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Chest Stress
Only advanced trainees need six to seven days of rest between bodypart hits.
John HansenJanuary 19, 2010 -
X-Force Muscle Machinery
A tilting weight stack that unloads the positive phase and then overloads the negative.
Steve HolmanJanuary 16, 2010 -
Incline-Pressing Problems
The clinical verdict on the incline press is that it’s a good exercise, but it requires a little technique modification to...
Joseph M. Horrigan, D.C.January 13, 2010 -
Arch Nemesis! Pressing Issues
Wouldn’t you know it: I was set to work shoulders and bi’s the very next day and vowed to forgo the...
Ron HarrisJanuary 1, 2010 -
Shoulder Training Myths Persist
The more logical solution is to remove the problem exercises. That means eliminating laterals with the front of the dumbbell turned...
Joseph M. Horrigan, D.C.December 20, 2009 -
Size On the Tri’s Without Elbow Pain
Q: I’m 48 years old, and I’ve been training with weights for decades. I’ve always had trouble building my triceps. Almost...
Paul BurkeDecember 14, 2009 -
Heavy Sets Plus 10X
I must warn you that even though you use lighter poundages on 10x10 sequences, it’s still a very powerful and taxing...
Steve HolmanDecember 2, 2009 -
Reverse Small-Arm Woes
One thing that’s common to men with little arms is that they don’t do a lot of direct work for the...
Charles PoliquinNovember 23, 2009 -
More Mass for the Tall and Long-Limbed
The best thing tall people or those who have long limbs can do is try to shorten strokes and strengthen areas...
Paul BurkeNovember 2, 2009 -
Squats: Deep Is Better Than Heavy
A lot of bodybuilders and serious weight trainees don’t have the leg development they are capable of because they don’t squat.
Ron HarrisSeptember 27, 2009 -
Arm Size and Big Lies
A number of factors determine how big your arms can get, including the number of muscle cells.
Charles PoliquinSeptember 18, 2009 -
Abs and Biceps
My abdominal workout generally consists of two exercises. The first is a leg-raise-type exercise geared toward hitting the lower abs—hanging leg...
Dave GoodinSeptember 15, 2009 -
Big Arms
If you’ve been piling weight on for curls and struggling to eke out just a few reps, maybe your arms would...
Ron HarrisAugust 31, 2009 -
Your Cuffs
By all means, perform exercises to strengthen your rotator cuffs, but stick with light resistance, a weight that’s not challenging at...
Ron HarrisAugust 28, 2009 -
Bi’s Twice the Size
The experience taught him a valuable lesson about how often the relationship between the weight you use and the results you...
Ron HarrisAugust 22, 2009