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Cable crossovers are usually seen only in large, well-equipped gyms or heavy-iron gyms. The cable crossover unit requires a large area in the gym, and it’s not usually selected by average trainees, as it’s considered more of an advanced exercise. Cable crossovers are usually the last exercise...

Smash Through Your Plateau Let me guess. You've been training your ass off and still stuck with the same freakin weight on the bar month after month? Aren't you sick of never adding any more plates? Here are a few ways you can smash the shit out of that freakin plateau and before you know it...

1. Use Accommodating Resistance: The resistance curve of the bench press makes it hardest at the bottom and easiest at the top. Your ability to produce force is opposite to this. You're weakest at the bottom and strongest at the top. As a result, the bench press doesn't cause high levels of...

Often hear that you have to balance the ratio of pushing to pulling and upper body to lower body to achieve a balanced physique. I disagree. This advice is good for a beginner, but not for intermediate/advanced lifters. Training in an unbalanced or non-symmetrical fashion works great for me. •...

I know you’ve been using a lot of machines for your chest training because it’s easier on your elbows. I’ve only been training for a few years and don’t have any elbow pain yet, but I’m wondering if maybe I should be using mostly machines to avoid having problems in the future. Or am I being...

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I just finished a relatively quick chest and triceps workout at the company gym. I was able to go a little bit heavier than I have in a while on bench (294 for 5 reps) on my heaviest set. But besides that, part way through the workout I stopped and thought, "Fuckin AAA, I feel GREAT!!" That...

I know some people judge progress based on scale weight gained or lost. Some focus on everyday beach muscles like chest, arms, ect. After all who doesn't like the feeling after a chest or arm workout. Am I nuts because I judge my progress and get off on hams and rear delts?

Machines Or Free Weights: Structure Vs. Function! One of the most heated debates in the world of fitness today is the battle of free-weights (low-tech apparatus) versus machines (high-tech apparatus). Each side has an argument with both sides having some merit to their claims. One of the...

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Training Camp: Jay Cutler - #1Thick Chest, Massive Shoulders Incline Pressing for Thick Upper Chest What part of the chest does the cable crossover work when your hands are coming from the bottom, versus hands coming from the top? I’ve read some articles that say when you come from the bottom...

Is Direct Trap Work Necessary? It seems like a lot of pros don’t do any direct trap work. They feel their traps get enough work from back and shoulder training. Is this just because you guys are so genetically gifted, or do you think it also applies to the average bodybuilder? Should we bother...

Arnold Schwarzenegger Take a good, hard look at your pecs, then use these tips to improve them. People always seem to mention my chest when discussing my bodybuilding physique. You might say it was my best bodypart. You could also say that I’m something of an authority on the subject...

Bench press alternatives Have you ever seen an optical illusion? A sketch of a young woman is actually the face of an old lady; or the outline of a bird, an old man. Look at them long enough, and all of a sudden you see the image in a new light, bringing new depth and meaning to the artwork...

Powelifting Excercises( Upper Body) UPPER BODY Barbell Extensions: This exercise is designed to isolate the medial and outer heads of the triceps. Begin this movement by lying with your back on a bench. Take a medium to close grip on a barbell. Unrack the weight and extend your arms directly...

I would like to start this article about the glutes with a picture and explanation about the pectoralis. Why, because most bodybuilders know more about their pecs then about their butt. We are all born with a genitical determent body-type and all our muscles have a certain form. Of course we...

Power and Muscle Building Intensity Techniques Forced reps are great but these incredible techniques will open a whole new world of results for you!Intensity techniques are among the greatest weapons in your arsenal for building a truly astonishing physique. However they are not for everybody...

Will Harris Trains Chest 1 Week OutArnold Classic 2017 Blasting through chest training one week out from the Arnold Classic, IFBB Pro Will Harris is coming out of nowhere and says people will be surprised by the package he is bringing! At age 55, he uses no fancy tricks -- just hardcore...

Basic Chest Training Every man wants a thick, strong chest for the ladies to rest their heads on in bed, as well as to look more masculine in general and fill out that T-shirt. Building a powerful set of pectorals may seem like child’s play, as most of us have been bench-pressing since...