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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...

The Ultimate Decision: Bodybuilder or Weightlifter By Ron Kosloff You are going to come to a crossroad in our game where you are going to have to decide whether you want to be a bodybuilder or a weightlifter. A bodybuilder sculpts the body to make each and every muscle stand out. If Vince...

Bustin' Ass 101 Don't Think You're a Beginner? You Could be wrong! by Dave Tate Square One Being a father is one of the biggest challenges I've ever had in my life. Don’t get me wrong, this is still the best thing that's ever happened to me. It's just that there are so many things I've been...

Giant legs If you have been around the Iron Game for a while, there is one name that comes instantly to mind when people discuss leg training. That name is Tom Platz. “The Golden Eagle” is widely regarded as having the most massively muscular legs in the history of bodybuilding. His thighs...

by Anders JP Eskilsson It seems to me that when people of today finally buy gym memberships they often do it for the wrong reasons. It strikes me at times that new members are there for the purpose of either filling out their Instagram accounts or because they forced themselves to go there...

What is your favorite exercise for building the glutes? Squats or hip thrusts? Dr. @bretcontreras1 showed that hip thrusts (glute bridges, glute thrusts) activate the glutes MORE than squats. This is in both the upper and lower glutes. He also found that squats activate the quads more than the...

The Goblet Squat Test by Dr John Rusin 25 Goblet Squats with 50% Bodyweight Before you graduate to barbell squats, you should be able to goblet squat to parallel using a dumbbell or kettlebell for 25 unbroken reps. It's a test of relative strength, which means it'll show you whether or not...

Kai Greene's Killer Leg Workout Lots of Sets, and Silent From Start to Finish Part of the fun of following Kai Greene during a leg workout is you never know what’s next. Kai does a lot of sets— and despite two hours of a pre-workout workout, he was still going to do a lot of sets. His...

Many training principles preach the tune “you’re only as strong as your weakest link”. While this is true and focus does need to be put on bringing up weaknesses, the big picture as a strength athlete is to make the competition movement as strong as possible. I see it everywhere about how in...

Are Squats the New Bench Press? Everyone who considers themselves half a bodybuilder (and probably most men in general) have been asked this question more than a few times in their lives – “How much do you bench?” Most of the time, people...

Posted from fitnessandpower This is how deep you should go. Squats have gained a bad rep for being knee killers mostly because too many people are ignorant and neglect their personal physical limitations or never make the effort to learn how to squat...

The Road to Massive LegsBlow Up Your Wheels In 12 WeeksTEAM MD Why Legs Matter Are you a bodybuilder, or just an “upper body” builder? When Men’s Physique came along a few years ago, the new division was the butt of many jokes among the meathead crowd. Those metro “pretty boys” all had stick...

Fitness has plenty going for it, but it also has its ugly, smelly, awkward, and judgy side. Here are 10 legit problems from the life we love, and what you can do to overcome them! There's no denying that getting fit is an amazing accomplishment. One day, after months or years of struggle, you...

Training Secrets of the Mr. Olympias - Part 1 The Mr. Olympia title represents the pinnacle of achievement in the sport of bodybuilding. Beginning in 1965, one man was chosen to represent the absolute best in muscular development in the entire world. It’s only natural that bodybuilders around...

Dorian Yates Answers Questions On Cardio, Quad Cramping, HIIT & More I trained a while ago at Temple Gym, and some bodybuilders told me you were advised two weeks before beginning a steroid cycle to reduce 400-500 kcal. I wonder why? And which macros should one reduce the macronutrient calories...

The other day, someone asked Mountain Man in his log if he was doing barbell or machine hack squats. This prompted me to go looking for how to do barbell hacks, as I have been thinking about this already. I am doing them for the first time right now, and HOLY SHIT!!! Now, I should say that I...

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Squatting aint easy, or everyone would be doing it! Lets face it, Most of us can generally place an exercise or muscle group to any day of the week and it wold hold true for 85% of all gym rats! Monday = Chest & Triceps , bench press & pushdowns Wednesday = Back & Biceps, Pulls and Curls...

I think we can all agree that Squats rule. Long gone are the days when we thought Squats were bad for our knees or that lifting heavy weight would make us slow, lumbering and un-athletic. And good riddance, because we've discovered that Squats help us get stronger, jump higher and run faster...

What do you guys think? Before I got hurt I would squat at least once a month and my quads were a strong bodypart. It's been over 3 years and I've done some really intense quad training, but there is no doubt my quads are considerably smaller... It's getting to the point where I'm actually a...