It may surprise the beginners among you, but the position of your head during squats is very important. The neck is part of the spine, and its movement affects the middle and lower back. Looking down Rippetoe style during low-bar squats? The author of Starting Strength, Mark Rippetoe, believes that looking down facilitates the implementation […]
Kipping pull-ups are now a popular exercise due to CrossFit’s sread over the mainstream fitness community. Everybody’s posting pictures and videos on Facebook presenting this new exercise, which is supposed to be a full body pull-up. The negative sides of kipping pull-ups Hello, injuries! The biggest problem with kipping pull-ups is that they place too […]
1.You will get really big when you start training “right”. Regardless of your routine and supplement stack, you’ll never get as big as the dudes you see on sites like T-Nation and on the cover of Flex Magazine without drugs. It is physically impossible. The gurus want you to believe that there is a magical […]
The Smith Machine was invented in the 1950s by “the godfather of fitness” Francois Henri “Jack” LaLanne. Unfortunately, most people use it for the wrong exercises. It’s like putting an Intel processor in an AMD socket. It’s not going to work. For example, deadlifts on a smith machine suck because: 1.You get out of position. The […]
This article will help you get your first pull-up as a girl. It does not matter how weak you are right now – we’ll take you there. Why are pull-ups so hard for girls? Pull-ups are hard for both – men and women. Chances are that if you are traveling on a public bus, 95% […]
What is 5×5? 5×5 stands for 5 repetitions per set for 5 sets. That makes a total of 25 repetitions per exercise. 5×5 workouts were originally popularized by the famous strength coach and author Bill Starr who is known for his book ”The Strongest Shall Survive”. Today, there are many 5×5 routines – StrongLifts 5×5, […]
The typical built of a rock climber consists of wide lats, strong forearms and juicy biceps. The quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, chest and triceps are usually undeveloped. Undoubtedly, slim legs make the activity easier. When you are climbing, you constantly pull yourself up and hang. A pair of tree trunk legs will fatigue you quickly and […]
The push-up handle is one of the very few products in the fitness industry that don’t actually suck. This is quite rare since most of the training equipment is useless garbage backed by whore marketing. The main benefits of the push-up handles are: 1.Longer range of motion (ROM) When you perform push-ups on the floor, […]
There are two ways to hold the bar during squats. a. with your thumbs wrapped around the bar {standard} b. with your thumbs over the bar {thumbless grip} Benefits of the thumbless grip The main benefit of the thumbless grip is that it allows your wrist to be straight (in line with the fingers and […]
The front squat is a powerful lower body exercise also known as the little brother of the barbell back squat. It requires the lifter to place the barbell on top of his front shoulders, squat down and get back up. The movement calls for a decent wrist flexibility. For that reason, many people experience wrist […]
One of the main reasons why bodybuilders experience persistent and often chronic wrist and elbow pain during pull-ups is an improper alignment of the joints. When your elbow, wrist, and shoulders are not in an optimal position to take the load during the exercise, the connective tissues are irritated. One of the ways to fix that would […]
The pull-up is a fundamental pulling exercise that strengthens the back region with a higher emphasis on the latissimus dorsi muscle. The movement is most commonly performed on a horizontal pull-up bar or gymnastic rings. Horizontal bars vs. Rings Pull-ups on a bar are the most popular version of the exercise. The advantages of the horizontal […]