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How can
compression
shirts help
prevent injury?
And how tight
should my shirt
fit on me? —Rich P., Dayton, OH
Most of us would be (shown at right), it pulls the
considered anteriorly shoulders back, taking pres-
forward—our shoul- sure off the muscles around
ders are rounded, the spine so they can do their
A which pulls on the job and minimize the risk of
neck and upper back. Over injury over time.
time this will weaken the As far as tightness, the shirt
musculature and set you up should be comfortably snug,
for injury. but not so tight that it affects SCOTT SCHAEFFER,
When wearing postural your daily activities. If you’re D.C., C.S.C.S., is the owner of
alignment shirts, like Tommie constantly thinking about it, Westchester Total Health in
Mount Kisco, NY.
Copper’s shoulder shirt chances are it’s too tight.
From there, I’d pair my
If I miss a leg day, is it a bad thing to normal squat routine with a
“double up” on a workout the following basic noncompound chest
day? —John T., San Angelo, TX builder, like cable flyes, then
do the same for chest (bench
press with leg press).
I wouldn’t do more than four
S H U T T E R S T O C K ; C O U RT E S Y O F T O M M I E C O P P E R
As long as your sleep and also be mindful of exercise of these styles of circuits to
diet are intact, I don’t choice and execution if you complete my workout, though
A have a problem with a need to double up. Simply the two previously mentioned
client “doubling up” a workout. put, this means that you need could suffice for a great in-and-
If you’re consistent with other to include some sensible out pump by themselves!
phases of a healthy lifestyle, periodization. For example,
there’s really no need to fear if you’re doubling legs with RONNIE LUBISCHER,
overstimulating your central chest, try choosing an anterior C.S.C.S., is the owner of Lu-
nervous system or compro- and a posterior selectorized bischer’s Burn and Blast Train-
mising recovery. movement for legs (leg exten- ing (burnandblasttraining.com).
With that said, try not to sions and leg curls), with a
make it a regular habit. And pushup to start. N E E D T O G R O W S O M E H A I R?
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