So, how do you achieve bigger muscles with the same workout? Has our beloved author lost her marbles? If you put in the same effort how can you achieve more?
Do you look in the mirror and see chicken legs? Beef them up with a very simple change to your routine. Next time you are exercising with your fitness regime pull your toes towards your shins during a lying leg curl and be able to increase the weight you can lift by over 15 pounds!
The foots position allows the largest muscles in your calves to assist your hamstrings and glutes with the actual lift required. As you lower the weight back to it's resting position do the opposite with your toes.
The more we sit (uh oh here it comes) the more we weaken our glutes. And that can really build quickly over time or shall we say un-do what we have achieved perhaps. So the answer to sitting is standing. There are many who now set aside 10 minutes an hour per day to just get off their rear ends and stand or walk. With all this bluetooth technology its not like we have to sit and do our jobs! Remember, the glutes hold the "key" to your speed....
Make sure you are scheduling rest time into your fitness and exercise routines. It is very important when working the muscle groups that you have this down time. Take each schedule one week at a time. Pick two days a week for NO lifting or pushing or pulling and just stretch. Still have to work but do it with moderation and stretching to keep active. This will minimize the level of inflammation build up by your muscle building routines and allow the body to repair.