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Biomechanics Academy · September 15 · 1 hr

The Invisible Variable That Changes Every Exercise

Want help putting all these concepts into practice? This is what I do inside my biomechanics academy: https://www.skool.com/biomechanics-academy Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UfjauFeHAFk Chapters: 0:00 The Exercise Variable I Ignored 1:01 What “Intention” Actually Means 3:20 Your Intention Must Serve a Goal 6:54 Internal vs. External Cues 9:08 Why Internal Cues Are More Advanced 10:42 Why External Cues Are More Reliable 16:09 Aligning Intention With Physics 19:38 When in Doubt, Experiment 20:25 Leg Extension Cueing 30:35 Triceps Extension Cueing 35:37 Why Cues Matter More in Compound Exercises 37:07 How Intention Changes the Bench Press 43:35 The Most Important Takeaway 46:48 Shifting Quads vs. Glutes on a Leg Press 51:00 Changing a Pull-Up With Intention 53:35 Why Every Cue Is Context-Dependent 55:47 When a Helpful Cue Becomes a Problem 58:07 How to Experiment With Exercise Cues 59:12 The Biomechanics Academy

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Want help putting all these concepts into practice? This is what I do inside my biomechanics academy: https://www.skool.com/biomechanics-academy

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UfjauFeHAFk 

Chapters:

0:00 The Exercise Variable I Ignored
1:01 What “Intention” Actually Means
3:20 Your Intention Must Serve a Goal
6:54 Internal vs. External Cues
9:08 Why Internal Cues Are More Advanced
10:42 Why External Cues Are More Reliable
16:09 Aligning Intention With Physics
19:38 When in Doubt, Experiment
20:25 Leg Extension Cueing
30:35 Triceps Extension Cueing
35:37 Why Cues Matter More in Compound Exercises
37:07 How Intention Changes the Bench Press
43:35 The Most Important Takeaway
46:48 Shifting Quads vs. Glutes on a Leg Press
51:00 Changing a Pull-Up With Intention
53:35 Why Every Cue Is Context-Dependent
55:47 When a Helpful Cue Becomes a Problem
58:07 How to Experiment With Exercise Cues
59:12 The Biomechanics Academy

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