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Aesthetic Muscle Journal September 7th and 8th 2014

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This week marks the start of a new Aesthetic Muscle training phase, where we are focused on high frequency. We’ll be hitting chest, back, and legs 5 days per week… direct shoulder and arm work is done 2 days per week.

Today we started our workout with Trap Bar Deadlifts, which I haven’t done in 6 months while I learned how to perform the Conventional Deadlift and Sumo Deadlift technique.

I was exceptionally happy to pull 370lbs, then 390lbs with relative ease. I can’t wait to see how I progress during the next few weeks.

Check out all the meals I ate, plus clips from our aesthetic muscle training session…

 

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Unique Fix For A Common Back Workout Problem

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This past week I was putting a client through her first back workout. After performing Seated Rows and Wide Grip Pulldowns with outstanding form and control, she mentioned that she was feeling it more in her biceps and forearms than she was in her back muscles.

Unique Fix For a Common Back Workout Problem

This is a common problem… to which I replied, “Instead of trying to pull the weight with your arms, focus on driving your elbows back during the Seated Row and driving the elbows down for the Wide Grip Pulldown. Relax your arms a bit… try not to think of the weight in your hands… and instead pretend there is an imaginary force pushing up against the back of your elbows… now resist that force and push back on it.”

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