This guy looks a little too happy with his lifts - he needs to work harder!
Quick tip here for you that works with just about lifting program you are using. (Of course, you only use my lifting programs, right????? [smile]). The only routines I would NOT use this technique with is when you are doing sets to failure. I’ll explain why.
Science has shown that the eccentric portion of the lift (the lowering, or “negative”) actually stimulates more muscle growth than the concentric (the lifting or pushing portion). The theories as to why this is true are varied and inconclusive; yet the fact remains that negatives are great for progression.
Does that mean you should do sets of 10 negatives? Not really. (more…)
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- Taylor Lautner’s Muscle Gain Story (pic from buzznet.com)
How many stories have you heard about how Taylor Lautner, the 17-yr old kid in the popular Twilight movie “New Moon“, went from scrawny to brawny?
Some of you might saying “who?” but if you’ve got teenage daughters, you are (more…)
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Imagine what the world would be like if you were to wake up one morning, and all of the exercise machines were eliminated from the face of the earth and all of the isolation exercises were outlawed. What would the world look like?
If all of the machines and isolation (more…)
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I hurt my wrist recently (long story) and so Yates rows have been causing pain. So I moved to dumbbell rows but added a couple variations. (The barbell requires pronated grip, which causes the pain, but the dumbbells allow for a semi-neutral grip and no pain.)
Here’s a video:
Benefits: (more…)
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