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Follow @slikkfitness on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok for more A Study Finds Surprising Answers Conventional thinking tells us that adding more weight instead of more reps is always the way to add muscle, but a new study says otherwise. I’m calling Milo out. You know the story, the one about the guy carrying the
Follow @slikkfitness on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok for more Is It Right for You? Are deficit deadlifts and other deficit lifts worth doing? Are there better alternatives with the same benefits? New info here. Is deficit training useful or not? After working with thousands of clients, my final answer is… it’s tricky. For most
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Follow @slikkfitness on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok for more 8 New Pain-Free Leg Exercises Never skip leg day, even if you have crabby knees or a tricky lower back. Just use these eight pain-free exercises for hypertrophy. Nagging knee and back problems can halt your progress and sap motivation. But you can still train
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Follow @slikkfitness on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok for more Master the Rack Chin-Up This back-building exercise looks easy. But do it right and it’s not only challenging, it’ll also target your lats better than anything else. I know what you’re thinking: rack chin-ups are easier than regular chin-ups. Well, not really. This exercise variation
