Lorsss
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what are the best exercises to build muscles? in my poinion they are the ones in which you can't cheat.
cheating is the acting of helping yourself in weighting the barbell by using a bad form.
for example during the barbell curl it's intuitive to move the hips forward to help the biceps to lift the barbell.
another example of cheating consists in performing the seated cable rows while moving the back backward.
the proper form requires to keep your back motionless, so you can isolate the action of lat muscles
another form of cheating consists in shortening the range of motion (ROM).
for example many people do the lat pulldown without extending the arms completely.
list of exercises in which you cannot cheat:
list of exercises where it's hard to isolate the muscle without cheating
cheating is the acting of helping yourself in weighting the barbell by using a bad form.
for example during the barbell curl it's intuitive to move the hips forward to help the biceps to lift the barbell.
another example of cheating consists in performing the seated cable rows while moving the back backward.
the proper form requires to keep your back motionless, so you can isolate the action of lat muscles
another form of cheating consists in shortening the range of motion (ROM).
for example many people do the lat pulldown without extending the arms completely.
list of exercises in which you cannot cheat:
- seated bicep curl
- pullups and tricep dips
- seated barbell shoulder press
- seated tricep extension
- one hand side raises (laying on the ground)
- bench press
list of exercises where it's hard to isolate the muscle without cheating
- seated cable row
- standing bicep curl
- rear deltoid raises
- military press
- bent over row