Lifting, Casually Explained
“Make sure to always wear a loose hoodie to hide your power level.” Casually Explained provides you with the fundamental ingredients you need to have on your quest to bodybuilding perfection. Hilarious and…
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Strength Training
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Blackburns – The Best Exercises Named After Famous Lifters
I’ve been wanting to get this series going again for some time. There are so many great exercises named after body building, lifting and rehabilitation greats. Zercher Squats, Arnold Press,…
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Gironda Perfect Curls – The Best Exercises Named After Famous Lifters
Vince Gironda didn’t earn the name the Iron Guru without reason. He knew his shit when it came to purposefully moving iron.
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Raise Shoulder Awareness With This Simple Move
Keeping your shoulders back and down is not only the best way to improve your posture, doing so keeps your body and shoulders in a structurally sound position to move…
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Pallof Press – The Best Exercises Named After Famous Lifters
For great abs and obliques, skip the machines and crunches and do the Pallof press. It’s safe, effective, and very tough. Want to target the entire core, including the shoulder…
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Are Pain Killers Killing Your Gains? The Truth About NSAIDs and Body Building
Heavy weightlifting, like most any sport, can cause pain and soreness. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen are what most people turn to first and for…
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Deloading 101: Your Body Needs Rest to Grow, Here’s How to Give it Some
You cannot train hard every week forever, your body simply cannot take it. You’ll end up fatigued, sore and prone to injury. When you train hard for a long duration…
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Deloading 101: Your Body Needs Rest to Grow, Here's How to Give it Some
You cannot train hard every week forever, your body simply cannot take it. You’ll end up fatigued, sore and prone to injury. When you train hard for a long duration…
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Understanding Mark Rippetoe’s Starting Strength
In 2007 I decided to get serious about weight lifting. I scoured the internet for a place to start and nearly every source pointed in one direction, Mark Rippetoe’s Starting…
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