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I started using a planned warm-up regimen before my bench press exercises and soon felt more confident and ready to handle larger weights. The following 4 exercises should be performed to warm up for bench pressing: • Start with a basic general warmup to raise body temperature. • Choose...

To get the most out of your session, work out any tension. Work Smarter, not harder. Being too painful and stiff is possibly the only guilt-free justification for skipping gym sessions. However, if you're consistently skipping workouts due to painful muscles, it's time to think about doing some...

Stiff upper back? Sometimes it’s not the spine! Sometimes our upper back can feel stiff, especially when we talk about overhead activity limitations. When the lats become restricted they prevent the arms from fully raising above the head. This can give a false feeling of tightness or...

𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐂 𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍✔️ . . . 💥 Looking to improve your thoracic rotation and loosen up that mid-back? Here is how you can improve the extension and rotation of this region! The thoracic spine is easily the stiffest area on most people’s spines because we sit so much and move so little! Our body...

Stop smashing your IT band with a foam roller and do this instead! Your IT band doesn’t like compression and this can often make it worse. Have you considered your hip as being the culprit? Maybe we should attack the hip instead of just smashing our body where it hurts! Our hip plays a large...

DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) is a phenomenon experienced when you perform an exercise you are not used to. We have previously mentioned that it is okay to train with DOMS, albeit that your performance will be reduced up to 24 hours after exercise. . What we want to highlight here is that...

Make Your Pull-Ups Stricter and Tougher If kipping your pull-ups is cheating, then this little trick is just the opposite. It'll make pull-ups even more challenging and keep your form tight. by Joel Sanders Foam Roller Pull-Ups: Hold a foam roller between your thighs with your knees bent at...

I know some guys swear by foam rolling/massage balls and others never touch them, so I was curious as to how many of you use foam rollers/massage balls?

Powerlifting tips for bodybuilders. The myth goes that bodybuilders are weak, vain sissies who spend too much time lathering themselves in oil and mincing around in disturbingly small thongs, while powerlifters are a bunch of fat, macho idiots who spend too much time stuffing their faces with...

I am in an awesome amount of pain from squatting Saturday. Not injured or anything like that just very bad soreness. Thing is I didn't do much. Worked up to 3 sets of 3 @505lbs and did some light accessory work. Then I stretched and did sine foam rolling. Well I was pretty sore yesterday and...