Patchy's Tip of the Week

Hello my name is Nelson Patchett, I am currently a Trainee at Fitnance and welcome to the first installment of Patchy's Tip of the week.

This is dedicated to the up and coming body builders out there who are keen to increase gains in body size and strength.

When performing high intensity hypertrophy training, it helps to use a technique called the Anti-Lock. This is simply not straightening your joints to maximum extension. For example, on the Bench Press, this will increase the total time under tension with maximizes the promotion of muscle fibre tear as well as limit any unintentional rest time that is created when your joints lock out. This is able to be done with all your bar bell and dumbbell exercises such as seated shoulder press, dumbbell bench press and squats. Though this will hinder your ability to lift heavy weights, it will ensure your muscles are being torn to shreds on a microscopic level. Therefor promote muscle growth in short term. Drink lots of water, eat lots of healthy food and get lots of rest.

Try this during your next workout, feel the burn and have fun!