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Bodyweight Shoulders Complex – The vertical press push-up is a great variation on its own. It's like a pike push-up but more comfortable for those who struggle with tight hamstrings. Placing your body in a more vertical position with feet on a bench (or couch!) changes the pressing angle to...

BICEP CURL VARIATIONS . 📚This series focuses on the biceps brachii and brachialis. The biceps (long and short head) work to bent at the elbow joint, rotate thumb outward at shoulder joint, and raise arm at shoulder joint in a front raise fashion. The brachialis is known as the “Work horse of the...

GLUTE VARIATIONS . 📚 Glute exercise are important for hip mobility and stability, such as at the top of a squat, deadlift or a single leg stiff leg deadlift you need to be able to drive with the glutes to maintain neutral spine. The main actions for this series are hip extension, which is...

How To Do It Set up in a good stiff-legged deadlift position. Make sure you're "aware" of your hamstrings and you're not putting strain on your lower back. Use two moderately heavy dumbbells that you can hold at the top position of a dumbbell row at maximum range of motion. This is your...

Iso-Holds – This is a classic movement that's been all but forgotten. I'm bringing them back with a twist Tom Platz taught me. While visiting him, we did iso-holds, but while in the hold position, Tom actually applied additional pressure, making me "tense" the muscle even more. This is probably...

𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐇𝐀𝐁 . . . Low back stretches not helping? Try this exercise to rehab your low back and QL. Many people notice temporary relief with stretching, and although these stretches can feel nice and there isn’t anything wrong with that, they aren’t always the solution! Sometimes we need to...

𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐂 𝐌𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 . . . Mid back all stuck and stiff? Here are 2 ways to unlock it and get your thoracic spine moving right! Most people have a lot of restrictions in the mid back because we sit all day and are stagnant. Stiffness here can put extra stress on your low back, shoulders, and neck...

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐇𝐀𝐁 . . . 💥 Patellar tendon issues? Achy knee? Right in the front? Well here is how you can begin the process of strengthening the tendon and surrounding structures to help it adapt! Isometrics are commonly used initially for tendons which is when a muscle is being contracted...

Klay Thompson is expected to play tonight in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Kevin Durant, however, is expected to miss another game. He hasn't played since Game 5 of the second round series against the Houston Rockets, as he nurses a strained calf. The Toronto Raptors hold a 2-1 lead over the...

Ben Rohrbach,Yahoo Sports•April 12, 2019 Luke Walton fell victim to unreasonable expectations. Despite (mostly) steady annual improvement since a franchise-worst 17 wins in 2015-16, save for this drama-filled and injury-riddled campaign, the Los Angeles Lakers parted ways with Walton Friday...

The Dumbbell Side Bend is for Dummies . A common exercise that doesn't make biomechanical sense is side bends performed while holding a dumbbell on each side. Of course, the weight of the dumbbell offsets the weight on the other side, making this exercise ineffective at sufficiently loading the...

Not feeling motivated anymore? Then use variety or set new goals. There are endless possibilities when it comes to variety, but many people won't utilize their options because they get stuck in their ways. When you start to plateau or feel unmotivated by a lifting program, use the internet to...

Hey Guys, so ive been a long time member but I just read so I dont think ive ever actually posted. Anyway, i recently acquired a few grams of Mibolerone and couldn't find a way to suspend it in liquid for oral admin. I also dont have a real press so making pills isnt really an option, especially...

I've never understood why bodybuilders apply 21's only to their biceps. The way I see it, 21's are a simple and versatile overload technique that can easily be applied to almost any strength exercise. As a refresher, 21's are usually performed by doing 7 partial reps at the top of the range of...

My blast will start oct 2nd depending on bloods. 50mg anadrol daily trt 100mg cyp and test p 375mg a week, test p may go up depending if I can get a hold of a couple extra.

Contrary to common belief, you do not sweat or "poop out" most of your body fat. Based on the calculations of a 2014 research paper, 84% of the fat you lose is turned into carbon dioxide and leaves your body through your lungs by breathing [1]. - The remaining 16% becomes water, which can be...

themusclephd ➕Tag a friend who loves to chase the pump!- ��Glycerol is a supplement that has great benefits for all athletes because it allows your body to hold onto intracellular water. This is water inside of the muscle. Holding water inside of your muscle not only allows for...

The fastest way to improve the look of your biceps is to focus on the brachialis. The brachialis contributes to upper arm thickness more so than the biceps. Now, people assume that training the brachialis is as simple as using a neutral/hammer grip. Not so. While grip type can have an impact...

Everything you need to know for the first round of the PGA Championship Nick PietruszkiewiczESPN.com ST. LOUIS -- This PGA Championship opens with more questions than your average major championship. Of course, as usual, they begin with Tiger Woods and whether his game -- and his body -- are...

Your results in life are predicated by the activities you habitually perform, and those activities in turn are driven by your beliefs. Something that many people miss, however, is that attempting to improve your outcome isn't as simple as changing your behavior, because if your behavior isn't in...