Training
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
- “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.”
JAY CUTLER’S TRAPS ROUTINE
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EXERCISE
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SETS
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REPS
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Upright rows
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3
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8-12
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Dumbbell shrugs
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3
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8-12
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Behind-the-back barbell shrugs
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3
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8-12
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