How to Build Muscle : 3 - Lift with your target muscle group

3 - Lift with your target muscle group :

How to build muscle by targeting the right groups is a little tricky to get the hang of, but is a very easy concept. You have to know how to engage certain muscles. If you are doing bicep curls, engage your bicep muscle first, and use it to lift the weight. Many people try to use their shoulder and back muscles on bicep curls and end up getting hurt or just not getting an effective workout.

You won't be able to lift as much weight, but you will gain more muscle if you do the workout properly. This is a huge mistake too, because people think, "if I lift more weight, I'll build more muscle," when the real focus needs to be on proper form.

As another example, if you are doing chest flys, don't start the movement in with your arms, start it with... your chest. Act as if you were going to squeeze a tennis ball in between your chest muscles. Engaging the muscle first which you are targeting will yield you a lot better gains than if you help it along with other muscles. The most work is done in the initial pull or push, and in the hold at the end.

Follow these three tips and you'll get that beach bod in no time at all.

 

👉 1 - Less is More
👉 2 - Hey, get off the treadmill