by Mike Over & Merrick Lincoln, DPT SAVE TIME, BUILD MUSCLE Is there a way to gain size and strength without spending hours in the gym? Yep. Compound sets will get you there. Take a look at these. BUILD SIZE AND STRENGTH WITHOUT THE TIME SUCK Building size and strength isn’t something you can rush, […]
by Andrew Coates & Tony Gentilcore How To Deadlift: Almost Everything You Need To Know Every lifter should know how to deadlift. It’s the purest demonstration of raw strength. Unlike the squat and bench press, the deadlift doesn’t begin with an eccentric or pre-stretch action. It’s 100% concentric – you versus gravity. You can’t “cheat”
Get Yoked: Build a Thick Neck Sure, building your big muscle groups will make you bigger overall. But it takes a long time to get there. By contrast, if you build a thick neck, it’ll quickly change your whole look. The same is true for traps and forearms. These are the “power look” muscles. When
Did We Invent a New Shoulder Exercise? I once had a nagging shoulder issue that affected my upper body training. Once my biggest asset, my shoulders shrank down and became a weakness. And my pressing, which was my strength, went from great to barely average. I needed a new shoulder exercise. While doing a seminar
Dumbbell Workout 2: Smart Variations, More Gains Yesterday you read The Full-Body Dumbbell Workout Plan, an alternating two-day program. Here are some other exercise options, plus an expanded three-day program. Remember, progressive overload is the cornerstone of developing strength and muscle. When we program-hop every four weeks and fundamentally overhaul our routine, we fail to
The Best Lower-Body Exercise What’s the KING of all lifts? One camp will argue that the best lower-body exercise is the back squat. The other will say it’s the deadlift. You can make compelling arguments for both, but ultimately there’s no right answer. So let’s just agree they’re both great and it’s simply a matter
While people often deem the abs as their core, this is not always the case. The core represents all the muscles in the abdominal area that are responsible for functional strength and stability. The abs, however, generally refer to superficial front muscles that make up the outer core. These include; Rectus abdominis – A paired muscle
