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…
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Question: I’ve noticed that one of my arms (or legs, or any other muscle group) is a little bigger and stronger than the other. What can I do to fix this and make both sides equal in strength and size? Answer: Having one side that is a little (or a lot) bigger or stronger than…
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One of the most overlooked aspects of a workout routine is the warm up. In terms of weight training, there’s primarily 2 different forms of warming up that people tend to neglect or just screw up altogether: While both are definitely important for different reasons, today I want to focus specifically on the second item…
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If you’re reading this, it means you want to know how to lose face fat as fast as possible. You want to know how to get rid of your double chin or your chubby cheeks or whatever other areas of fat that are preventing you from having a leaner, sexier, thinner overall face. Alright, I…
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Hey, do you want to know a fantastic way to instantly spot a person in your gym who doesn’t have a clue what they’re doing? It’s simple. Just find anyone who is rolling their shoulders forwards or backwards during their sets of barbell or dumbbell shrugs. It’s a dead giveaway that they don’t have any…
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So, what “type” of muscle do you want to build? Lean muscle? Bulky muscle? Toned muscle? Those are usually the 3 most common “types” of muscle that a person wants to have. The question is, which “type” do you want, and how the hell do you get it? This is a subject that brings a…
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If you’ve found a workout routine that’s ideal for your needs, goals, experience level, and schedule, (or perhaps created one of your own), there’s something you’ll soon be asking yourself… When, why, and how often should I change my workout? In this article, I’m going to answer that question in terms of changing certain aspects…
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When it comes to structuring the sets and exercises in your workout routine, there’s a ton of different ways you can do it. Today, however, I want to look at two of those ways: Supersets Alternating Sets Supersets and alternating sets are quite similar. In fact, people often use these terms interchangeably as though they…
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Here’s a question. When you do back exercises like barbell, dumbbell or machine rows, or pull-ups, chin-ups and lat pull-downs, are you actually using your back muscles? I mean, do you actually feel the muscles in your back doing the work on every rep of every set of every back exercise you do? If so,…
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A topic of debate among people in the weight training world is dumbbells vs barbell. Some claim that dumbbell exercises are better and more effective for goals like building muscle and gaining strength, while others claim barbell exercises are the better and more effective choice for these types of goals. So, who’s right? Let’s figure…
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