💪 6 best isometric exercises to build glorious strength

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Welcome to The BarBend Newsletter! Here’s what we’ve got for you today:

• Incredible isometric exercises for newfound strength

• The methods for rapid muscle development

• Sensible alternatives to heavy lifting

Exercises

Iso-Gains

Isometric exercises, like the ones listed in the article below, are great for building brutal strength. Inordinately intense, resisting weight and straining without movement can be some of the hardest work you'll ever do in the gym.

The good news is you don't even have to learn new exercises to use isometrics. Your favorite lifts, such as squats, bench presses, and pull-ups, have isometric variants that can help you torch your muscles. Explore these isometric exercises to reach a new level of strength consciousness.

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Training

Fast Is Smooth and Smooth Is Fast

What's better than building muscle? Building muscle fast, of course.

While slow and steady wins the muscle race, there is no reason you can't throw a rocket on the turtle once in a while. These eight tips can help you build new muscle mass more quickly, allowing you to start enjoying the benefits sooner.

All the rules for slow gainz apply to fast gainz, but you have to prioritize them even more. Adding extra volume will require recovering (sleeping) even harder, but the combo can be magical. You're never more than 12 weeks away from someone new looking back at you from the mirror. See how much more of you there can be by learning how to take advantage of rapid muscle gain.

Lifting

When Mo’ Weight Ain't Mo’ Better

Popping capillaries in your eyes and turning your face beet red under the strain of a super-heavy load might be one of the greatest joys life has to offer, but it’s not always conducive to a practical workout. (Also, there are some people in the world who do not find it quite as enjoyable.)

Allowing for shorter workouts and offering a viable alternative, these methods for building muscle don't require the mainline intensity of “as-heavy-as-possible” lifting.

Famed strength coach Sebastian Oreb points out that the greatest level of muscle building occurs when you utilize between six and 15 reps. This style of training, naturally, necessitates working with a lower percent of your one-rep max. If your main goal in the gym is to build muscle, strengthen tendons, and generally be fit, consider ditching heavy sets in favor of some submaximal work. Learn how to set up this type of workout by clicking below.

Quick Hits

🏋️‍♂️ Mobilize This: Overhead pressing has regained the once prominent popularity it held in a pre-bench press society, but our modern lifestyle of sitting and scrolling isn't doing our t-spines any favors. Use these methods to increase thoracic spine mobility and put more weight above your dome.

🏃 Max This Out: VO2 max is one of the primary indicators for both longevity and exercise performance (surprisingly, even more so than your max bench press). Easy to estimate with at-home methods, improving your VO2 max can transform your life in both health and fitness. Find out the best route to take to become a fitter version of yourself by reading all about the ways to increase this metric.

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