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The 11 Best Triceps Exercises and Workouts, Recommended by a CPT
The biceps get too much credit. Don’t get us wrong; training your biceps is a must for bigger and stronger arms. But your triceps make up two-thirds of your upper arm mass and cover the entirety of the back of your arm. That’s a chunk of prime real estate. With that in mind, here are 11 of the…
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2024 Houston Tournament of Champions Pro Wellness Division Show Preview
The 2024 Houston Tournament of Champions Pro show will occur in The Woodlands, TX, on Saturday, March 30, 2024. The headline of this event will be the IFBB Pro League Wellness division, and eight athletes are slated to grace the stage and face the judges. The contest’s winner will earn qualification to the 2024 Wellness Olympia on Oct. 10-13, 2024, in…
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The 5 Best Bench Press Programs to Help You Lift More
Everyone likes to bench — us included. But let’s be honest, unless you’re a beginner, you won’t get far by waltzing into the gym, loading up a barbell, and mindlessly pounding away at set after set. To build strength, gain muscle, you need a bench press program. The right programming style can help you increase your bench press,…
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7 Reasons to Buy an All-in-One Gym Machine
Like much of the world, you’re now working from home three days a week and can sneak in a quick workout mid-day. If only your gym weren’t a 15-minute drive away. So you continue to train after work at 5:00 p.m. on weekday evenings, and it’s so frustratingly busy and chaotic that you can never manage to snag…
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1047 Pound Squat DOUBLE! (And Nick Walker Is Back) — Strength Weekly 3/29
Strength Weekly is bringing you all the news from around the barbell game. This week, we’re covering: Here’s our run of show: 00:57 Run of show 02:13 Zahir Khudayarov’s massive squat 06:18 Nick Walker back to leg training 11:19 HYROX Houston brings a surprise 17:15 Russel Orhii’s unofficial world record Follow David Thomas Tao and Phil Blechman on Instagram.
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2024 Klash Series Championship Pro Bikini Division Show Preview
Twenty-four IFBB Pro League Bikini division athletes are set to compete at the 2024 Klash Series Championship Pro show in Orlando, FL, on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Those athletes will try to earn a qualification spot for the 2024 Bikini Olympia, a part of the 60th Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, NV, on the weekend of Oct. 10-13, 2024. The 2023 winner…
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2024 San Diego Championships Pro Bikini Division Show Preview
The 2024 San Diego Championships Pro is slated for Saturday, March 30, 2024, in San Diego, CA. The show will feature the IFBB Pro League Bikini division. Sixteen athletes will compete for the win and corresponding qualification for the 2024 Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 10-13, 2024. The roster for this competition is below, courtesy of the IFBB Pro…
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The Best 8 Stretches to Do Before a Run, According to a CPT
The sun is shining, you’re lacing up your running shoes, and you’re ready to head out and clear your mind on a run. Before you go, taking a few minutes to do a dynamic warm-up can help you prepare your heart, joints, muscles, tissues, and mind for a fantastic run — and potentially help prevent running injuries. We’ve…
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Opinion: The Sport of Weightlifting Sucks to Watch in 2024
By the numbers, weightlifting is thriving: The 2023 World Weightlifting Championships hosted more competitors than in any year prior. A few weeks after that, Bulgarian prodigy Karlos Nasar set social media ablaze with his 223-kilogram clean & jerk world record at the IWF Grand Prix II. An Instagram post documenting the lift has since racked up well over…
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How Pro Bodybuilders Tefani-Sam Razhi and Melissa Brodsky Build Shoulders With Coach Joe Bennett
On March 25, 2024, Joe Bennett, known as the Hypertrophy Coach, published a video on his YouTube channel wherein he led Wellness pro Tefani-Sam Razhi and Figure pro Melissa Brodsky through a hypertrophy-focused shoulder workout. Bennett believes many athletes have underdeveloped rear delts, resulting in deflated-looking shoulders. To address this, Bennett prioritizes medial and rear delts during training…
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