Lifting Explosively

Here’s a little tip that might help spark new growth in your muscles.

The next time you perform a workout try to focus on lifting the weight as fast as possible.

Now if you are using a heavy weight the bar or dumbbell might not move very fast but just the intension of trying to move the weight faster has been shown to activate more muscle fibres, specifically the fast twitch muscle fibres which have the most potential for growth.

Don't confuse explosive with sloppy. Its important to keep your form/technique perfect otherwise you are risking injury, don't try to lift weights explosively that are too heavy for you to handle. Also remember my previous tip of lowering the weight slowly, taking advantage of the eccentric contraction.

Get in the gym and give it a try!