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    Overload and Isolation Exercises

    I know the principle of overload when applied to compound exercises involving the large muscle groups but does it still apply to the same extent for isolation exercises? I would have thought that there must be a limit to how much small muscles can grow so overload becomes ineffective after...
  2. First two weeks to a month training?

    Hi all. I'm just at the end of my first week in the gym. I'm 45 and haven't trained for about 15 years so am a little rusty. I thought for the first month I should do some conditioning so I don't injure myself so I'm going 5 days a week, doing very low weights and just doing basically big muscle...
  3. What exercises do you rate best for each muscle group?

    given all the excitement about supposed 'great' exercises like deadlift, what are your favorites exercises for each muscle groups that you would do for bodybuilding purposes. Mine thighs- good form (high bar) squats and/or lunges, leg press, leg extensions, leg curls, step ups, walking...
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    New study finds the position of your tongue affects how strong you are during leg exe

    New study finds the position of your tongue affects how strong you are during leg exercises SummaryThe tongue involvement within the isokinetic knee extension/flexion exercises has been investigated. Eighteen participants randomly underwent isokinetic testing at 90 and 180°/s with three...
  5. Release the tension in your hamstrings to relieve the pain from your lower back

    Tight gluteal and hamstring muscles can place a lot of stress on your lower back. So even though you feel the pain directly in your lower back region, its origin and cause is more often than not lies within your back side and hamstring muscles. I find a stretch is not enough, or at least not...
  6. Frequency vs density training

    I say frequency would win all the time over density. But first let me explain what I mean by frequency and how is it different from density. Frequency is the number of times you train a particular muscle or muscle group in a week. Density is the amount of work, or volume of work you can squeeze...
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    What muscle groups did you work today and how d'you feel? Tell us!

    What muscle groups did you work today and how d'you feel? Tell us!
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    Study of pro bodybuilders: 4 days vs 6 days per week with equal volume yielded equal

    Another cool graphic put together by Thomas Coughlin, this one on our study that investigated the effects of 4 vs 6 training sessions a week where both groups worked each muscle twice per week on a volume-equated basis. The really cool thing about this study is that subjects were pro...
  9. Best restriction diet

    There are a lot of diets out there such as paleo, veganism, low carb, high carb etc. So nutritionally what would you consider the best restrictive diet and why?
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    Small/Ignored Bodyparts

    We all know that standard cookie cutter bodybuilding workouts hit every possible muscle group. But most trainees don't hit every muscle group. Which groups don't you hit, and why?
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    Electronic Pulse Massagers

    Anyon have one ? what do you think of it ? I brought one for the old man but he didn't like it too much so i took it back , used it a few times and must say it does an alright job
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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
  13. Halal

    There's been a lot of talk in the media lately about Halal certified food. Speculation about the monies paid goes to Islamic groups (terrorists). Should we be made to rat Halal certified food to please a minority group? Should it be kept separate from non halal food in the supermarket such as...
  14. Individual muscle groups vs half/full body splits.

    For those of you training for hypertrophy do you train one or two muscle groups at a time or do you use a half or whole body split e.g. upper/lower etc? Have you found this effective?
  15. Choose 3 muscle groups...

    Choose: 1. One muscle group, which you would never have to train again, but it would grow in both strength and size proportionaly to the rest of your body. 2. One muscle group, which would train at double the speed in both strength and size. 3. One muscle group, which would train at half the...
  16. Fatiguing muscle groups prior to doing compound lifts

    I apologise if this has been discussed before but what is everyone's opinion on fatiguing a smaller muscle group in order to force the larger muscles to do more work? What I mean is, to maximise growth in say the chest/pecs a) Doing triceps before benching or b) Fatiguing the chest with flyes...
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    Which of your muscle groups grows best and worst?

    Which of your muscle groups grows best and worst?
  18. Super groups

    These seem to be a thing of the past. name some past and name some current you consider as "super groups"
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    Difficult Muscle Groups

    Which muscle group do you find the hardest to add muscle size to?
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    Which muscle groups do you train together

    As above what's muscles do you train together? And do you change mix it about about.. And why..is it something you read or does it just work for you...