Sissy squats are a traditional quad isolation exercise for bodybuilding that were made popular decades ago by none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger. Due to the widespread belief that they are an efficient way to grow the quadriceps and thighs, they have become even more well-known in the...
Only two types of people will be life-long lifters. The first includes those people who truly love lifting and have developed a passion for it. The second type includes those who are able to connect the benefits of lifting to what they truly care about most. For them, lifting supports deeper...
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by Christian Duque
The whole point of working out is get a pump and see some real growth. For many, how hard you train will determine how much muscle you gain. For example, there’s a myth those on the east coast train much harder than those on the west coast. Others believe that hard music has...
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Training is the part we all love, in the muscle-building process. Diet is probably the part we like least. Diet is often times a drag. You can either have carbs or you have to make due with fat. You can either have salt or you have to make do with bland food. You can either drink a lot of water...
Many training principles preach the tune “you’re only as strong as your weakest link”. While this is true and focus does need to be put on bringing up weaknesses, the big picture as a strength athlete is to make the competition movement as strong as possible. I see it everywhere about how in...
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As gym newbies, intent on building a pair of massive, sleeve-splitting arms, it's only natural that the first exercises we gravitated to in the gym involved every variation of elbow flexion and extension we could find.
However, despite weeks of intense curling, our guns grew very little and...
Often a good training partner is a good friend, or will become one. I met my last training buddy when I changed gyms, I knew him from a powerlifting team we both competed in. For many years he came to my house with his car to pick me up for our work-outs. When one us of us didn’t feel well or...
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Hafiz Verdiyev from Azerbaijan totalled 1020 kg (2,248 lbs) at the WPC Worlds 2016 in Baton Rouge, USA.
In the 100kg category Single Ply division his lifts were:
Squat 390 kg. Bench Press 285 kg ( New WPC WR). Deadlift 345 ( New WPC WR). Total 1020 kg ( New WPC WR). (859 lb squat, 628 lb...
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Sandy Pants placed first at the APF 181 classic raw division. Here are her impressions:
“2/3 on squats! Was supposed 330 for my opener but they misloaded it and i hit 341. Hit 363 (this video) for my second attempt and missed 374. 3/3 on bench with a very shaky 192lb bench! Little 16lb PR. 3/3...
Brett Benedix is 4 Weeks out from the USPA Single Ply Event at the Europa Fit Expo in Orlando FL. These are both Personal Records for him in single ply gear.
He will be competing in the 148 lb weight class at this event. It will be his first meet as a 20 year old (Junior lifter). He is planning...
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TAGS: barbell height, Scapular Adduction, motor tasks, bench press setup, Marilia Coutinho, compound movement, a lift, bench press technique, assistance exercises, human performance, programming, grip, powerlifting, strength training, bench press
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