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In strength training, there are myriad ways to lift heavier weights. You can achieve your goal by training more often or performing more challenging exercise variations. Or you can take less rest or use more chalk. The methods are endless! But what matters at the end of the day is how devoted you are and how many mistakes you avoid.<br><br>
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Here’s How To Lift Heavier Weights • Irradiation Is Your Best Friend Try to squeeze as hard as you can while making a fist, then squeeze your glutes, and squeeze your fist once again. You will notice that the second time you squeeze tighter. That is irradiation.
When you activate only one muscle you radiate tension and unlock strength in your body. However, when you activate all your muscles, you unlock your maximum potential. Now, if you apply the same principle when you are lifting weights, you'll be able to lift heavier than you can imagine. So, before you lift a heavier weight, squeeze your glutes, tighten your core, and crush your grip as hard as you can.But! We recommend using irradiation only when you are doing heavy sets.
Use Chalk You don't know the magic of chalk if you haven't used it yet. When you are doing exercises like deadlifts, pull ups, or weight lifting you exhaust your grip before you exhaust your muscles. Plus, as a result of sweating, you start losing your grip earlier.
In order to avoid that from happening, slap some chalk on your hands and rub some on the bar as well. The chalk will increase the friction and wick the moisture. Consequently, you will be able to grip your barbell tighter, and lift more weights by letting your muscles do more work.
Push Your Feet Into The Floor When lifting heavier weights, it is important to make sure that your feet are planted firmly, so you do not lose your balance. Moreover, pushing your feet into the floor also creates friction that lets you generate more force for lifting heavier weights. Whether you're doing bench presses or deadlifts, proper foot placement will do wonders for you.
Make Sure That Your Breathing Is Controlled When you are doing cardiovascular exercises, you need to breathe with your lungs. On the contrary, when you are lifting weights, you have to breathe from your belly. But how does that help you in lifting heavy weights? Well, when you breathe with your belly, you keep your apps tight and you create tension that helps you lift heavier weights and lowers your risk of injury.
So, the next time you are lifting weights, try to hold your breath until you are near the end of the movement, reset, and then repeat it over and over again.
Try New Exercises And Techniques There are certain exercises that train your body to lift heavier without exerting a lot of pressure. Some exercises that you can add to your training protocols are pyramid sets. Pyramid sets enable the body to lift heavier without increasing the number of sets. And if you are doing hypertrophy training, you can just increase the number of repetitions you do in every set.
Wrapping It Up: In strength training, there are myriad ways to lift heavier weights. You can achieve your goal by training more often or performing more challenging exercise variations. Or you can take less rest or use more chalk. The methods are endless! But what matters at the end of the day is how devoted you are and how many mistakes you avoid.
The next time you try to lift heavier weights, keep in mind that the more mistakes you make, the more antagonistic effect they are going to have in response to your efforts to lift more. Hence, if you want to achieve good results, make sure that you are following the tips you need to follow and avoid the mistakes you need to avoid.
