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CUTLER: WORK THE MUSCLES, NOT THE WEIGHT
How to boost your mind-muscle connection.
October 1, 2009
FLEXONLINE.COM
Jay Cutler has won three Mr. Olympias (2006, 2007, 2009) and finished second a record five times (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008). He shares his ideas about strengthening the mind-muscle connection as well as how he tops out his traps.
CUTLER ON MINDING YOUR MUSCLES
<TABLE style="COLOR: #000000" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="50%"><TBODY><TR><TD style="BACKGROUND: #b10b1c; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colSpan=4 align=middle>JAY CUTLER’S TRAPS ROUTINE
</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND: #000000; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ffffff 1px solid">EXERCISE </TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ffffff 1px solid" align=middle>SETS </TD><TD align=middle>REPS </TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid">Upright rows </TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid" align=middle>3 </TD><TD align=middle>8-12 </TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid">Dumbbell shrugs </TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid" align=middle>3 </TD><TD align=middle>8-12 </TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid">Behind-the-back barbell shrugs </TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid" align=middle>3 </TD><TD align=middle>8-12 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
How to boost your mind-muscle connection.
October 1, 2009
FLEXONLINE.COM
Jay Cutler has won three Mr. Olympias (2006, 2007, 2009) and finished second a record five times (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008). He shares his ideas about strengthening the mind-muscle connection as well as how he tops out his traps.
CUTLER ON MINDING YOUR MUSCLES
- “Do not think of the weight going up and down; instead, visualize your muscle tightening and firing during the contraction, then resisting and lengthening during the extension.”
- “To reinforce the mind-muscle connection, I practice posing the muscle I’m working between sets.”
- “Go with your own instincts. There’s not always a right or wrong way of positioning for an exercise. Find out what works right for you and your structure.”
- “Work the muscles, not the weight.”
<TABLE style="COLOR: #000000" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="50%"><TBODY><TR><TD style="BACKGROUND: #b10b1c; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colSpan=4 align=middle>JAY CUTLER’S TRAPS ROUTINE
</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND: #000000; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ffffff 1px solid">EXERCISE </TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ffffff 1px solid" align=middle>SETS </TD><TD align=middle>REPS </TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid">Upright rows </TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid" align=middle>3 </TD><TD align=middle>8-12 </TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid">Dumbbell shrugs </TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid" align=middle>3 </TD><TD align=middle>8-12 </TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid">Behind-the-back barbell shrugs </TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid" align=middle>3 </TD><TD align=middle>8-12 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>