{"id":5336,"date":"2014-06-11T00:57:31","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T04:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/?p=5336"},"modified":"2014-06-12T09:48:12","modified_gmt":"2014-06-12T13:48:12","slug":"muscle-building-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/muscle-building-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"The #1 Muscle Building Mistake…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ok, before I get into this blog post I’ve got a confession to make…<\/p>\n

“The #1 Muscle Building Mistake”<\/strong><\/em> could cover A LOT of different factors;
\nfrom training – to nutrition – to mindset – to being consistent, etc…<\/p>\n

But this particular blog is a guest post from IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Ben Pakulski<\/a> and it covers a common TRAINING MISTAKE that you’ll see A LOT of people making in the gym that is literally preventing them from ever maximizing their gains…
\n(I hope you are NOT making this mistake!)<\/em><\/p>\n

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The #1 Training Mistake People Make In The Gym…<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, we all know \u201cthe guy\u201d<\/em>in the gym that throws a ton of weight on the bar and moves it with terrible form and looks like hes going to hurt himself. He is the root of many of our jokes, and definitely gets a lot of sideways looks from the patrons of the gym.We\u2019ve all asked ourselves \u201cWHAT is he trying to do?\u201d<\/strong> Chances are, he has no clue. He comes in the gym everyday and does the Exact Same Thing<\/span> week in and week out because he really has NO IDEA what he is trying to do. Therein lies the problem!<\/p>\n

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Guess what, more likely than not, you have all been guilty of doing this too at some point in your life (whether you care to admit it or not).<\/em><\/p>\n

The first thing you need to do is identify your desired goal. If your goal is to build muscle, then you have come to the right place and you should listen up.<\/p>\n

The one and ONLY most important factor that you need to consider when it comes to your quest to build muscle, is TENSION. (more on that in a minute…)<\/em><\/p>\n

We have all heard people speak about The “Mind-Muscle Connection”<\/strong>, or that you\u2019ve got to really \u201csqueeze\u201d<\/em> a muscle to make it grow. I don\u2019t know about you, but for most people this is a really hard concept to figure out. Those of us that \u201cget\u201d<\/em> what it means, still really have a difficult time putting it to action.<\/p>\n

The good news is, this is quite a simple concept and I will show you how to apply it to building your muscles literally TWICE as fast.<\/p>\n

Here is what you need to know:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Muscles communicate in terms of tension. They have absolutely NO idea how much weight you are lifting. They only know how much tension or torque is going through them.<\/p>\n

What if I told you there was a way to perform more or less ANY exercise so that you could FEEL it EXACTLY where you are supposed to feel it, AND increase muscular tension with LESS weight to get results TWICE as fast in half the time. Sounds pretty cool, right?<\/p>\n

YOU can control exactly how much tension or torque that goes through a muscle you are working at ANY point in the workout.<\/p>\n

You have complete control over HOW HARD you squeeze, HOW LONG you work, and most importantly EXACTLY WHERE you squeeze and contract.<\/p>\n

You can selectively train EXACTLY the muscle you are supposed to be and not train anything that you don\u2019t want to be.<\/p>\n

Every guy out there knows what I’m talking about. We’ve all done bench presses at some point or another and probably got more of a pump in our shoulders and triceps, but NO pump in the chest (which is the muscle we are trying to work!)<\/em> Well not anymore…<\/p>\n

I would like to take this moment to introduce to you the revolutionary muscle building technique called INTENTION!<\/p>\n

The way I describe intention to people I encounter that are unfamiliar with it is this:<\/p>\n

\u201cIntention is the CONSCIOUS INTENT to create TENSION in the muscle\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

I know, I know, sounds a little hokey. BUT the fact of the matter is that this is BY FAR the best way to ensure you are maintain tension on the working muscle.<\/p>\n

The number one most highly correlated factor with building muscle is \u201cTIME UNDER TENSION\u201d<\/span>. The longer you can keep tension directly on a muscle, the more you control the rate at which that muscle grows.<\/p>\n

You can do a bench press all day long, and if there is not tension in the pecs, you WILL NOT build pecs. Why is it that some people can build great chests while bench pressing while others cant? Because some peoples \u201cgenetics\u201d all them to thoughtlessly keep a greater amount of tension in that muscle!<\/p>\n

We now have the ability to do this consciously. The best part is, IT’S EASY!!
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\nINTENTION in action.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most simple example of intention exists on the bench press. Grab on the bar in front of you, just like you would on a bench press. You can use any stable surface for this example. I will use the edge of my desk. I grab the edge of my desk about equally as wide as I would on a bench press. Hold on firmly, and without letting your hands move from that position, \u201cshove\u201d them toward each other. What happened? Your chest contracted didn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

Now imagine doing this exact thing through a range of motion, like in a bench press.<\/p>\n

WOW! You just created continuous tension in the EXACT muscle you wanted to! Pretty cool right!?<\/p>\n

Well in my brand new MI40 Muscle Building Training System<\/a> I go into great detail and cover specific techniques and tricks that will help you maximize tension and growth for all your major muscle groups.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to get more information about this program and learn how to stimulate the most muscle growth from your workouts, just click on the link below:<\/p>\n


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\nCheck it out for yourself now at: www.MI40MASS.com<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ok, before I get into this blog post I’ve got a confession to make… “The #1 Muscle Building Mistake” could cover A LOT of different factors; from training – to nutrition – to mindset – to being consistent, etc… But this particular blog is a guest post from IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Ben Pakulski and it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beginner-training-advice","category-bulking-up-mass-building","category-workout-programs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p36tGh-1o4","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5336"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9240,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5336\/revisions\/9240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}