b.

) Don’t do anything on a bosu ball or other unstable surfaces…

surfaces… forces barely high enough to
cause any growth within a reasonable rep/set scheme or in long term.

5.) Some of the same people that advocate wearing belts to prevent excess ab growth also push
stabilizer moves… ???

Focus on using barbells and machines for most moves, with dumbbells great for the lighter
moves, and don’t get carried away with the promise of “stabilizer” work somehow having magical
effects. Make sure your prime movers are hit and hit HARD, and growth will result.

Training Myths That Won’t Die #4: “Twists and Tweaks”

When we watch videos of of high level lifters (especially

(especially bodybuilders) training
training or read articles
written by them, there
there is often mention
mention of the modifications they make to conventional exercises
to enhance their effects somehow. These twists and tweaks of regular moves are intended to
make the move emphasize a certain small muscle or part of a muscle. Some examples:

- Using the hack squat sideways. This has been described as a way to enhance quad sweep.

- Leading with the pinkies on cable flyes, which has been described as emphasizing the inner
chest more.

- Facing away from the stack on lat pulldowns, which has been described as a way to target the
lower lats more than other parts of the lats.

Twists and tweaks (when they in fact execute their intended actions) can be effective in helping to
grow very small muscles or grow particular small areas of larger muscles a bit more than the
whole. This can come in handy
handy for bringing up weak points in an already-strong
already-strong physique and
thus creating a more balanced and symmetrical look. That’s the upside.

The downside is that such tweaks almost always limit the amount of weight, reps, or effort
(proximity to failure with good technique) that can be put into the exercise. Thus, the amount of
overload that can be supplied is lowered, and the amount of OVERALL gains is limited. If you’re
already super jacked and just looking to fine-tune your physique, this is no problem at all. But if
you’re busy trying to grow the
the foundation of your muscularity, this
this kind of training can be a very