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 […]
LOOKING UP and/or FORWARD According to the mainstream manual, looking forward and slightly up is the classic way to squat. This technique is designed specifically for the high bar squat and is based on the belief that the body follows the eyes. You go where you look and since we want to go up during […]
The training material from the last few years promotes posterior chain training. Being “quad dominant” is now the biggest sin of them all. Glutes and hamstrings are good. Quadriceps are bad, and only losers feel them when they squat. Legend has it that every time you feel your quads working during squats, a mad fitness […]
Many professional powerlifters and bodybuilders perform every major lift (e.g., squat, bench press, deadlift, pull-ups…etc.) only once a week. Since it’s a well-known fact that they are also taking a lot of anabolic steroids to break the natural limits, most alternative gurus tend to consider similar routines ineffective for natties. There is definitely some truth to this […]
Location: Monkey Planet Fitness Center Time: 9 a.m. Weather: California Casper wanted to use the squat rack for some next level arm pumping. He was going to the clubz tonight. #YOLO #flex #pussydestroyer Unfortunately, the squat rack was already taken by some weird looking specimen loaded with creepy determination. “How many sets do you have […]
Let’s be brutally honest. There is only one reason why you want to squat every day – to reach an arbitrary number as fast as humanly possible and post a video on Facebook and/or Instagram. You can choose to hide this blatantly obvious fact, but we all know it’s true. One of the biggest defenders of […]
Making a straightforward natty or not diagnosis is not always possible. There is a specific group of muscle constructors that don’t jump out of the page as easily as men like Kali Muscle. Those individuals are muscular, but not very lean. Usually, they are also pretty strong for the average gym standards – benching 300lbs, barbell rowing 275 lbs, […]
More muscle mass equals more strength? Physical strength is the ability to exert a sufficient amount of force against resistance through dynamic or static muscular contractions in order to move or stabilize an object in a voluntary manner. Therefore, bigger muscles cannot possibly interfere with that task unless the range of motion is affected negatively […]
Conventional bodybuilding wisdom a.k.a. the special kind of stupidity found in muscle magazines says that 60-90 seconds rest periods are optimal for “hypertrophy training”. As always, the ghost writers “forget” to tell you that steroids are the actual driving engine behind modern growth. Honestly, the rest periods between sets make no difference whatsoever. Besides, resting only 1-2 minutes […]
The first step to writing a good lifting routine is setting concrete objectives. The more specific the goal, the higher your chances to achieve it. A good example would be a triple bodyweight deadlift or a one arm pull-up. Those are very specific missions that provide you with an opportunity to have a narrow focus – […]
Below is a list of exercises which I consider optimal for developing strong chest muscles. 1. PUSH-UPS Push-ups are a solid chest builder. When your reps get too high (over 20), add extra resistance. One of the ways to accomplish that is to ask somebody to put plates on your back. Another option would be […]
Surprisingly, or not, the deadlift works the whole back from top to bottom. “But, what about the lats? Do they work during deadlifts,” asked the muscle nerds. Yes, brahs. The latissimus dorsi works incredibly hard when you deadlift. The lats are the biggest muscle in the upper body. When you deadlift, they have the following […]