Here are some game changers that only pros pay attention to.

1. Make a point of relaxing your jaw and neck when you lift. It is a natural tendency to contort your face and over strain your neck when working with heavy weight. Doing so is protective in nature but in a workout it detracts. Put the tension into the specific targeted muscles of each exercise.

2. Breathe out as you lift the weight and in as you lower it not the other way around. Do not hold your breath, feed those working muscles with oxygen!

3. Do not excessively squeeze your grip. Only grip as hard as as needed. In most cases a relaxed grip is fine and a hard grip wastes effort and redirects the tension to your forearms.

4. Use agonist/antagonist training. This means moving back and forth between opposing muscle groups. That is push and pull like pressing and rowing. This action helps you relax the opposing musculature and better focus on the working muscles.

5. Start each repetition thinking that the weight is super heavy. Avoid rushing and trying to just cheat through another rep. Use the mindset that the weight is very heavy and will require full commitment to each rep.

Be well, be strong,

Andrew and Tierney