Eric, Jeff, and Brian discuss the intersection between effort, mind muscle connection, and biomechanics to give you more flexibility in your technique, exercise selection, and programming. How important is having a good mind muscle connection when performing an exercise? Does rep speed matter as long as you’re hitting the appropriate proximity to failure? How much of a difference does training at longer muscle lengths really make? What are Eric’s current principles for exercise selection? Can you still make good progress (in regard to hypertrophy) if you vary your exercises frequently? How can you develop a better mind muscle connection? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode. Timestamps0:00- Introduction0:56- What Jeff likes his athletes to focus on during the execution of an exercise9:12- There is flexibility in both exercise selection and technique 20:53- The importance of exercise selection when trying to optimize hypertrophy29:58- Eric’s principles for exercise selection 37:30- How much of a difference does training at longer muscle lengths make? 50:00- How important is having a good mind muscle connection when performing an exercise? 1:02:14- Does rep speed matter as long as you’re hitting the appropriate proximity to failure? 1:14:58- Can you still make good progress (in regard to hypertrophy) if you vary your exercises frequently? 1:29:35- Biasing specific muscle groups when performing compound exercises Selected Links From This EpisodePro Bodybuilder Case Study (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/pro-bodybuilder-case-studyThe 3DMJ Vault- https://www.3dmjvault.com/bundles/vipCoaching By Team 3DMJ- https://3dmusclejourney.com/coaching Thanks for listening to The 3D Muscle Journey Podcast 💪 SIGN UP FOR ONE-ON-ONE COACHING SERVICES - https://3dmusclejourney.com/coaching/TAKE OUR VIDEO COURSES FOR SERIOUS LIFTERS - https://www.3dmjvault.com/bundles/vipWatch our show on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/team3dmj
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