Last week I was hanging out with Elliott Hulse from http://www.LeanHybridMuscle.net
Elliott is a professional strongman competitor and one hell of a strength and conditioning coach. He works with a lot of amateur and professional athletes who are looking for that extra edge, as well as average guys who just want to get in their best shape physical shape.
Now as a strength and conditioning coach Elliott focuses more on strength and athletic performance, not so much on muscle specialization workouts. Most of his training is based around working the body as a whole unit with lots of full body workouts.
Total body training is very effective. But when you have a stubborn lagging muscle group you need to do more than just “total body workouts” to target that specific muscle group and bring it up to par with the rest of your body.
Elliott asked me to help out one of his coaching students with some specialization tips for building wide muscular lats and that’s exactly what I cover in the video below…
Now I have a question for YOU…
What are some of your stubborn body parts that you would like help with developing?
You see to help Elliott out with his new Lean Hybrid Muscle Training System I’m going to put together a special “Muscle Specialization Guide” that will show you how to target your stubborn muscle groups and perform specific exercises to help bring them up to par with your stronger muscle groups.
So in the comments section below please let me know exactly what are your most stubborn muscle groups that you would like to get specialized workout programs for?
I’m sure everyone reading this has at least 1 body part that they’d like to improve, so I’m hoping for at least 100 comments to this blog post.
Than based on the feedback I get here I’m going to pick the most popular ones and create a complete “Muscle Specialization Training Guide” for those specific body parts.
So take a minute right now and post your comments below…
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Travis Jeter
The hardest area for me is chest. I just can’t seem to bust through this plateau I’m at no matter what I try.
Robin
I have to say my chest/pecs are my most stubborn body part. I can bench quite a fair bit but my chest never ever seems to really “pop out”. I really wish I knew how I could get that wide awesome ripped chest look, you know even when you’re wearing a shirt other people can really see you have massive pecs.
Anyway thats my opinion!
Kevin
I think my lower pecs and my shoulders
Robert
Hey, my calves and my biceps by far.
Jeff
Upper legs, front and back – probably because I don’t do enough with them. I’d like to work on flexibility first though. Is there anything for shins? I’ve never seen shins addressed.
francisco Molina
shoulders, definitely
Anthony
I would have to say arms. They are ok but they never seem to get to the size that I want.
Erich
Chest was always the biggest challenge, but now seems to respond to drop sets, 36 sets of six different exercises. I just have to work them harder than any other group.
George
I work my arms pretty good, but lacking on biceps peak.
Chris
i will go with shoulders and forearms actually the whole arm but if i had to choose only one ding ding ding the winner would have to be shoulders
andrew
Upper Back is very hard for me to grow for some reason. I do dumbell and barbell rows and pull downs to no avail. Nothing helps.
Tono Fonseca
I was blessed in the legs but my arms have issues with joints; I am not arthritic and I am only 20, but I notice that my elbows and wrists seem to be the faulty points, rather than any muscles specifically.
Brian
My triceps and forearms
Moe S.
Shoulders followed by chest…..
Dale
Two areas are tough for me shoulders and lats. And close behind is forearms.
Edmund
I would have to say ” My calves ” .. nothing can get these suckers to grow!
Dennis
Can’t seem to develop lower pecs
jim
lower chest and calves and forearms
Dylan
Arms and Chest… they really let down my whole physique and I can never seem to pack on any mass there
Spike
Calves are hard for me too.
Bret
For some unknown reason its my Traps myshoulders are nice and full but no matter how many shrugs i do my traps just dont want to come up
joel berger
Lee my name is Joel Berger. I live in Liberty Tx. I will be 70 on 6-21-11. I work out 6 days a week mon-thurs chest and back-tus&fri legs and abs – wed-thurs arms,shoulders,grip and forearms. I walk 2 miles or use a glider a min of 3 times a week. I am 5’10’ and weigh 170 lbs – 32 inch waist, 16 1/2 arms , decent to good chest and back. My legs are extremely skinny. Any suggestions. P.S. I prepair all my meals and eat 5 to 6 times a day. Since I retired in 2003 and began my regiment my body has changed. Also my high blood pressure is gone, my acid reflux is gone and the glass I wore are gone. Thanks for all.
lee
i would have to say my quads and hams. i’v really been doing alot of stiff db deads and reglar deads. i want to get em to 28’s to match my calfs tat are17 half.
Devin
Chest, and upper back for me
Jayce
I have big biceps and triceps but then i have small forearms and my chest is stubburn, more specificly my upper chest.
*Forearms
*Chest
cameron
My biceps don’t grow as fast. My triceps r good, but they also don’t develop too quickly. And side delts lag a little bit.
sabree
my abs getting bigger when do sit up or work out on abs , why??
Sean
I’ve been going to physio for my lower back, almost back to 100% but
I need to strengthen my mid back to hold my spine from getting hurt again. The exercises I was given have now become endurance exercises. I need something to build muscle now. Also, chest is lagging compared to the rest of my body especially my upper back and shoulders.
Sean
My calves have always been the most difficult for me to develop- even when completing reps with 500 plus pounds. Also my upper chest, also known as the “rams head”.
Domenick
Yeah my arms are pretty weak compared to the rest of my body.
Rob
Forearms just never seem to change and their weakness affects a lot of my other workouts.
Kevin
chest, abs, upper and lower back
Mike Spearing
Hi Lee
My most stubborn muscle group seems to be the forearms. I can add muscle to my biceps/triceps and strength to my grip. But when it comes to forearms, it takes a lot of work to increase the size, and then it doesn’t stay on for long.
Pete
chest and shoulders
Jason
Hay first post eva , but, motivation must be the or is the hardest at times.
without this you wont even grab the plate
jack
traps and upper back i find hard to put any bulk on
Ed
My lats could use some help. I do tons of pullups, but can’t seem to add width to my back.
Adam
It would have to be my chest, and stomach, my chest does not seem to be getting bigger, and i cant seem to lose the little bit of fat from my abs
Olivo
Glutes- regardless of what I do, they are still as flat as pancakes.
Matt
I would have to say my Calves.. I feel my body is pretty much proportional, except for my calves.
Sean
sabree,
If you’re using weight when you work your abs, they will get bigger.
Steve
Upper chest seems to be my toughest spot.
MARK
Triceps. If I work them with extra excercises ie close grip Benches, tricep extensions, etc. it seems like I overtrain them. So I bench, do press behind necks but do not ever do anything specific for the triceps. Otherwise all my lifts go down.
Liam
Definitely biceps. I’ve gotten substantially stronger and bigger everywhere, but feel my bi’s are lagging behind
Kyle
My Chest is too small for my frame and no matter how much I train it I am stuck using the same weights. My traps also need work but that is from lack of training
Tony
I would say my chest and forearms
faidon
back.lower back and abs.
james
that part of the upper chest directly below the collar bone.. my god i cant fill it out
Geoff
Chest… that’s always been MY weakest link! Esp the inner portion!
Esteban
Chest and Chest and oh yes… Chest I think is the weakest 🙁 Also I can notice nice gains in all my others muscles but, Chest oh men chest is the hardest to gain something
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