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BE THE CASE IF YOU HAVE NEVER ATTEMPTED ANY OF THESE DISCIPLINES
BEFORE

"EFORE YOU START

"REATHING

) WAS TAUGHT AFTER WHAT NOW SEEMS TO BE JUST AFTER THE &ALL OF
2OME TO INHALE PRIOR TO THE LIFT AND EXHALE ON THE LIFT 5SING THE
BENCH PRESS AS AN EXAMPLE INHALE AS YOU LOWER ECCENTRIC ˆ EXHALE
AS YOU PRESS THE BAR UP CONCENTRIC ) lND A CRUDE BUT HELPFUL

MAXIM IS hBLOW ON THE EFFORTv .%6%2 ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE A LIFT
WHILE HOLDING YOUR BREATH THIS WILL DEPRIVE YOUR BRAIN OF OXYGEN
WITH DISASTROUS RESULTS A POSSIBILITY ! BLACKOUT WHILE SUPPORTING A

HEAVY BAR DOES NOT BEAR THINKING ABOUT

3PEED

7ORK SLOWLY AT ALL TIMES IN ORDER TO RECRUIT THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF MUSCLE lBRE 4HERE IS NO REASON FOR SPEED IN ANY OF

THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES
7ORKING SLOWLY ENCOURAGES GOOD TECHNIQUE AND PROPER CONTROL

3AFETY

!LWAYS USE A SPOTTER IF THERE IS ONE AVAILABLE ! DECENT GYM
WILL USUALLY BE IN A POSITION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR A SHORT TIME
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRAINING PARTNER WHICH IS THE MOST ADVISABLE

SOLUTION !LWAYS USE COLLARS ON BOTH BARS AND DUMBBELLS CHECK IF
!LLEN BOLTS ARE TIGHT EVEN IF PRIOR USERS NEGLECT TO DO SO 5SING A
MIRROR SERVES TWO PURPOSES CHECKING HAIR AND BICEPS NOT AS MANY

SEEM TO FEEL BEING ONE OF THEM lRSTLY TO AID CHECKING FOR GOOD
ALIGNMENT TO ENSURE PERSONAL SAFETY AND SECONDLY TO CHECK FOR THE
APPROACH OF UNAWARE OR IGNORANT GYM USERS #LEAR AWAY OBSTACLES