It always surprises me when I hear new members tell me they did Behind the Neck Pulldowns at their old gym. I stopped having clients perform that exercise years ago when a growing number of fitness pros concluded that it could cause rotator cuff and other injuries.
I'm cautious about issuing blanket statements that "exercise xyz is bad" because everyone and every body is different. However, another reason I have clients do Front Pulldowns is because they are more effective at working the lats (latissimus dorsi) than the other version.
I know a lot of people think that doing pulldowns toward your back makes your back muscles work harder but it's just the opposite.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Stop Multi-Tasking While Exercising
If you're one of those people who believes that carrying weights while walking will kill two birds with one stone, you're wrong. Walking while carrying weights or while performing Shoulder Presses or Bicep Curls is a bad idea for multiple reasons.
To properly work your muscles and get results, muscles need to be challenged. They will not be sufficiently challenged by the size weights you can carry while walking.
Carrying weights while walking can increase your blood pressure, interfere with your natural walking movement, place strain on tendons and ligaments and increase your risk of injury.
If you carry weights in an effort to increase the calorie burn of your walk, don't bother. The small amount of additional calories you might burn is definitely offset by the increase in injury risk. On top of that, carrying weights may actually cause you to slow down when you get tired, burning fewer calories.
To make your walk more productive, incorporate cardio intervals in to your routine. If you're not sure how to do that, check out my previous blog post here.
To properly work your muscles and get results, muscles need to be challenged. They will not be sufficiently challenged by the size weights you can carry while walking.
Carrying weights while walking can increase your blood pressure, interfere with your natural walking movement, place strain on tendons and ligaments and increase your risk of injury.
If you carry weights in an effort to increase the calorie burn of your walk, don't bother. The small amount of additional calories you might burn is definitely offset by the increase in injury risk. On top of that, carrying weights may actually cause you to slow down when you get tired, burning fewer calories.
To make your walk more productive, incorporate cardio intervals in to your routine. If you're not sure how to do that, check out my previous blog post here.
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