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One Shoulder Warm-Up to Rule Them All? Well, this one comes pretty darn close. Piece all your favorite band warm-up exercises together and you've got a time-efficient circuit that'll lubricate and prime your shoulders for any workout. . • A1. Band Dislocates with Wrap-Around x 6-10 reps • A2...

Before we get into the nitty gritty of training any muscle group, it’s always important to review the anatomy of the muscle group as well as any agonist muscle groups. - The biceps, brachialis, and brachioradialis are the primary elbow flexors. The biceps are the only muscle that crosses both...

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 straight-bar pushdowns. This also applies to...

Shoulder Health Sunday? Can this be a thing? . Today we are going to go over one of many exercises that I started performing that took my shoulder pain from “I can’t even look at a barbell without it hurting” back to benching every other day. Reducing pain with a concentration on the eccentric...

Mid back stiffness & pain? One of the less acknowledged sources of low back pain comes from the area where the thoracic portion of the spine transitions into the lumbar segments. The thoracolumbar junction takes a lot of stress and can be a easy point in the spine to develop a hinge point. This...

Shoulder Impingement Basics Front of or on top of the shoulder pain with overhead pushing and pulling exercises are common pains I see in those who workout. Most of the time “shoulder impingement” is the broad label throw on top to give that pain a reason it is there. The most most common...

Muscle of the Week is the Teres Major. We often refer to this muscle as a "helper" for the lats since it essentially performs all of the same actions as the lats. Therefore, any exercise that trains your lats will also train the teres major. Heavy carries with an emphasis on upper back tightness...

It's important to understand the difference between using the farmer's walk for strongman performances (where the goal is to carry big weights as fast as possible) and doing it to build muscle, strength, and a more stable body. . The main difference is in the role of the upper back. In...

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...

During an incline bench press, the application of the load runs in line with the upper muscle fibers of the chest, which results in increased upper chest (clavicular head of the pec major) activation [1, 2]. But how high should you set your bench? - A 2016 study investigated the effects of...

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...

Sometimes we need to dive into anatomy books to figure out how to best isolate certain muscles. This case is no different. Many people have a hard time feeling their lateral delts during lateral raises and also feel like their traps are overpowering the movement. The traps don’t play a direct...

The barbell bench press is a popular horizontal push exercise that trains your chest, triceps, and front deltoids. But when some people perform the bench press, they tend to feel shoulder discomfort. In this case, I suggest you check your form. A common cause for shoulder pain during the bench...

Most bodybuilders understand that the deltoids can be divided into three regions. Interestingly enough, research has shown that these regions can be further divided, with both the middle and posterior head having three distinct subregions. Therefore, the middle deltoid head plays a role in...

Been rehabbing a bad shoulder for the last couple of weeks. Started to add IGF at 100mcg per day. Shoulder pain has greatly reduced and feeling much better. Just have to take it easy for a few more weeks. This stuff is the real deal.

Brooke Ence is Returning to CrossFit Competition in 2020 After taking time to work on her businesses and rehab injuries, Ence is back. In popular culture, Brooke Ence may be one of the better known CrossFit® athletes, due in part to her well publicized appearance in the Wonder Woman movie, the...

WALL SIT VARIATIONS . 📚You want to start off with feet shoulder width apart as you lean against the wall and slowly lower yourself to about 90° at the knee joint. These exercises for the most part are done with isometric contractions. Which means the muscle doesn’t change length, but still...

💥SHOULDER STABILITY VARIATIONS💥 . 📚Anti rotational exercises are a great way to engage the core. This series focuses on targeting the stability of the core muscles and upper body, primarily the shoulders by utilizing a resistance band around the left shoulder. Adjust the height of the resistance...

✔️𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇✔️ . . . 💥 Add this in your routine now! Shoulder health is important and this is a very challenging exercise that will help stabilize the shoulder in all directions and will seriously burn! Many people have shoulder issues yet don’t do the necessary shoulder work to keep them...

💥SHOULDER WARM UP VARIATIONS💥 . 📚The shoulder is a ball and socket joint which means it can lack stability as well as be highly susceptible to injury. This series primarily focuses on dynamically warming up the shoulder and increasing mobility. . ✅ you will need a squat rack and barbell to...