Happy Sunday everyone! If you're living in Florida you can look outside and know today is great for blogging. It's rainy, windy, and really cozy inside. My comments section question of the day is, "What's your favorite thing to do when you can't leave your house?" Also please remember to check out http://mybodybuildingnetwork.com/members/jsbodybuilding/activity/ and show some love to the YouTube channel.
Now for the workout tip: hold your contractions! I see too many people in the gym just flinging weights around and lifting weights without paying attention to tempo and if they even feel the muscles or not. Eccentric movements build the most muscle. The gym is no place for a big ego. Sure you can bench 400 lbs one time with 3 spotters but are you going to get anything from that. Hell no. You're just going to injure yourself.
When you lift try and get that mind-muscle connection going and feel the fibers stretch and contract. For example, a straight bar curl can either be the best movement to build your biceps or a one-way ticket to snap city. What I like to do for that particular exercise is bring the bar up to pec height in 2 seconds and let the weight back down to my quads in 6 seconds. That way I know my biceps are stimulated and I can physically feel the muscle working. If you don't feel the burn or a pump, you're just not hitting the muscle.
Have a great rest of the day everyone!
-Jay
Thanks for reading and lift strong!
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