Free weights and machines both offer unique benefits and can be valuable additions to a workout routine. Here's a breakdown of their characteristics:
**Free Weights:**
1. **Stabilization and Core Engagement:** When using free weights like dumbbells, barbells, or kettlebells, your body has to...
Increasing your range of motion in bodybuilding is essential for overall muscle development, injury prevention, and improved performance. Here are some tips and strategies to help you enhance your range of motion in your workouts:
1. Warm-Up: Always start your workout with a proper warm-up...
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Chiropractic care and bodybuilding can go hand in hand, as chiropractors can play a valuable role in helping bodybuilders maintain their physical well-being and optimize their performance. Here's how chiropractic care can benefit bodybuilders:
Injury Prevention: Chiropractors can help identify...
A functional workout is a type of exercise routine that focuses on improving your ability to perform everyday movements and tasks effectively. It emphasizes movements that mimic activities you do in your daily life, such as lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, and reaching. The goal is to improve...
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Proper form in bodybuilding is crucial to maximize muscle engagement, prevent injuries, and achieve the best results. Here are some key principles for maintaining proper form during your bodybuilding workouts:
Warm Up: Always start with a proper warm-up to increase blood flow to your muscles...
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Shoulder health is crucial in bodybuilding, as the shoulders play a significant role in many upper body exercises and overall physique development. To maintain optimal shoulder health in bodybuilding, consider the following tips:
Warm-Up Properly: Prior to your workouts, perform dynamic...
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We all know squats are great for strength and building mass, especially in your quads, glutes, hamstrings, calves, and core. But what about the debate of squatting with shoes vs squatting barefoot? Are there any benefits of squatting barefoot? For most, its personal preference, and many...
SQUAT WIDTH TO TARGET YOUR GLUTES VS YOUR QUADES
How to best match your squat to the muscles you want to build.
Are gym bros telling you your squats are wrong or that you’re doing a half squat? Our answer to that: it depends! There are plenty of ways to do a squat and each type targets a...
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How to best match your squat to the muscles you want to build.
Are gym bros telling you your squats are wrong or that you’re doing a half squat? Our answer to that: it depends! There are plenty of ways to do a squat and each type targets a different body part. While it is true that you...
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...
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I started using a planned warm-up regimen before my bench press exercises and soon felt more confident and ready to handle larger weights.
The following 4 exercises should be performed to warm up for bench pressing:
• Start with a basic general warmup to raise body temperature.
• Choose...
No leg curl machine? No problem!
You've chosen to show your legs' backs the appreciation they merit on leg day. Unfortunately, everyone else in the gym had the same notion, which is bad news for your hamstrings. You must adhere to a training program, therefore you don't have time or patience to...
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Being your best entails more than just working out hard. These healing techniques are essential if you want to stay competitive.
Too many men believe that exercise is the only factor. I would never have been able to develop the physique I have—and same for many friends I have in their 40s who...
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It's about time you gave this hyperextension variation a try if you haven't already.
Lower body mobility is built on the strength of the lower back, glutes, and hamstrings. You are able to run, jump, hinge, and squat like a rock star because to these group of muscles. There are several excellent...
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Have you tried them all?
Squatting is a fundamental movement pattern, yet when we think of squats, we typically see a barbell across the back. There are many more choices, many of which are better suited to various lifters with various levels of expertise or objectives.
These six squat...
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When your arm workout consists of only a few biceps curls and shoulder presses, it can quickly become monotonous. Plus, you're probably not getting the outcomes you want.
Instead, try a few underappreciated workouts that can sculpt your arms in no time. Try these five moves during your next...
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It takes a lot of effort to develop a chest. It’s even more difficult if you’re doing it incorrectly. Take these reminders into consideration if you want to avoid being flat for a long time.
Don’t get me wrong: a good set of abs is attractive (particularly on a woman). However, for most...
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Let’s be frank. A lot of us struggle with our rear delt development compared to the rest of our shoulder. Whether it be neglecting them in general or just inefficient training, if you want to build bigger rear delts and have that 3D shoulder look, the first step is to ditch the reverse dumbbell...
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<header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: din-2014, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">One Plate. Big Shoulders.Most people say shoulder presses and lateral raises are your meat and potatoes for delts. And if you truly want...
4 practical tips about triceps training.
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First, we want to make sure you train the triceps with full range of motion. The main function of your triceps is elbow extension. So let's train this movement pattern effectively by properly stretching and contracting your triceps on exercises like...
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