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As bodybuilders become a lot more experienced and successful inside the fitness center, they begin taking their training and coaching and diet a lot more severely. As a result, they attempt new things which may actually demonstrate to become much more counterproductive than useful. Let’s examine 5 mistakes generally made by intermediate bodybuilders.
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Welcome to the world of intermediate bodybuilding. You’ve spent a year or three in the gym, and you finally have a handle on nutrition. You know what you should be eating, and you stick to a pretty good bodybuilding lifestyle all around. You’ve reached the point where you’re past trying to get ‘big arms’ and you have advanced to the point of a new goal – complete and balanced bodybuilding development.
Unless you have been blessed with superior genetics, you probably have noted your shoulders are one area which certainly could use a little bit of special attention. You train them weekly of course, but since they’re just not shining like some of your standout body parts do, you are aware of the fact you need to do more. Here are a few tips for better hitting the shoulders in a more balanced manner.
Hit the rotators
Just a few minutes per week of rotator cuff training will lead to an enlargement of the tendon area, and allow for more flexibility in the shoulder area – and more growth as well. Don’t just focus on the three deltoids. Spend five minutes before each shoulder and chest day with a 5-pound dumbbell and your favorite assortment of rotator cuff movements. If you aren’t familiar with these movements, visit youtube.com for a wealth of useful movements which lead to RC safety, injury prevention, and muscle growth!
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Welcome to the world of intermediate bodybuilding. You’ve spent a year or three in the gym, and you finally have a handle on nutrition. You know what you should be eating, and you stick to a pretty good bodybuilding lifestyle all around. You’ve reached the point where you’re past trying to get ‘big arms’ and you have advanced to the point of a new goal – complete and balanced bodybuilding development.
Unless you have been blessed with superior genetics, you probably have noted your shoulders are one area which certainly could use a little bit of special attention. You train them weekly of course, but since they’re just not shining like some of your standout body parts do, you are aware of the fact you need to do more. Here are a few tips for better hitting the shoulders in a more balanced manner.
Hit the rotators
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As bodybuilders become more experienced and successful in the gym, they begin taking their training and training and nutrition much more seriously. As a result, they try new things which may actually prove to be more counterproductive than helpful. Let’s look at five mistakes commonly made by intermediate bodybuilders.
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In the early days of bodybuilding, hamstrings were almost ignored by bodybuilders. They did their leg curls and had secondary effects from squats and deadlifts. But for the most part, hamstrings weren’t very high on the priority list for bodybuilders. Athletes ignored them, as did judges. They were simply the back of the leg, nothing more.
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Beginning bodybuilders often train in a haphazard fashion in the gym. They walk into the gym, hop on the nearest free machine or bench, and then bounce around the gym, hitting random body parts on random machines, with no rhyme or reason.