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One Top-Secret Technique That Will Take Your Gains To The Next Level
Ever wondered how the pros get so huge, and on the other hand, you can’t make the needle budge a single centimeter even after training for…
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How to Correct Muscle Imbalances – The Ultimate Guide
“I have no muscle imbalances,” says a noob as he curls a 20lb dumbbell for ten reps with his right arm but can barely manage the…
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The 10 Best Back Stretching Exercises
Your spine is a wondrous thing. It’s made of 33 bones called vertebrae, fibrous discs that absorb shock and facilitate movement, connective ligaments, and a large…
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How Often Should You Work Out?
Training frequency is a very personal matter. Some people are quite happy and get good results from just three workouts per week, while others prefer six…
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How Long Should You Rest Between Sets?
Rest is an unavoidable part of working out. Because of limited energy, you need to take a break between sets to allow your muscles to recover…
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Layne Norton’s PHAT Workout for Size and Strength
While there is nothing to stop you from writing your own bodybuilding training programs, doing so takes time, practice, and skill. You need to understand things like…
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The 5 Changes to Make the Most of Your Training After 40
If you haven’t shifted gears to the lazy-man’s workout of showing up, chatting, and then convincing the young lads of your glory days like many after…
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Myth or Fact: Do Squats Make You Shorter?
Squats are one of the most beneficial exercises you can do. It doesn’t matter if you are a powerlifter, a bodybuilder, a strongman competitor, or a…
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13 Ways to Avoid Hip Pain in The Gym
Think about your last leg workout; while you might have been focusing on your quads or your hamstrings, your hip joints were working too. That’s also…
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15 Ways to Avoid Back Pain in The Gym
According to studies, over eighty percent of adults will experience some form of back pain during their lifetimes (1). While many of these cases are mild…
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15 Ways to Prevent Knee Pain at The Gym
Pain-free, healthy knees are one of those things we tend to take for granted. But, once knee pain takes hold, it can turn lower body training…
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13 Ways to Avoid Shoulder Pain in The Gym
The shoulders are an amazing body part. They have huge size and strength potential, and the shoulder joint itself is more mobile and capable of more…
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13 Ways to Prevent Elbow Pain When Working Out
Your elbows are involved in almost every upper body exercise you do, and some lower body ones too. Because of this, elbow pain can have a…
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Lower Back Pain: Common Causes and Prevention For Athletes
Lower back pain is a painful and inconvenient issue that affects millions of people whether temporarily or long-term. And the several factors which are a common…
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How To Build Big, Functional Quads Without Knee Pain
Knee pain is undoubtedly the biggest limiting factor when it comes to the ability to effectively train legs, or more specifically, the quadriceps. But if you’re…
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Free Weights vs Machines – What’s Right For You?
When it comes to designing your next workout, you have several choices to make: Should you do full-body workouts or follow a split routine? How many…
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Body Mechanics: Find Your Passion
Hello and welcome back to Body Mechanics. I have been MIA for the last few weeks due to being overwhelmed with school assignments and exams. I…
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Body Mechanics: Think Outside The Box
Hello and welcome to yet another edition of Body Mechanics. Typically when I write this blog article I take an exercise and break it down for…
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Body Mechanics: The Multi-Joint Single Arm Shoulder Press
Hello and welcome to another exciting edition of Body Mechanics. This week I felt it important to go over an exercise that is usually extremely uncommon…