When discussing weight training schedules and splits, one of the things you’re sure to notice is that 99% of the splits I recommend or prescribe in the workout routines I design are based around doing 3 or 4 total weight training workouts per week. Do you think it’s just a coincidence that the most popular…
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The barbell bench press is probably the most popular exercise on the planet, especially among guys. Chicks (supposedly) dig guys who have a lean muscular chest, and guys constantly use the barbell bench press as the ultimate measure of strength and awesomeness. They often challenge their friends, claim to bench 100lbs more than they actually…
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Hey, here’s a question. Once your overall workout routine is set up and you’ve figured out which exercises you’ll be doing and how many sets and reps you’ll do for each… how exactly do you structure it all? What I mean is, are you going to lift the same weight each set? Increase the weight…
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Let me preface this post by reminding you that I’m not a doctor, nor am I a shoulder specialist. Hell, I won’t even claim to know half as much about shoulder anatomy or the prevention/rehab of common injuries as someone like Eric Cressey does. What I am however is someone just like you, who started…
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If I had to guess, I’d say that the 3 most common questions people have about building muscle (besides just how to actually build some) are: Now, I’ve seen people ask these questions and get answers like “Stop worrying about how long it will take or how fast it will happen… just shut up and…
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I’ve spent a lot of time over the years looking at the similarities and differences between the most effective workout routines. Why? Well, besides the fact that I just have a nerdy obsession with this sort of thing, it’s because when you start to notice what they all have in common, you start to realize…
Continue Reading: The Big X Factor In Every Successful Workout Routine
If you are doing any form of weight training (or even just exercise in general) with pretty much ANY goal in mind, the most important factor in your workout routine isn’t the exercises you’re doing, or the schedule you’re using, or the intensity, volume or frequency you’ve set up. Nope, those are all important factors…
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Hello ladies… we need to have a very serious talk. And guys, you should definitely read this too, because there is a good chance you’ll need to have this same talk with your girlfriend, wife, mom, sister, etc. at some point in the future. What about, you ask? About workout routines for women, and how…
Continue Reading: Workout Routines For Women: Why Your Weight Training Workouts Suck
As you probably already know, I wrote a super comprehensive (and awesome) guide to creating the workout routine that is best for you. You know, this: The Ultimate Weight Training Workout Routine Since finishing that workout guide, I’ve made a few brief mentions of the fact that I was working on an equally comprehensive (and…
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If you asked any intelligent trainer or strength coach to list the top 5 exercises the majority of the population should be doing, pull ups and/or chin ups (or lat pull-downs) will usually be on every list. It’s just universally considered one of the best exercise variations for building muscle and increasing strength in the…
Continue Reading: Pull Ups vs Chin Ups: What’s The Difference? What Muscles Are Worked?