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MUSCLE MIND CONNECTION: VISUALIZING
AND CONCENTRATING IN YOUR MIND ON
THE SPECIFIC MUSCLE(S) BEING WORKED
IN THE EXERCISE.
THIS HELPS YOU ENGAGE AND CONTRACT
THE SPECIFIC
MUSCLE FURTHER FOR OPTIMAL RESULTS
TEMPO: THE RATE AT WHICH YOU
COMPLETE A SPECIFIC MOTION:
SUCH AS THE DESCENDING MOTION IN A
BARBELL CURL
PULSE REPS: DECREASING YOUR RANGE OF
MOTION. BASICALLY, ONLY
PERFORMING THE CONTRACTION PART OF
THE MOVEMENT FOR INCREASED TIME
UNDER TENSION. 5
PAUSE SETS: COMPLETING AN EXERCISE,
RESTING ON AVERAGE 10 SECONDS, AND
THEN SQUEEZING OUT EXTRA REPS GOING
BEYOND MUSCLE FAILURE