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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...

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...

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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...

How the type of cardio you do (and when) can influence your results. - There's good evidence indicating the interference effect is local [2, 3]. Lower body dominant cardio (specifically, running and cycling) doesn't interfere with upper body muscle development. So one effective way to program...

SHOULDER WARM UP VARIATIONS . 📚This series can be used as a warm up before your next upper body exercise which primarily focus on increasing range of motion of the glenohumeral joint. . ✅You will need a resistance band to perform the exercises in this series. . 🔘Overhead Circle - With one arm...

𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐊/𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍 . . . 💥 Do you have neck/ upper back pain from sitting too much? Use the chair you’re sitting in for this exercise to find relief! Many people spend most of their day sitting, let’s face it, it’s unavoidable most of the time. Instead of blaming sitting for the problems...

When doing full body splits, it’s important to perform lower body exercises before upper body exercises. We see evidence of this importance in studies showing that performing upper body exercises to fatigue can impair your ability to maximally activate lower body muscles. This is likely evidence...

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Muscle in a bottle? Your secret strength-building weapon could be sitting in your medicine cabinet. Upping your intake of vitamin D may help you maintain stronger muscles, says recent research published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Researchers examined 419 adults (20...

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This study found that lower body muscle groups recovered from damaging isolation movements more quickly than upper body muscles. For bodybuilders, isolation days can be important for bringing up lagging muscle groups, and this study shows that you can add in more isolation days for the lower...

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While volume is the main driver of muscle growth, it seems that not all reps are created equal. Reps closer to failure may be more effective at stimulating muscle growth for advanced lifters. Muscle growth specialist Brad Schoenfeld identified tension, metabolic stress and muscle damage as...

Most commonly, this training split involves 4 workouts a week with each session dedicated to upper and lower-body training in alternating succession, like this: . • Monday: Upper Body . • Tuesday: Lower Body . • Thursday: Upper Body . • Friday: Lower Body . Pros: For most lifters, training each...

Lat Pull-Down Basicshttp://www.fitnessandpower.com/training/bodybuilding-exercises/back-exercises/5-lat-pull-variations-complete-lat-development Aesthetics aside, the benefits of having a strong back are innumerable and range from better posture and improved spine health to injury prevention and...

The sled can be used as a great tool for upper body warmups, used as ACC work or finishers.

by Michael Warren Know the anatomy of the traps and you'll know the best and most effective exercises. The trapezius is made up of 3 regions: upper (shrug shoulders up), middle (squeeze shoulder blades together), lower (bring shoulder blades down). The upper region originates on the back of...