The online muscle consciousness needed a long time to realize that the popular training program Starting Strength does not promote as much muscle growth as it was originally believed. You are certainly not gaining 60lbs of red meat during your first year of training even if you drink your milk and do squats with plenty of hip drive. I am […]
WHAT IS BACK THICKNESS? Back thickness is essentially a synonym for back density. The main muscles that need to be developed to acquire a thicker back are the trapezius and the spinal erectors. Those are the muscle groups which create the dense back look. The trapezius is a big and very rigid muscle that runs from […]
Intermittent fasting has gained a tremendous popularity in the lifting community as one of the fastest ways to get shredded. There are hundreds of photos showing successful journeys to status “RIPPED” achieved with help of daily meal skipping. While I don’t believe that intermittent fasting is magical, it does promote weight loss when applied with […]
Rumor has it that every back muscle works incredibly hard when you deadlift. Well, it’s not a rumor. It’s true. Even your rear deltoids are involved in the lift when you are actively trying to keep the barbell as close to your body as possible. Most of the work done by the bacк is isometric. The […]
Steroid use among women is not nearly as common as it is among men, but it certainly has a rapidly increasing market share. As you can guess, some of the female muscle glamor found in bodybuilding and fitness magazines is impossible to acquire naturally. An impressive Instagram selfie revealing deep abdominal cuts as well as 3D […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]