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…
392 Comments
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Rudy
Stupid Calves!!!!
Michael
What workouts do you have for neck /double chin I have been working shoulders and went down in neck size but that chin
Brent
Always had issues with the lower abdominals, and getting that nice cut look on the bottom of my “six-pack.”
Anthony
Hey lee, I’m a 16 year old with a pretty good upper build, just that i have this embarrassing belly of mine, i really need help on getting a slimmer stomach and more defined abs ! thanks lee, you have been a great muscle coach for me for the laste year, i was able to gain 20 solid pounds of muscle but my stomach has always been the same please help me !
Stefan
My Abs are the weekest part and I really battle with Ab exercises.
Shawn Cartee
Wish I had larger legs.
Shekhar Kamat
My Abs & lower back are the most stubborn
Eric
Traps and Lats…pull ups, upright rows, cleans, and front/lateral raises havent done the job 🙁
nki
CHEST AND CALVES FOR ME
bob griffin
i have to say its my arms over all.. iam a tall guy 6.4 iam new to all this working out hard training. so i am glued to you web site taking in all the tips that you show us on here so 1 iknow iam doing it right and 2 i dont get hurt
mjb
I would say my abs and obleiqus sorry for spelling are my stubborn areas
Brian
CALVES! I’ve tried once per week, twice per week and even 3 times per week, but they still won’t grow past 14.5 inches. I always stretch at the bottom of every calf movement and hold for a peak contraction at the top too, and I’ve used a wide variety of rep ranges as well.
juan venter
I feel that my forearms are 1st and my triseps 2nd.
Jay
my chest….it’s so tiny….really needs HELP
Vinosh
i would say my most stubborn parts are my biceps and chest
zooz
My Upper Chest & Calves !!
thanks Lee
Ted
legs, especially calves
Arun
I would say legs and back seem to be my most stubborn muscles, not seeing them grow the way I expect them to be.
Chris
Whats up Lee? I would have to say my arms. When I work them out, I work them out. I mean I definitely getting stronger as I move up in weight but the arm is not changing quite as fast. I would say its my arms.
anton
gotta be my biceps & triceps that annoy me the most ,but to be honest i havent seen much new development in any muscle group for quite a while now. was using a 5 day split, 8 weeks on , 1 week of rest , then repeat but i think ive been doing it for way too long now & my body’s just got too used to it.
how long should you use a training routine before you swap it for something new?
don
I think its the upper shoulder does not wana pick up like goldberg
jason
i would have to say my abs are the place that needs the most work, and would be nice to have a specialized workout to help get that area cleaned up
bob g
Lee – Do not know how you would label this – but my worst body part is the spare tire that I can not lose. I have tried diets (I know they do not work) Ab workouts (once again I know you can not ‘spot lose’). When I workout I always get s good sweat going and push myself to the limits – nothing works – What can I do????
MVS
Have to be my chest.
Mkhuseli
It has to be my biceps!
Avory
Hi there Lee
I need help in developing my biceps and triceps basically my arms
Suneet
Well
My least responsive muscle groups are my triceps,chest and calves
I say least responsive and not weak coz well….they are really strong
Im just a 160 pound 20 year old and I lift weights as much or more than bulky guys around 200 pounds and more
Im naturally lean since I play basketball
My strength increases with every workout
But size remains pretty much the same
I do 360 pounds on the standing calf raise
80 pound dumbbels each for decline press
and 155 pounds for close grip bench and need a 50 pound dumbbel additional weight while doing parallel dips to actually work my triceps
Still in terms of development these muscle groups are lagging
Chest not so much but triceps and calves look like an amateur lifters!!
Plz help Lee
ive been following you and vince for quite some time
– Suneet
Drew
Don’t have to think twice on this one: shoulders. They lag behind and I just can’t get that round, meaty look I want out of them.
Hasham
Triceps Lee !!
7char
Devlin Brown
Calves, then quads, then chest. Calves are the single most irritating bodypart I know!!!
Ron
Forearms and traps,want my traps to be really noticeable even with my shirt in,and forearms seem so small compared to upper arms..thanks Lee
Damian Aquilina
Thanks lee for letting us give our input. I am on my 2nd cycle of the 21 day fast mass program and for the bulk phase I am going to go off track a little. I tried this with good results before and I plain to target my rebound on my chest & back. I call this the TIME FOR A NEW COAT workout.
MON Chest/Tri’s/Abs,
TUE Back/Bi’s/Abs,
WED off,
THR Chest/Tri’s/Abs,
FRI Back/Bi’s/Abs,
SAT off,
SUN repeat to the end of the cycle
Waylander
definitely my traps and back, have been working them really hard and am struggling to see the results…
ti
Hi Lee, my abs,, abs is the most stubborn body parts
akira
lats! theyre strong but cant get that width 🙁
Quinton Taylor
my legs and calves by far!
rudy
I agree struggeling with abs as well as my chest.Upper part is a problem.
Thanks for the great oppertunity.
Vodacom boss
Mid’s meaning the abdominals, once your fit there your fit everywhere.
jayendra
lats(back) with abdominals a close 2nd. adding width to my back has been a nemean task for not so herculean me 🙁
Andreas
definitely my abs!
John
Its mainly my chest (each seem to be ok but there ia a flat area between right part & left part), also my triceps are strong but not showing enough).
Anterior deltoid strong but not rounded.
David Joseph Bob
Apparently I want to shape up my whole body. But Chest is my priority. I want to increase up the size of my body. I am immensely gald to see Lee’s videos and am looking forward to apply them on my self. I just need your guidance in making up a time table / plan for each day. E.g. I do chest and back on Monday and shoulder and arms on Tuesday. I dont have plan for my abs and lowers.
qsen
Even though I bench 225 + ,I still have relatively small chest compared to my arms.When do any kind of chest exercise it’s like I am first lifting with my triceps/shoulder and after that the pecs come into play..Weird i know 😀
mark
Most peoples weakest body parts are going to be the one that they either over train or under train, for me its my calves which are a bitch to respond and as such I tend to train them less. Fortunately they are only exposed for very short periods of time and therefore not a real issue, if you could see them in a T-shirt it might be different. All muscles will grow with the correct stimulation, finding that can take some time though.
Dave
Currently tabs are proving to be most stuborn in showing results, but thats just because Ive been focusing hard on other muscle groups. Trying to find the right workouts that isonlates and pumps tabs only, and not picked up by shoulder and back muscles.
Venkat
the chest and the abs of course. need to reduce the body fat!
Jose Valentini
I would say Biceps and Forearms, it doesn’t matter if I do alternate curls with 25 or 10 kg DBs, my Biceps seams to be always the same size.
Alper
For me, it’s legs… I admit I’m a bit lazy about legs too because leg workouts are a bit dull.
Lee
Hamstrings, soleus , my upper body respond verry well to training, but lower not , I suppose I’m one of those genetically small legs , even if I can do squads with 150 kg. 10 reps all the way down , leg press 250 kg , went up to 400kg one rep max, dead lift 150 kg 10 reps , still my legs don’t grow , and my weight 80 kg,
jon
hey Lee , i have to say my abs and lats .
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