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Exercise Analysis: Why Arm Kettlebell Shoulder

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On the seventh week, I felt more exhausted than ever before. My body is subjected to the constant increase of the work load, which keeps my muscles under pressure all the time. However, knowing that only two weeks are left until accomplishing my goal makes me push myself harder. Even though some of the exercises are easier to perform for me than others, I succeeded to increase the intensity for most of them, except the Dumbbell Shoulder Press. Interestingly, by the seventh week, for some of the exercises I reached the aimed number of weight. For example, in addition to the Triceps Pushdown with Cable exercise, the exercises such as Lat Pull down, Front Raise, Arm Kettlebell Swings and, finally, Dumbbell Kickbacks reached the desirable weight, meaning that I partially …show more content…

I also realize that it is a lot of pressure on my arms, so I cannot improve everything at once. I need to gradually increase the intensity, and when I reach at least 8 repetitions per 3 sets, I can aim at increasing the weight. In order to not put too much pressure on one muscle for like 20 minutes of the workout, I adopted the technique I learned in class which is the circuit workout. For example, I start with Dumbbell Bench press, right after completing the first set I start doing One Arm Bent-over Row, followed by Squat, and finally by Leg Raise, for example. Then I would have a 2-minute break, and continue to do the circuit until I complete 3 sets for each of them. This way, it helps me to burn more calories, offers more cardio benefit as well as lowers the overall fatigue for each muscle. I am convinced that this technique is very beneficial for me, and especially, for accomplishing my goal, because while giving time for each muscle to have a break, it still puts my body under stressed condition, which increases my

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