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Secret
Training Tip #242 - Be 10% Stronger in Leg Curls Instantly!
By Nick
Nilsson
Imagine how
something as strange as changing how
you hold onto a leg curl machine can increase your strength!
This is a trick to be done on a leg curl machine. By simply changing where you
grip your hands on the machine, you can increase your strength in the movement
by as much as 10% instantly!
Lie face down on the bench
as you normally would when doing the exercise. Instead of gripping the machine
on the handles below the bench with your arms bent, extend your arms straight
overhead in front and grab on to whatever is there. This is generally the frame
on either side of the weight stack. Be aware that this trick will not work if
there is nothing there to grab - some machines just end at the bench and have
the weights stack to the side or behind.
Do your leg curls as you
usually would but using this different grip. You should feel stronger when doing
them.
One of the best ways to
see this principle in action is to do a set as you normally would with your
normal grip for about 10 to 12 reps. When you can't do any more reps, switch
to the grip as explained above. You should be able to get a few more reps out.
When using this grip you
should also find that you can use a little more weight than you usually do for
reps.
The reason this trick works
is that having your arms straight removes your biceps as the limiting link in
the exercise. It transfers the force through your stronger back muscles instead,
resulting in instant increased strength!
For information on how to
do the leg curl exercise, go to:
Nick Nilsson is Vice-President
of the online personal training company BetterU, Inc. He has a degree in Physical
Education and Psychology and has been inventing new training techniques for
more than 16 years. Nick is the author of a number of bodybuilding eBooks including
"Metabolic Surge - Rapid Fat Loss," "The Best Exercises You've
Never Heard Of," "Gluteus to the Maximus - Build a Bigger Butt NOW!"
and "The Best Abdominal Exercises You've Never Heard Of" all available
at (http://hop.clickbank.net/?xxxxx/betteru).
He can be contacted at betteru@fitstep.com.
