Mind-Muscle Mental Imagination and Techniques for Six Common Major Exercises

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Mind-Muscle mental imagination connections for Overhead Press, Barbell Rows, Dips, Squats, Pull-Ups, and Dead Lifts (@SoberFitness).

Overhead Press
Drive your head under the bar as you lift upward (AA note: don't compress your neck).

Barbell Rows
Pretending you are breaking the barbell on your abdomen as you lift to the upward peak.

Dips
Span (?) body weight for a long time before adding weight.

Squats
Decide ahead of time if you want to squat parallel or deep "ass to grass."

Pull-Ups
Span with light weight and focus on mind-body connection with your lats.  If you kick your legs out, kick them out forward for lat stretch.

Deadlifts and RDLs (Romanian Deadlifts)
Pretend you are pushing the world away from you with your feet.


The main difference between Deadlifts and Romanian Deadlifts is the starting point of resistance, and muscle focus technique ...

The conventional deadlift starts from the floor, using more quads and mid-back for full-body strength. Conventional deadlifts focus on the powerful lift (concentric action) from the ground, allowing for heavier loads. 

The Romanian Deadlift (RDL) starts standing with slight (minimal) knee flexion, focusing on a strict hip axix (hinge) targets the hamstrings and glutes for hypertrophy and posterior chain development.  RDLs emphasize the controlled lowering (eccentric action) while keeping tension on hamstrings. 




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