Whether you are a beginner or a well-seasoned veteran needing alternate training methods to add variety, increase intensity, or overcome a frustrating plateau to lose weight, the following 5-part article will help you lose weight and achieve the best possible results in the shortest amount of time.
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Use Good Exercise Technique
The most common and critical training mistakes may be those of exercise technique. The tendency to use too much weight typically results in poor form, which decreases your ability to get results, and increases the risk of injury. Examples of poor form or technique are: bouncing the bar off the chest on the Incline Bench Press; using hip and back extension to initiate Bicep Curls; arching the back or bending backward under Shoulder Presses; using any sort of momentum in any exercise; and training at fast speeds. These mistakes will not send the blood you need into your muscles and will work counter to your goals to lose weight. Be aware of this common mistake and eliminate it from your program entirely.
Exercise Through Full Range of Motion
Perform each exercise through a full range of motion to lose weight, with emphasis on the end of the positive phase. Full range exercise movements are advantageous for strengthening the prime-mover, or agonist muscles--the muscles directly trained in the exercise, such as the biceps in the Cable Curl. Lifting in the full range of motion is also advantageous for stretching the antagonist muscles, the muscles that act in opposition to the agonist. In the biceps curl, the triceps is the antagonist. Training in the full range of motion enhances both muscle strength and joint flexibility and ultimately help you lose weight.
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