Get Up And Do Something: The instant way to get 22 percent stronger

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The instant way to get 22 percent stronger Oct 1st 2012, 13:43 Pay attention! If you've been mindlessly going through your workouts, you could be missing out on big results. A new study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research found that when people focused on a specific muscle during basic lifts—i.e. thinking about pecs during a bench press—they worked that muscle 22 percent harder. Zeroing in on specific muscles can help you feel the exercise more, says Tony Gentilcore, C.S.C.S., cofounder of Cressey Performance in Hudson, Mass. "So often people rush through moves, but being mindful of the muscle you're actually working can help keep it engaged," he said.

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