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Exercises to strengthen the rotator cuff all focus on strengthening and improving flexibility in the shoulders. Use these basic core shoulder exercises withhelp from a personal trainer in this free video on flexion rotator cuff exercises. Expert: Stephen Smith Contact: www.vivafitnessatl.com Bio: Stephen Smith is the owner and operator of Viva Fitness and is contracted out at Urban Body Fitness in Atlanta, Georgia. Filmmaker: Michael Burton
www.leehayward.com One of the most effective workouts for building muscle in the arms is using a training technique called “Positions of Flexion”. Which basically means training each muscle group through it’s full range of motion; starting with a compound mid-range exercise, then moving on to an exercise that works the muscle in the completely stretched position, and then finishing with an exercise that works the muscle in the fully contracted position. To give you an example, here is a typical bicep workout that Arnold used to do: · Barbell Curls (this is a mid-range exercise as most of the tension is on the biceps in the middle of the rep) · Preacher Curls (this is a stretched position exercise as most of the tension is on the biceps at the bottom or fully stretched position) · Concentration Curls (this is a peak contraction exercise as most of the tension is on the biceps at the top of the rep when the biceps are fully contracted) Lately I’ve been focusing my own workouts around the “Positions Of Flexion” concept and the results have been awesome, I’ve gotten the most intense muscle pumps that I’ve felt in years. In the past I usually just focused most of my efforts around the big basic compound mid-range exercises, but by incorporating fully stretched movements and fully contracted movements I can tell that I’m working muscle fibers that are not getting touched with just basic compound lifts. POF training utilizes the best of both compound and isolation exercises to …
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