Want to lift heavier? Try tricking your nervous system with these three advanced warm-up strategies: 1. Postactivation Potentiation (PAP) for Strength Gains Gradually ramp up your low-rep warm-up sets beyond your working weight. This primes your nervous system, making your work sets feel lighter and allowing you to lift more. 2. Chain-Loaded Warm-Ups for Speed…
A few weeks ago, I gave you a taste of seven advanced exercise variations. Well, I’m back with seven more that you can use immediately in the gym to boost your training progress. No time for foreplay—let’s get straight to it. 1. Accommodating Assistance Back in the mid-1950s, Dr. Arthur Steindler introduced the concepts of…