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exercises

  1. Leg press v squats for non lifting sports

    this question has long interested me given my weak legs. My thoughts have also been pricked by the recent thread concerning 'the appearance of strength'. And don't get me wrong; I think the squat is one of the great exercises. But from a non-lifting perspective, especially for individuals who...
  2. [Article] The mechanisms of muscle hypertrophy and their application to resistance training

    Worth taking the time to read... http://www.ucam.edu/sites/default/files/Oct_13/mechanisms_of_muscle_hypertrophy.pdf Extract: Current research suggests that maximum gains in musclehypertrophy are achieved by training regimens that producesignificant metabolic stress while maintaining a...
  3. Can you FEEL when your muscles are stimulated enuff?

    Yeah, like the title says, we want to rock up to the gym and train with sufficient intensity to provide a stimulus for muscle growth. Now the scoop of WPI post workout shake question is.. Can you feel when this actually happens?? Look at it this way. There is A) a point whereby the muscles...
  4. Opinions on a new training program.

    I'm looking to start a new program thru the winter with the main aim being to bulk with some strength gains. I've just come off a 'bro split' chest & tri's, back & bi's, legs & shoulders and made some good progress, getting the strongest I've been but due to my holiday/forced deload, I quickly...
  5. Lifting with Bulged Disc in Cervical Spine. Yolo?

    I have been diagnosed via C_T scan a bulged disc between the C6/C7 (cervical spine, neck). I am 100% certain years of poor sitting posture created this, so I am trying to correct it just as I did with my anterior posterior tilt by consciously thinking about keeping my ears inline with my...
  6. Slow Eccentrics for DL or Pendlay Rows a no-no?

    So we have been dis-cussing how useful the eccentric part of the rep is for most exercises. By most I mean exercises that primarily move single joints and definitely some compounds too. On the other side of the coin I am sure there are a few exercises where slow eccentrics would not be...
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    Weakpoint Wednesday: Abdomen

    What do you do? Do you train abs and ignore obliques? Do you train them all the same? High volume, low volume, time under tension, exercises?
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    Weakpoint Monday: Arms

    What do you do to bring up those arms. What do you do to add mass/definition to your arms? Volume? Intensity? Drop sets?
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    Weakpoint Monday : Traps

    How do you train your traps (upper, middle, lower fibers), and with what volume and frequency? What do you do when you realize your traps are lagging behind?
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    Working out during your lunch break. Share your routine

    1 hour that's all the time you have In that hour, you have to: Leave the office Get to the gym Change into your gym gear Workout (average 2 muscle groups / 3 - 4 exercises each / 8 - 12 reps / including rests etc). Shower/Change Get back to work
  11. Have a look at my PPL Program. Then post a good comment.

    A change of program is needed at this in my lifting shenanigans to freshen things up in the gym. I like the PPL program because I want to reduce volume per session but increase frequency and intensity as I embark on a lean bulk over the next few months. I have done my best to achieve a 2:1 pull...
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    Manohar aich

    MANOHAR AICHHey is your grandfather fit? Probably he is, unlike my grandfather who is so lazy at the age of 92. What? You guys think I am rude? Well you aren’t to be blamed! I was of the same opinion before that my grandfather is old and he has worked a lot in his younger days.But all that...
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    Chris Duffin - How to Squat

    In this episode, Chris Duffin revamps Silent Mike's skwaat, and teaches him some warmup and prehab/rehab exercises to improve his positioning and keep him in one piece as they work up to a few heavy doubles and singles after a big deadlift workout the previous day.
  14. Clicking Shoulders

    So my shoulders click, snap and pop when I move them around in wide circles such as in a shoulder dislocation movement with the broomstick (or in a windmill) They certainly click, snap, and pop when I do warm up exercises such as anterior and lateral rotation with a small weight or dumbell...
  15. Bro Science vs. Science and what you need to know

    Would you stop what’s been working for you for years based on some new scientific study? Personally, I wouldn’t. If something has been working, it does not stop working because some scientist somewhere has “proved” to the contrary. A case in point here would be the application of the...
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    Reverse Pyramid Training

    Have you successfully (or unsuccessfully) used this program? What are your favorite resources, spreadsheets, calculators, etc? What tweaks, changes, or extra assistance work have you found to be beneficial to your training on this program? Do you have any questions, comments, or advice to give...
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    A Bowflex for your vagina "tone" it back into shape

    The thought was delivered just after my newborn’s placenta: A sneaking suspicion that things were not quite the same down there, and they might never be again. I was reminded of thekGoal, a device that claimed it could tone my ladyparts back into pre-baby shape. Once my daughter had finished...
  18. My Deadlift Needs Help. Criticise me?

    I need some help with my deadlift. It's been stuck at the same point since the beginning of the year. Basically the same pattern is emerging month after month: - 140kg 5.R.M - 150kg 3.R.M - 160kg I can get up on a good day - 170 kg no chance. I only get the slack out of the bar FML. Below is a...
  19. Four Best Assistance Exercises??

    Starting this thread against my better judgement, but will see where it goes anyway. I been following a VERY basic training system called 5/3/1, and I have only been doing four exercises per week. I been doing the following: MONDAY : Military Press TUESDAY : Deadlift THURSDAY : Bench Press...
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    44 Best Bodyweight Exercises