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Building a bigger neck involves specific exercises that target the neck muscles. Here are some exercises that can help strengthen and grow neck muscles: 1. **Neck Extensions:** Sit or stand with your back straight. Place your hands on your forehead, apply light pressure, and push your head...

Here's a sample upper back routine for a bodybuilder: 1. **Barbell Deadlifts:** Start your routine with deadlifts. This compound exercise engages multiple muscle groups, including the upper back. Perform 3-4 sets of 6-8 reps, focusing on form and maintaining a strong, neutral spine. 2...

Proper squat form is crucial in bodybuilding as it not only helps in building muscle but also prevents injuries. Here's a breakdown of proper squat form: ### Body Position: 1. **Feet:** Shoulder-width apart or slightly wider, toes pointing slightly outward. 2. **Back:** Keep your back...

Pull Ups vs. Chin Ups: How These Two Moves Differ Pull Ups and Chin Ups are both great exercises, but which will help you more? Chin ups and pull ups are, without a doubt, some of the greatest bang-for-your-buck upper body exercises and assessments of upper body strength. One is certainly more...

Training for Power: Do I Need it and How Should I Add it to My Routine? Whether you’re training for a race, an intramural league, or simply because you like to, improving muscular power can be a great addition to your workout regimen. First, jumping high and sprinting fast is cool. But really...

Sumo vs. Conventional Deadlifts, Which Is Right? The deadlift is one of the most fundamental exercises in strength training and functional fitness. It works many of the muscle in your body and has a vast range of benefits. The deadlift has two main variations: the conventional and the sumo...

Pin Press Guide – Form, Muscles Worked, And Variations The pin press can be a useful bench press variation for athletes who struggle with a sticking point! Building a stronger bench is often at the top of every powerlifting and strength athlete. When looking at isolating weaknesses in the...

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...

Historical standards make the best exercises. For an activity to be included, it had to satisfy two requirements: 1. It had to be a workout that people could have done in some way thousands of years ago. 2. The practice had to be carried out by numerous cultures from throughout the world...

When you have broad shoulders, a thick upper back, large lats, and a thin waist, your body takes on a V-taper shape. It exudes physical strength, twisted steel, and sensuality appeal. It's backed up by science. According to studies, males with a shoulder circumference 1.6 times that of their...

Why effort MATTERS for hypertrophy ⁣ Effort matters for hypertrophy, and if you think you can get away with no-effort based workouts, well... then you're likely not optimizing the efficacy of your training program, and probably 𝘍'𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥.⁣ ⁣ Don't get me wrong, there are scenarios in which we...

Hello everyone. As we know, every year during the Chinese New Year, some orders coming out of that area are delayed and trackings take a while to show updates. It's part of this business and totally expected. Of course, with the pandemic, things can get a bit slower than what we're used to...

Verified Battle Ropes the Right Way, by Thoren Bradley – As a NCAA strength and conditioning coach I've seen many D1 athletes misuse battle ropes. The problem? The average person grabs the ropes, walks backwards until the ropes are relatively tight, and proceeds to hammer away aimlessly with...

If you consistently lift weights, there are 3 main types of adaptations your body goes through: Neuromuscular, Muscular & Connective Tissue adaptations. - First, we have neuromuscular adaptations. Your body recognizes movement patterns and becomes more efficient as you perform certain movements...

This crazy year basically taught me that I can live without sports. When they all embraced the BLM movement, I never turned them back on and even saved some money by dropping cable TV. I'm really not missing it. Is anyone else watching? Have you been to any games this year?

The serratus anterior is a muscle located on the surface of your first 8/9 ribs, at the side of the chest. The main functions of the serratus is to stabilize the shoulder when you upwardly rotate and protract the scapula. It's also often called the boxer's muscle since boxers heavily use the...

Verified THE "RIGHT” SQUAT MAY NOT BE RIGHT FOR YOU – We sometimes put artificial limits on ourselves because we're following artificial rules. Here's how it happens: . • You read an article or book by a respected coach about the best way to squat, and it's very compelling. • You try to do that...

The biceps have two heads, a short (inner) and long (outer) head. No matter what biceps curl variation you use, the short and long head work together to accomplish the movement. You can't "isolate" one head. But it may be possible to put slightly more focus on one region of your biceps over the...

Shoulder Impingement Basics Front of or on top of the shoulder pain with overhead pushing and pulling exercises are common pains I see in those who workout. Most of the time “shoulder impingement” is the broad label throw on top to give that pain a reason it is there. The most most common...

So I have sat back and watched the last month or so and would like to get everyone opinions. The BLM movement, from what I see does nothing for Black Lives. If people want to protest peacefully that is fine. But all of this looting and burning of building is just domestic terrorism to me. I...