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Do you want a quick, simple and instant way to increase the amount of weight you can lift on virtually every back exercise you perform?
Sound too good to be true?
I speak the truth, my friend, and the reality is that if you aren’t utilizing this basic piece of gym equipment you’re missing out on some serious muscle size and strength gains.
What tool am I talking about?
A pair of lifting straps!
This is such a basic and highly effective piece of equipment yet so many people neglect to use them. For those of you who are unaware, these are basically a set of thick straps made of extremely strong material that are placed around your wrists and then wrapped around the barbell, dumbbell or cable attachment.
The purpose of lifting straps is to “eliminate” your grip from the equation by forming a secure connection between your wrist and the weight. If you use these straps properly you can basically hold onto the bar and perform your exercises while expending almost no energy from your forearms.
Why is this so valuable?
Picture this scenario…
You’re performing a set of deadlifts (arguably the most powerful muscle-building exercise known to man) with the goal of performing 8 reps. You psych yourself up, grip the weight and clear the bar from the ground. The set is going well, but by the time you reach rep number 5, the strain on your grip is so great that you can no longer hold onto the bar. You’re forced to stop the set because your forearms reached muscular failure.
What exactly happened here?
Well, you gave yourself an amazing forearm workout! Congratulations! Unfortunately, you severely limited the amount of muscle stimulation you could achieve on your back, shoulders, legs, and just about every other muscle in your body that the deadlift targets in the process. Not a good thing!
Lifting straps completely eliminate this problem by making sure that you reach muscular failure in the major muscle groups that you are intending to target rather than on your forearms and grip. They can be used effectively for almost every back exercise or any other lift where the grip is of concern.
The main argument against lifting straps is the idea that they are a “crutch” and will negatively affect the development of grip strength and forearm size.
Let’s get real here. What would you prefer, greater muscle mass and strength in your lats and upper back (and just about every other muscle group on your body) or greater ability to crack open a jar of pickles? Take your pick.
The positive effect that lifting straps will have on your overall muscle mass and strength gains will far outweigh any negative effect that they have on your forearms and grip. Besides, you can easily incorporate specific forearm movements into your routine to develop your grip strength and forearm size.
If you aren’t using lifting straps already, get on it. You can find them at almost any store that sells sports or fitness equipment or you can order them online. They sell for about 10 or 15 bucks and are well worth the price.
To learn how to put those lifting straps to the best use possible by implementing the most effective workout routines available, click the link below and visit my website for details.
About The Author
Sean Nalewanyj is a bodybuilding expert, fitness author and writer of top-selling Internet Bodybuilding E-Book: The Truth About Building Muscle. If you want to learn how to build the greatest amount of lean muscle mass and strength possible in the shortest period of time, visit his website
Boot Camp Fitness – How To Get Ripped With Military Boot Camp Workouts
If you’re looking for a high intensity workout that will keep your body physically fit, then boot camp fitness is the workout routine for you. Boot camp fitness provides weight loss, strengthening and endurance, cardio, balance, flexibility, fat loss and overall body conditioning all in one heart pumping routine.
Boot camp fitness is very fast paced and there are not many breaks between the workouts. You jump from one workout to the next in order to keep your heart rate up. However, as with any workout, make sure to stop and take a break if your body is telling you to stop. Signs that you’re overdoing it are becoming lightheaded, dizzy, or nauseas.
You can do the majority of boot camp workouts right in your living room and you can use as little or as much workout equipment as you like.
To get a good boot camp workout, you’ll want to start with fifty jumping jacks followed by fifty crunches. When doing crunches, it’s important that you are not swinging your body weight to get the top half of your body off the floor. These should be slow and controlled movements that use only your abdominals.
Next you will run in place for two minutes followed by twenty push-ups. Before the end of your workout, you will want to add another twenty push-ups so you have done forty push-ups during your entire workout.
For two minutes, you’ll shadow box, also known as punching the air (or a punching bag if available). Make these punches quick and alternate between your right and left fist. Get back on the ground and do the bicycle. For this workout, lie flat on your back with your head and shoulders lifted slightly off the floor. Bring your hands to the side of your head. Keep your left leg straight and approximately 6 inches from touching the ground, bend your right leg at the knee and have your left elbow meet with your right knee. Alternate. Your legs should be doing a pedaling motion, just as they would on a bike. Do forty bicycles-when you have completed both sides you count that as one complete.
Now you will complete twenty lunges and twenty squats. To finish your workout, don’t forget to stretch. While it’s often overlooked, stretching is an extremely important part of every workout.
Now you have a boot camp fitness r
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By: JP Davis
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