You mentioned in your last letter how many people you see with chicken legs and massive upper bodies.
You are correct, that is not how bodybuilders should look. 60-70% of your muscle mass is in your legs and no one should be called a bodybuilder if they only work on their "guns".
No one has ever missed a chest and triceps workout, but every day thousands of traps, calves, forearm, and even back and leg workouts are pushed under the rug.
Having a balanced physique not only makes you look much more "ripped" than someone who is unnaturally upper-body focused, but it makes your whole life easier because all your muscles are strong.
Go ahead and workout your arms and chest, but don't forget to do your squats, shrugs, forearm curls, deadlifts, pull-ups, and rows.
You will notice on that list at least 3 of the 5 exercises that I have mentioned that everyone should do, but the deadlift rack is almost never occupied, squatting cages are usually taken by teenagers doing curls with ten lbs on each end of the bar, and the poor pull-up bar us often neglected.
If you think about it it makes sense. People train the muscles that they can see. Arms and chest are obvious, but the back is harder to notice.
Another majorly neglected muscle is the rear deltoid. People train the front deltoid excessively with presses, but the face-pull is rarely used. Training like this makes you look like a neanderthal-like C.
Take time to make sure you are working your whole body equally and look like a beast!
Ryan
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