Unique exercises?!? Different exercise variations you do?!?

[Kauto_star]

Thought this would make an interesting thread.

Are there certain exercises that you do ; which you may do a slight variation of ; to get a better feel for the muscle you are working ; when performing the exercise?!?

Leaning lateral raises for example

Interested to hear some different or unique exercises you guys use!?!

Thanks!?!

 

[brocksamson]

Meadows Rows

 

[llrogers171]

Just about everything John Meadows tell me to do!! I enjoy all the variations that he gives me. Keep it intresting and I am hella sore for all of them. Check out his YouTube channel.

 

[ironxedge]

Definitely any and all of the mountain dog stuff is awesome. I've had the best back and shoulder workouts consistently since incorporating those exercises/techniques.

 

[Athlete]

First off: Kauto, I answered your PM.

On topic:

We have a sitting flat chest press machine.. but I sometimes sit with my butt at the end of the seat, arching my back a bit.. turning it into a sort of decline press. I feel it better that way.

For side laterals, I vary my hand position between the "normal" way and having them turned inward. The latter seems to hit trapz and rear delts more. I usually superset those.

Oh, and for trapz.. using a certain type of seated leg curl (doesn't work on all models), I stand in front of the machine, and while keeping my arms straight I push down with my trapz. Hard to explain, but it's like a reverse shrug.