Bridging For Leg Development

[John Peterson]

Hey Friends,

Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking to Pastor Tim Allen. Believe me, Pastor Tim is in fabulous shape. So much so that our friend Joe Justice thinks that Pastor Tim's glasses are a disguise in the same way that Clark Kent's glasses are a disguise for you know who. Anyway, during our seminar in El Paso, I made a point of saying that although the neck is obviously involved when one is 'bridging' that once one has attained the 'nose to mat position' (or close to it) that it is then that it becomes a major Isometric Contraction for the core, hips, glutes, and thighs. Well, sure enough Pastor Tim Allen found out first hand exactly what I meant by that assertion. He told me yesterday that he could hardly believe just how intense the level of muscular contraction truly was in his thighs. So why am I mentioning this? Because for all of you guys that want to develop beautifully sculpted thighs that have perfect shape and extreme strength without excessive bulk 'nose to mat bridging' delivers in every sense of the word.

---John Peterson

[bennyb]

Thats so true John. Bridging for long periods of time will develop the legs in ways not many others can. Nose-to-mat bridge is just one of ways to develop the legs, the gymnastic bridge for one is a killer and whoever can hold it for long periods of time not only has a strong core, arms and back but the legs are sure developed as well. A favorite would be a 3-Limb Bridge in the gymnastic bridge, if you don't believe the legs arn't working then you obviously have not done this bridge. hold one-arm or one-leg on both sides of the body and tell me the legs don't do anything. Thats the beauty of bridging to me its the most fearful yet its also one of the superior forms of exercise in existance. The muscular contraction it takes just to do one type of bridge for 3 min. is just incredible.

[b38]

One of the other benefits of the bridge, even in a simplified form, is releif for a tired, aching back. I used to do the back hyperextension, resting on the elbows as Mr. Peterson has described in several emails. But now the bridge is my go to move for back pain relief. I perform several reps in the Classic Isometric Contraction (CIC) as described in Isometric Power Revolution by Mr. Peterson.

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Bill

[Tim Allen]

I am using the bridge as icing on my G.U.T.S. routine. G.U.T.S. pre-exhausts every muscle and definitely warms up the body for bridging. When bridging, every muscle in the body except the arms is in contraction including the calves and feet when on the toes.

This is definitely the longest 2+ minutes of the day.
2+ minutes well spent!