We all have that certain dreaded lift when we go to the gym. For me it was the incline bench press. I would push it to the middle of my workout, and focus my better lifts like the straight bench press. But a while back, I was talking to some buff guys at the gym. They were talking about focusing on your weakest lifts, saying that each month you should focus on your weakest areas in order to bring about faster results.
The concept makes sense. You’re body generally wont like using its weakest muscles, there for you wont like doing the lifts that use those muscles. This also means your body has the most to gain from improving its weakest areas, so you’re more likely to see faster results in these areas.
I decided to give it a try. I spent the last month focusing on my upper pectorals, the muscle utilized during the incline bench press. My routine started with a couple sets of incline bench press, then a few sets of decline bench press, and then finished with some incline dumbbell bench press. This way instead of avoiding my upper pectorals I was utilizing them specifically multiple times.
By the end of the month I had already seen drastic improvement in my upper body physique. Sadly though the results slowed down after the first month, but incline press is one of my best lifts now. Guess it’s time to find my next weakest lift. Squats! 
So give it a try. Pick your most dreaded lift. Then build a routine focusing on that muscle group for a month, and see if you get faster results.
What’s your weakest lift?
