Time to Shrug Off Shrugs?
In all your DVDs and video clips that I’ve watched, I’ve never once seen you do any shrugs. Obviously, you aren’t lacking in trap development, so I was wondering if you do something else for traps, or if it just comes naturally from all your back and shoulder...
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Branch Warren
30 Sets for Arms: Overkill?
I was watching a video on MD with Victor, Juan Morel and Jonathan De La Rosa training arms, and they must have done five exercises each for biceps and triceps. I want to say the total amount of sets was around 30. That strikes me as overkill. What do...
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Help for Hack Squats
I no longer can do hack squats, as my right knee can’t bend at the angle anymore. What can take its place? I can get leg presses in without the pain, but will that give me the same results hacks give me? They seemed to be the only exercise that hit that “teardrop” above the...
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Training Science - Light Weights Can Kick Start Muscle Gains
“Lift heavy to grow!”
This mantra has been preached since the early days of bodybuilding. Current research-based resistance training guidelines are consistent with the heavier-is-better-mentality, professing that loads below ~65...
<header class="entry-header">Women Should Not be Afraid to Get Strong
by Nia Shanks
</header>If you’ve been reading my blog for anything length of time, I’m sure you knew this was coming eventually.
The truth of the matter is this: most women are terrified to lift anything remotely heavy...
Obey the Mirror Rules
by John Romano
It's an old-school rule that most people seem to have forgotten: If someone's going heavy, don't get between them and the mirror.
The mirror is sacred. The heavier the weight, the more sacred it gets. Not for vanity's sake, but as a tool. For many lifts...
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The Best Rep Range for Muscle Growth
The “strength-endurance continuum” is a widely accepted concept in the field of exercise science. Simply stated, the theory asserts that training in different rep ranges elicits differential effects on muscular adaptations. From a practical...
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On March 3, 1985, Ted became the first man in powerlifting history to officially bench-press 700.5 pounds. He made that APF & USPF world-record lift at Gus Rethwisch's Budweiser World Record Breakers in Hawaii. Then, on September 30, 1990, after 5 1/2 years away from competition, he made the...
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<header class="entry-header">Lift Heavy. Get Strong(er) and Look Better
<time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2010-07-22T06:45:43+00:00">July 22, 2010</time> by Nia Shanks
</header>Back in the day the primary focus and reason for weight training was to get stronger. Just...
Glutathione(GSH) is a tripeptide made up of 3 amino acids, and is the body's most important antioxidant. GSH is the key compound in the liver responsible for metabolizing tons of molecules, including alcohol and methylated androgens. The thiol(SH) group is the most important part of the...
Olympia Q&A SessionDexter Jackson & Dallas McCarver Field Your Questions
DEXTER JACKSON
Should You Wear a Weight Belt?
Some people have criticized me for wearing a belt when I train. I feel a lot more secure with it on for many exercises, because I’ve hurt my back a few times over the years...
Branch Warren Q&A - Strategies for Size
I am 5'10", 45 years old, and have been training a long time, with a vast knowledge of exercises and various programs from Gironda-style and techniques to modern ideas. I train two body parts at a time, three times a week, and sometimes train full body...
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For years I was frustrated with my deadlift. I came out of the gate very fast, deadlifting 675 at 220 in my second meet. But from that point in 2002 until 2014, I was stuck between 675 and 710. Finally, after some knee problems that lead to surgery, I was able to make some progress. This was the...
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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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Does anyone have any info on Celebrex? Ortho Doc has prescribed it for my chronic shoulder pain due to arthritis and bone spurs. Didn't advise surgery for the spurs (unbelievably) account the benefits would be minor. Doc says that heavy lifting (no more than body weight) should be avoided. I've...
I have an issue getting my shoulders to grow. I have done high volume, heavy presses and just about everything I can think of. Do any of you have any ideas as to what I should try?
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