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Compuond Exercises and Supporting Muscle

jhoop Posts: 10 Joined: 2004/09/05	2004/09/05, 12:41 AM I firmly believe in the muscle specific excercises. I do chest/bi's, legs/abs, back/tri's, shoulders/traps. My forearms used to stop me from doing heavier barbell curls until I started working my forearms. I can do 135 pound bar curls without feeling pain. Thats for 6-7 rep sets. Compound exercises are what I focus on most, but without some support from the smaller muscles you will be limited. My deadlift has really started to improve. My close grip bench is repped at 245 pounds, this is what helps me with those pesky heavy bench presses. If you start working all your muscles specifically, I believe you will start to see some very positve strength gains.
singularity Posts: 5 Joined: 2004/02/12	2004/09/04, 08:09 AM My forearms get blown way before my legs or back does when doing deadlifts. My tricpes seem to be the limiting factor in my bech press and overhead press. Is this a sign that my body is ready to start doing some more muscle-specific exercises and less compound ones? I like compound lifts, it seems like you get more "bang for your buck"!
singularity Posts: 5 Joined: 2004/02/12	2004/09/05, 08:13 AM I guess I need to start the old 5-day split!