Sentences with phrase «with big compound lifts»

Not exact matches

A good rule of thumb is to hit the smaller muscles only after you've finished with the heavy lifting and drained all energy from the big ones, so never place isolation movements which tire out the small muscles before compound exercises.

The only exercises done in RPT fashion (with max effort on the first set) are the big compound lifts: deadlift, weighted chins, bench press, and squats.

Then, center the entire focus of your workout program around «beating the logbook» by either adding extra weight to the bar on the following workout (usually 5 - 10 pounds for big compound lifts and 2.5 - 5 pounds for smaller isolation lifts) or squeezing out a few extra reps with the same weight (while staying in that 5 - 12 rep range).

Combine glute activation with correct technique to help make lower back injuries a thing of the past and see your strength soar on all your big compound lifts.