Calisthenics training is enjoying an enormous amount of fame. Popular bar athletes like Lazar Novovic, Hannibal For King, Adam Raw and LittleBeastM are considered Gods among men and receive a steady veneration on sites like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and especially Instagram. Their followers aspire to develop similar bodies by having fun on the bars too. Cool, but […]
Complete scapula retraction (pinching your shoulder blades together) is practically impossible to during a heavy deadlift. The rhomboids and the mid-traps will never be strong enough to maintain the position. Besides, it is unnatural to have your shoulders retracted when a heavy weight is hanging off of your hands. It’s like trying to deadlift with your wrists curled (false […]
Bodyweight training has won the hearts of many. The infection is spreading faster than ever. The local monkey bars are always crowded; the girls passing by are always looking. It’s hard not to join the game, especially when everybody is telling that you can get as big as the legends of the sport naturally. There […]
You can certainly squat and deadlift in the same workout safely, but there are some fine points that you need to consider. First, you should never squat after you deadlift. The deadlift fatigues your whole back, and form always suffers when you squat with drained spinal erectors. If you choose to do so, your back […]
Daniel Vadnal is one of the famous people in the online world of bodyweight training thanks to his muscular body, tutorials, skills, and strength. For many, acquiring a physique similar to his would be better than winning the lottery. But can you have a body like that naturally (without steroids)? Is bodyweight training all you need? […]
Ross Enamait has been one of the most influential people in the online training community for the past decade. People respect immensely his passion for training, and many have found the right path thanks to his advice and high-quality books. It’s hard to find somebody who is so well versed in all kinds of physical […]
Hollywood approved body upgrades have always had a serious impact on the lifting community. Every transformation is discussed in details on forums, websites, newspapers, YouTube videos and other media. The main reason why we are so interested in what’s happening with those actors is that we secretly hope to escape the daily misery by falling into […]
One of the most important skills that every lifter should develop is back awareness. You have to be aware of your back position during deadlifts, squats, overhead presses and many other exercises without doing silly things like looking in the mirror. It takes some time, but after a while it becomes easy. In a neutral […]
The legal bench press cheating in powerlifting has reached epic proportions, especially in the female divisions. Women can develop supreme spinal flexibility, as seen in gymnastics. This allows them to arch their backs to extreme degrees. The big arch shortens the range of motion by removing the bottom portion of the lift, which is chest […]
Many beginners believe that linear progression is a magical strategy that will turn them into a mean machine in no time. It’s certainly one of the quickest ways to reach higher numbers, but there are many points that need to be clarified. How does the novice’s linear progression work? Imagine that you are trying to fill […]
Below is a collection of deadlifting tips. The goal was to summarize some of the major technical points in a short and precise list that people can go over before a deadlift session. 1. Never deadlift before squats because the lower back is fatigued and in danger. 2. Never deadlift right afters squats either. Do […]
I met a kid/man/something online while playing a popular video game under the name of Starcraft 2. In case you are not aware, Starcraft 2 is 1v1 war. You make units and try to kill the other guy while using some sort of strategy. Anyway, I played with this kid/man/something and won. Then, the kid/man/something contacted […]