Mechanical tension is one of the hypertrophy stimuli that focuses on helping you add new muscle tissue, rather than just “size”. You can expect to add lean muscle that will increase your potential for strength and a higher metabolic rate.
This program focuses on spending more time in the lengthened position and overloading it there with high intensity work.
Execution is always important, but even more so in this program as your ability to control the eccentric portion of the rep and initiate with the intended muscle tissue will be paramount to reaping the full benefits of this program.
Expect to be sore for about 1-2 days after each workout. While soreness is not necessarily an indicator for growth, it is an indicator of an inflammatory response. So in this case it does indicate that you’re creating the stimulus that will lead to hypertrophy provided that you’re fueling your recovery with adequate nutrition.
Just use the included nutrition calculator as your guide to help you stay on track and manage your macros to maximize your recovery and performance.
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| For You If |
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| You want to add lean muscle tissue |
| You have been training for at least a year |
| You focus on proper execution and understand active range of motion |
| You can train 3-4x per week |
| Not For You If |
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| Your goal is fat loss (do NOT try this program in a calorie deficit) |
| You are not able to train at least 3x/week |
| You are not willing to focus on proper execution |
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| 1 | Workout 1.1 |
| 2 | Workout 2.1 |
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| 4 | Workout 3.1 |
| 5 | Workout 4.1 |
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| 8 | Workout 1.1 |
| 9 | Workout 2.1 |
| 10 | OFF DAY |
| 11 | Workout 3.1 |
| 12 | Workout 4.1 |
| 13 | OFF DAY |
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| 15 | Workout 1.2 |
| 16 | Workout 2.2 |
| 17 | OFF DAY |
| 18 | Workout 3.2 |
| 19 | Workout 4.2 |
| 20 | OFF DAY |
| 21 | OFF DAY |
| 22 | Workout 1.3 |
| 23 | Workout 2.3 |
| 24 | OFF DAY |
| 25 | Workout 3.3 |
| 26 | Workout 4.3 |
| 27 | OFF DAY |
| 28 | OFF DAY |
You don’t need a new membership for each program you wish to do!
When you sign up for a program membership, you are not limited to just that program. As long as you are a member you’ll have the ability to switch to other programs as-needed.
All program include a specific nutrition calculator along with the options to choose
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Mechanical Tension
Two of the components that will influence how much mechanical tension you create for a muscle group are:
1. Training the muscle in it’s lengthened position (especially if it is overloaded there)
2. Taking it to a high degree of fatigue in that lengthened position
We’ll be utilizing both with a significant degree of intensity to accomplish the stimulus in this program.