Strengthen Your Rotator Cuff: Dumbbell Lying Shoulder Rotation

Having strong external rotator muscles is essential for protecting the shoulders from injury. They also play a big role in being able to perform heavy pressing movements like the bench and…

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Master the Front Plank: Strengthen Your Core and More!

The rectus abdominus, or abdominals, make up a large portion of your core muscles and they are important for twisting, lifting, bending your lumbar spine, protecting your organs and stabilizing…

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Cable External Rotation: Muscles Worked, Form, and Common Mistakes

A light-load rotator-cuff guide covering cable height, elbow position, controlled range, common mistakes, and when to seek assessment.

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Incline Bench Press: Build Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps Strength

The incline bench press is a popular upper body exercise that targets the upper chest muscles. It involves lying back on a bench angled at 30-45 degrees and pushing a…

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Cable Rear Delt Row: Target Your Posterior Deltoids & More!

Rear or posterior deltoids are often a neglected muscle group because you can't see them and they are most often overshadowed by the front and medial (Side) delts. But if…

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Bodybuilding, CrossFit Or Powerlifting: Which Method Is Best For You?

Bodybuilding vs. Crossfit vs. Powerlifting Sculpting the exact body type you’re looking for will ultimately come down to the training methods you desire. Are you looking for better conditioning and functional…

Tom Miller, CSCS

Cable Wide Grip Upright Row: Target Deltoids & Traps Effectively

The deltoids, or shoulder muscles, consist of three heads each of which contributes to the appearance of making you look wider and more muscular. The three heads include posterior (rear)…

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Dumbbell Cuban Rotation: Strengthen Your Rotator Cuff Muscles

The teres minor is one of four muscles which make up the rotator cuff and its function is to stabilize the humerus when the shoulder moves for lateral rotation. Now, lateral…

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Standing Cable Hip Extension: Target Your Glutes & Hamstrings

Although squats and lunges are crowd favorites for developing buns of steel, they are not the only effective exercises for doing so. Sure, they may build the most muscle and…

Double Cable Neutral-Grip Lat Pull-Down: Build Strong Lats!

The double cable neutral-grip lat pull-down is one heck of a back exercise because it really allows for full isolation and range of motion for targeting mostly the latissmus dorsi (Lats) muscles.…

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Update: C.T. Fletcher Has Successful Heart Transplant Surgery

C.T. Fletcher has undergone 11+ hour successful heart transplant C.T. Fletcher has undergone a successful heart transplant surgery after he found a heart over the weekend. Fletcher known for his…

Tom Miller, CSCS

WATCH: Did Steve Laureus Really Deserve to Win The Pittsburgh Pro 2018?

Divine Wilson Really Got Robbed...? In the Classic Physique Division at 2018 Pittsburgh Pro this past weekend it was a close battle between Divine Wilson and Steve Laureus. Steve came…

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Hammer-Grip Dumbbell Bench Press: Build Chest & Arm Strength

The pectoralis major, or chest muscles, are mostly responsible for exercises like the bench press and its variations, forward-leaning dips and chest flyes. The chest is one of the most impressive…

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Prone Incline Barbell Curl: Build Strong Biceps & Arms

The prone incline barbell curl, or spider curl, is a fantastic exercise for building the biceps and working the brachialis and brachioradialis muscles as well. It's different than many biceps exercises…

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Cable Hip Adduction: Target Your Inner Thighs Effectively!

The cable hip adduction is an isolation exercise for the inner hips that can help to strengthen the muscles of the inner thighs which are responsible for the rotation of…

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WSM Results: Hafthor Bjornsson Wins World’s Strongest Man 2018

Hafthor Bjornsson Finally Wins World’s Strongest Man Title Iceland's Hafthor Julius Bjornsson and the Game of Thrones star known as The Mountain crowned the title of World's Strongest Man 2018…

Tom Miller, CSCS

Master the Close Neutral Grip Lat Pull-down for Maximum Back Gains

The close neutral grip lat pull-down, or close grip v-bar pull-down, is a mass and strength building exercise which primarily targets the latissimus dorsi (Lats) muscles. But the upper back (Rhomboids) is…

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Lying One-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension for Stronger Arms

Triceps brachii, or simply triceps, are a three-headed muscle opposite of the biceps and is responsible for 2/3 of upper arm mass. Big triceps make the arms look big, which is…

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Machine-Assisted Triceps Dip: Strengthen Your Upper Body Today!

Machine assisted tricep dips are a very effective exercise for any lifter with every level of training experience. Now, body weight dips are very difficult because many people are not…

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