just know, but it IS a handy piece of information to have.
It's not unusual
for many trainees to find out that their legs respond very good to volume work, as
opposed to smaller
muscle groups like chest, shoulders, biceps or triceps.
What you'll notice in these compensations is that they're almost always paired
muscles groups, meaning that the agonist (the one responsible
for the action in the compensation) is tight and the antagonist (the
opposing muscle group) is weak.
Beyond just building the necessary strength and endurance to be able to attack the mountain like you own it, we also knew that it was essential to make sure the programs were balanced
for proper development of
opposing muscle groups and joint health in your knees and hips.
If
muscle strength between the two
opposing muscle groups, the quads and hamstrings, are roughly equal, the
muscles work in harmony and there's no need
for one set of
muscles to pull more weight.
Suggested exercises: These are just examples
for you to get an idea and you can switch them with the type of exercises you prefer all you need to remember is to work
opposing muscle groups.
Hey Mike, what do you think about more volume (sets of say 10reps or so, about 10 sets a
muscle group) as
opposed to low volume (3 - 4 sets about, 10reps per
muscle group)
for testosterone, ive been experimenting and seems like when i do more sets 8 - 10 per
muscle group but not too high intensity, my hormones go through the roof!
Supersetting is the practice of exercising two
opposing muscle groups in quick succession
for the purpose of stimulating
muscle growth and providing rest in either
group alternately.