Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Yesterday we talked about several
ways to break through a sticking
point. One of them was to change
your sets and reps.
Another approach is to change your
exercises.
But once again -- do NOT change
from a basic, compound exercise
to a bunny pumper isolation
exercise. Switching from squats
to leg extensions or from presses
to lateral raises is a great way
go nowhere fast!
But changing from one GOOD exercise
to a different GOOD exercise can be
a very effective way to break through
a sticking point.
For example:
1. Switch from back squats to front
squats.
2. Switch from deadlifts to Trap Bar
deadlifts.
3. Switch from power cleans to clean
grip high pulls.
4. Switch from barbell shrugs to the
Hise shrug -- or to dumbbell shrugs --
or to one-hand dumbbell shrugs.
5. Switch from military presses to
alternate dumbbell presses.
6. Switch from the barbell clean and
press to the two-hand dumbbell clean
and press.
7. Barbell bent-over rowing to inverted
rows, pull-ups or one-hand dumbbell
rowing.
8. Power snatches with a barbell to
one-hand dumbbell swings -- or to the
two-hand dumbbell clean with a pair of
dumbbells.
9. Barbell curls to dumbbell curls or
sandbag curls.
10. Grip work with grippers to pinch
grip lifting, thick bar overhand
deadlifts, or the farmer's walk.
11. Regular pull-ups to the super
demanding pull-up variations in
Dinosaur Bodyweight Training, such
as towel or rope pull-ups.
12. Bench presses to dumbbell bench
presses, bottom position bench
presses in the power rack, incline
presses, incline dumbbell presses or
the advanced pushup variations in
Dinosaur Bodyweight Training.
I could keep going for a long time.
There are plenty of great exercises
out there, and sometimes, making some
intelligent changes in your exercise
selection is the very best thing you
can do.
By the way, that's one of the reasons
I wrote Dinosaur Bodyweight Training,
and one of the reasons why I wrote
Dinosaur Dumbbell Training. Exercises
are tools for building strength and
muscle. You want to be sure you have
all the tools you need to do the job.
As always, thanks for reading and have
a great day. If you train today, make
it a good one!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
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P.S. 4. Thought for the Day: "Change is
good, but only if you keep things real."
-- Brooks Kubik
