Brian St. Pierre

The old reliable exercises are fine for producing old reliable results. But if you want a physique that's better than the body you have now, you need exercises that do more for you than the ones that took you to this point. Luckily for you (and your muscles), trainers and scientists across the continent spend their days asking excellent questions, such as "Why do we do it this way?" and "What if we did it that way?" The answers they find are surprising—and useful. Keep reading to learn about exercise variations and technique tweaks from some of the country's most innovative trainers. You'll refresh your workout and soon have muscle in places you didn't even know it could grow.1. Try a new muscle formula Do at least three sets of pulling exercises—rows, pullups, and pulldowns—for every two sets of chest and shoulder presses you perform, says Brian St. Pierre , C.S.C.S., the owner of BSP Training & Nutrition in Augusta, Maine. Chances are you've been doing just the opposite, so this appr...

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