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Hsiang-Lin · 12-04-2006, 03:02 PM

12/4/06 Result: Completed

12/5/06 Goal:
Leg workout (ooh, burn baby)

Thanks, Claire! It feels good to have others working along with me and I hope to return the favor by motivating you guys when it's most stressful or bitter.

Also, I found out this morning why warm-up is so key for weightlifting. For cardio, you want to get your heart pumped up so you can do a variety of warm-up exercises for that.

But for weightlifting, the focus of the warm-up should be to isolate those muscles you wish to work and find that "sweet spot." Once you find that "sweet spot," you can crank out the hardcore sets without having to worry about form. So the point is to get you in rhythm and proper form during the warm-up so that when you do the main core of the lifting, you can focus 100% on just flexing the muscles through the motion. I did this this morning and found I could really stimulate the muscles a lot more during my main workout sets than before.

And the funny thing is I'm going lighter and lighter in weight! As I find out more how to stimulate my muscles effectively, I find I had little nuances before that were bad form and I have to lower the weight to obtain that maximum stimulation. Which is pretty funny because I feel stronger and stronger with lighter and lighter weight! Anyway, catch y'all later!

12-04-2006, 03:02 PM	#93 (permalink)
Hsiang-Lin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 261	12/4/06 Result: Completed 12/5/06 Goal: Leg workout (ooh, burn baby) Thanks, Claire! It feels good to have others working along with me and I hope to return the favor by motivating you guys when it's most stressful or bitter. Also, I found out this morning why warm-up is so key for weightlifting. For cardio, you want to get your heart pumped up so you can do a variety of warm-up exercises for that. But for weightlifting, the focus of the warm-up should be to isolate those muscles you wish to work and find that "sweet spot." Once you find that "sweet spot," you can crank out the hardcore sets without having to worry about form. So the point is to get you in rhythm and proper form during the warm-up so that when you do the main core of the lifting, you can focus 100% on just flexing the muscles through the motion. I did this this morning and found I could really stimulate the muscles a lot more during my main workout sets than before. And the funny thing is I'm going lighter and lighter in weight! As I find out more how to stimulate my muscles effectively, I find I had little nuances before that were bad form and I have to lower the weight to obtain that maximum stimulation. Which is pretty funny because I feel stronger and stronger with lighter and lighter weight! Anyway, catch y'all later!