Friday, March 6, 2009

Hit Your Posterior Chain!

Something I have noticed with myself recently, and judging from other peoples' experiences, it is very important to hit your posterior chain! Your posterior chain is your backside-hamstrings, glutes, and lowerback.

Some of the best exercises for your PC are deadlifts, sumo deadlifts, romanian deadlifts (RDL), 1 Leg RDL, dumbbell swings, back extensions, glute ham raises, and good mornings. If you don't have several of these exercises in your strength training program, add them!

I set some new PR's in today's training session.

1) Sumo Deadlift (barefoot) 135x6, 185x3, 205x3, 225x3, 245x3, and 3 singles with 245

2) RDL 185x3x6

3) 1 Leg Squat on Bench 3x7

4) Back Extension 40x3x10

5a) 1 Leg Staning Calf Raise 2x11
5b) Hanging Leg Raise 2x11
5c) Cable Pulldowns 2x11

Make sure you constantly set PR's in your training. Never do the exact same thing twice.

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