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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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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If you’re reading this, then it appears you’ve made it all the way to the end of my guide to creating The Ultimate Weight Training Workout Routine. Nice! At this point, I have just 5 things left to say. 1. Congrats! First of all… congratulations are in order. You’ve now learned more about weight training,…
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As I’ve previously explained, the #1 key to getting positive results from your workout routine is progressive overload. Meaning, you must strive to increase the demands being placed on your body in some way over time. When you fully understand how big of a requirement this is, the next logical question is pretty obvious… Exactly…
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Do I have your attention? I mean seriously… do I really have your attention? I ask because I’m about to explain the single most important factor in getting positive results from any type of workout or any form of exercise. Are you listening now? Good. When trying to create the most effective workout routine possible,…
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After you’ve selected the exercises you will perform in each of your workouts and put them in their ideal order, the next important step is to answer the following questions: How long should you rest between sets of an exercise? How long should you rest between different exercises? Simply put, if your rest periods are…
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At this point you should have a pretty good understanding of why properly planning your weight training volume (the amount of sets, reps and exercises you do) is so important. And, you should also be familiar with what I consider to be the optimal volume range for most people, which is the total amount of…
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