One of the classic principles in bodybuilding is that you must train a muscle in different positions, or with resistance at variable points in flexion.
This has been shown scientifically to enhance hypertrophy.
By training the muscle with the maximal resistance at varying points of flexion, you can stimulate a greater number of fibers.
Each exercise you perform is biased to the muscle fibers that offer the greatest contractile strength at the range of the movement.
The following workouts work by training each muscle group through 3 dfferent points of flexion so that you can maximally fatigue 3 separate groups of muscle fibers within the same muscle.
If we take biceps for example:
A2: Standing Curls places the bicep at a middle range in relation to the shoulder and the resistance is greatest in the middle of the range of motion.
B2: Incline Curls places the biceps in a stretched position, and now the greatest resistance is closer to the bottom of the range of motion.
C2: Prone Incline Curls places the biceps in a short range in relationship to the shoulder and the greatest resistance is now towards the top of the range of motion.
By simply changing the angle of the upper arm in relationship to the torso and gravity, you can get a new stimulus, even though for all exercises the range of motion is simply flexion at the elbow.
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Ben.
