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Their wordsthe real power of corrective exercises, especially when you do them consistently, is that they plug those leaks, right? They fill in the gaps that allow the bigger muscles, the ones that get more of the attention, to actually do their job better.
Our reading
Pulling the shoulders down before a bench press puts the chest first in line to do the work.
Their wordsif you take your shoulders and you forcefully bring them down before you initiate the exercise, it does something very important. It puts the shoulders back and it puts the chest at the first line of defense.
Their wordsYou should be seeking out a contraction discomfort, almost a cramping type feel because it helps to build my muscle connection.
Our reading
On pulling exercises nothing reminds you to slow the lowering phase, so it is easy to forget.
Their wordsthere is no threat of the weight and therefore there is no reminder for you to actually slow it down.
Their wordsRather than continuing to just bang away at, let's say, 100 push-ups a day, how about doing maybe 40 or 50 of a more difficult, more overloading, challenging variation of the push-up?
Our reading
The face pull is a muscle-building exercise for the upper back as well as a corrective one.
Their wordsit's not just a corrective exercise. It's a muscle building exercise and one that's incredibly important for building up the muscles of the upper back and mid scap area that we just don't often train enough.
Their wordstrying to train through an injury rather than around an injury, and there's a big difference.
Their wordsHaving a smarter approach and being willing to zig and zag, but still train, is a really important weapon to have in your arsenal, and the sooner you realize that you want to work with your body rather than against it, the more uninterrupted your gains can be.
Their wordsif you decrease that rest to the perfect amount of time, you can get more out of your workouts because you keep that intensity high from set to set.