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FLEX__GÜNTERS GUIDE
FLEX
HIT THE ANGLES
plates or spotting some behe-
SCHLIERKAMP’S moth. Likewise, he got Schlier- Glass’ system is often referred
to as angle training because he
kamp to wear a belt on exercises
LEGS WENT like the leg press not only to specializes in altering old exer-
LIMP. ALMOST protect his lower back but also cises or inventing new ones to
FAINTING, HE to force him to keep his waist in. come at muscles from just the
“You especially need to breathe
right angles. He had Schlierkamp
COLLAPSED. right when training legs,” Glass stand while doing incline flyes
says. “A belt just makes it easier so his shoulders were above the
to remind yourself not to exhale top of the bench, better target-
too much and push your gut out. ing his upper pecs. He also had
because his spine was wrenched After a year of wearing a belt, we him sit on a stool on top of the
too often in his gymnastics days. got his waist smaller. Between low-cable row bench so he could
But it’s also because he’s forever injury avoidance and keeping the pull the handle up slightly, better
wary of a strain while stripping waist tight, a belt is a necessity.” targeting his inner back.
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