3 Workout Tips

Simple Yet Effective Tips 

Workout tips don't have to be big or complicated. For example, here's a great way to learn how to activate the Latissimus Dorsi muscles. These are the primary muscles of your upper back. Stand up straight, and raise your arm out in front of you.

Then bend your elbow at a 90 degree angle. Now have a partner push up under your elbow as you push down. You should definitely feel your Latissimus Dorsi muscle working hard. After you do that, switch and activate the other side.

Put it to Use

Once you’ve done that, go over to the pull up bar and while you’re doing pull-ups, activate that same muscle. That tip is great for making it so that, you’re not using your arms too much when you perform pull-ups. And that you are engaging the incredibly strong muscles of the back.

Vary the Intensity

Another workout tip that I like to give is to vary the intensity of your workouts. It's important to push ourselves but sometimes our bodies need us to back off. Working out really hard one day and then resting the next works really well, but there is something even better. Work out hard on some days and then do a light workout on the in between days.

A light workout is also known as an active recovery workout, and it can help you recover better than if you did nothing. The important thing is to keep an active recovery workout very light. You want to get the blood flowing and muscles moving but it's not the time to challenge yourself. Active recovery workouts are also great for the nervous system.

Hit the Big Muscles First

The last tip that I want to share today is to hit the big muscles first. If you're doing a full body workout or another type of workout that involves big and small muscles, work the big muscles first. Let's say you're doing a back and biceps workout. You wouldn't start with curls first, would you? It's not a good idea because wearing out the biceps will make all of your back movements much more difficult.

Exercises like pull-ups and bent over rows use the biceps as well as the back muscles. It works much better if you do your pull-up and row movements first. Of course, you'll want to focus on the back muscles as you do those exercises. However they great thing about it is that your biceps will be warmed up and ready to curl by the time you're done with the back exercises.