How
to Increase Your Bench Press by Doing Squats
By Marc David
My Legs Are Already Big Enough. I Keep Hearing Working Legs
Is A MUST. Why Is That So Important?
Believe
me… I hated leg workouts. Until I realize the true
potential that a simple set of squats could unleash.
Frankly…
I see the same people on the leg press machine, leg extensions,
doing lunges and doing squats week after week. But for every
other muscle group, it’s like a new day. There’s
the familiar faces of course, but there’s always new
people. It’s like working leg is an exclusive club.
And
yet that is 50% of your body! Your entire lower body you
will neglect because:
•
You don’t like working legs
• You don’t want bigger legs
• Your leg are big enough
But
let’s suppose… you do work legs. And without
much weight at all. Just enough to stimulate your entire
body propelling it into new levels of growth. Do you think
that is possible?
How
can doing squats increase our bench press? If you are stuck
on bicep curls, how can incorporating legs into your routine
break you thru those plateaus?
I’m
here to tell you right now, as you read this, that doing
leg workouts is a whole lot more then just getting bigger,
more toned, or stronger legs.
Think
about it. Testosterone is a primary ingredient of building
muscle. So you do a hard set of tricep pushdowns. Your body
responds by making more testosterone. Let’s just guess
at 10% more for the day. Phew. Hard workout. Good job!
Do
you qualify as one of those people?
But,…
let’s say you do a set of breathing squats at 100%
intensity.
You
just boosted your testosterone production 1000%.
Do
you think I’m being facetious?
But
back to the purpose of this question. Working your legs
isn’t an option. It’s something you do. So you
don’t want bigger legs? Fine. Don’t pile on
the weight. Don’t overload them. Just stimulate your
metabolism, and stimulate your body changing. So you don’t
like legs? Get over it.
Fact
is, by incorporating legs into your workout, you will see
more gains in 6 weeks then most people do in 3 months.
Don’t
take my word for it. Look around at your gym? The guy with
a huge upper body and tiny chicken legs. Do you want to
look like that? Who are the bigger guys in your gym? Who
are the women that you most want to look like? I can assure
you those people do legs. Any top notch physique does legs.
Doing
a cardio machine that uses legs is not the same.
So
that’s why working your legs is so important. Please
do not make excuses. You do not have to train to failure
where you cannot walk. You don’t have to squat 600
lbs. You simply must train the 50% of your body that pretty
much 80% of everybody just doesn’t do.
Next
time you are in the gym take a good look around. Notice
the leg equipment. Notice the same people using that week
after week.
Become
one of the individuals at your gym that trains legs and
discover the secret to growth.
Here
are the reasons why working every muscle - not just certain
ones - is the superior method of getting the results you
want:
1.
Builds lean muscle
2. Reduces body fat levels
3. Increases energy
4. Balances blood sugar in the body
5. Increases neuromuscular efficiency
6. Improves sexual performance
7. Lowers cholesterol in the body
8. Protects against heart disease
9. Improves mood
All
the above reasons are by-products of increased testosterone.
For men, this means better muscle gains. For women, don’t
worry you don’t have enough testosterone to get big
and bulky like a man. For everybody, working legs will help
you with the above factors and assist you in reaching your
goals.
Marc
David is a bodybuilder, writer, and author of the the e-book
"The Beginner's Guide to Fitness and Bodybuilding"
(BGFB): What Every Beginner Should Know but Probably Doesn't.
The Beginner's Guide is oriented towards fitness minded
men and women who are just starting or have worked out for
years without results who want weight loss and to gain muscle.
To learn more about the Beginner’s Guide, visit Beginning-Bodybuilding
at: http://www.beginning-bodybuilding.com
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