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| "Bodybuilding Sins" That Cause Back Pain and Missed Workouts:
Part 4 |
By:
Jesse Cannone CFT, CPRS, CSPN and Steve Hefferon, CMT, CPRS |
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“Bodybuilding Sins” That Cause Back Pain and Missed Workouts:
Part 4 by Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS and Steve Hefferon, CMT
Welcome to article number 4 in our series “Bodybuilding Sins
That Cause Back Pain and Missed Workouts”. In this article we
are going to talk about how bodybuilders tend to create massive
muscle imbalances and what you can do to not be one of them. If
you missed the first article, you can read it by clicking on the
link below. Here’s a breakdown of the articles to look for: 1.
Article #1 - Choosing The WRONG Exercises 2. Article #2 -
Training Variations for Pain Relief and Maximum Results 3.
Article #3 - Targeted Stretching 4. Article #4 - Targeted
Exercises 5. Article #5 - Rest, Recovery, and Injury Prevention
Article #4 - Targeted Exercises What is a Targeted Exercise and
Why You Need To Be Doing Them? While performing three different
exercises for each area of the chest may sound “targeted” and it
may work great for targeting the chest itself… this is NOT what
we mean by targeted… What we are talking about is choosing
exercises with more than just size increases in mind… remember,
there is far more to muscle than just how it looks… You can be
really big, but also weak, slow and inflexible. To drive this
point home some more, remember the “Turtle Back Syndrome” we
covered in article #1? So many body builders are plagued with
this gruesome condition and they don’t even know it! Are you?
The Turtle Back condition is a direct result of too much focus
on building up the pecs and lats and not enough focus on the
upper back. Also, the lack of focus on flexibility in the chest
and shoulders makes it even worse… Not only does this look
stupid, but it sets you up for back, neck and shoulder problems
like rotator cuff tears and the like… and I know you don’t want
any of those! So by targeted, we mean exercises that will not
just develop muscle strength and size, but more importantly work
towards correcting muscle imbalances which will mean less pain
and missed workouts, better performance and function, and most
of all better and balanced total body development! So How Do You
Find Out Which Ones You NEED To be Doing? As we discussed in the
previous article on “Targeted Stretching”, it’s very important
to know before hand what stretches you actually NEED to be
doing… the same applies to exercises… and the ONLY way to find
out what specific areas you need to target is to perform
physical evaluations so you can pin point the weak muscles that
need strengthening and the tight muscles that need stretching.
We have developed a series of simple assessments you can do
yourself to identify the muscles imbalances you have… and while
they are intended for people suffering from back pain or
sciatica, as a bodybuilder you stand to benefit greatly because
you train so hard, you are far more likely to experience
injuries like bulging and herniated discs, rotator cuff tears,
knee pain, etc… Plus, even if you don’t have any pain or
injuries now, it would be very wise to learn how to assess
yourself so you can target your training now before you create
an injury, which not only will slow down your training and
progress, but it can also become a life-long struggle with pain
and a serious loss of your strength, size and fitness. So be
sure to check out our website to learn more about how you can
quickly and easily identify and eliminate any muscle imbalances
you have http://www.losethebackpain.com ---------------
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