Here’s how to Deadlift with proper form: Stand with your mid-foot under the barbell Bend over and grab the bar with a shoulder-width grip Bend your knees until your shins touch the bar Lift your chest up and straighten your lower back Take a big breath, hold it, and stand up with ...
your mind. Many people hate Squats because they’re so hard. But that’s also why they’re so effective for gaining strength and muscle. The people who have the courage to Squat every week, build discipline that becomes useful in other parts of their lives (like sticking to healthy nutriti...
Most lifters looking to get bigger legs run the wrong training split. Commonly it's the bro split where the legs are trained once per week. If you genuinely want to grow bigger legs, you must prioritize them. Either through anupper/lower split, apush-pull legs routine, or a leg speciali...
Experienced lifters can pin-point exactly where in the repetition they will tend to “fail” during common exercises. This part of the lift is called the “sticking point.”When your repetition grinds to a halt in the sticking point, your partner will help you through it. Inevitably, the s...
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you must progress slowly. The deadlift is notorious for bad form, using too much weight and wrecking your back, especially if you don’t know what you’re doing. That is the reason for this “How to Deadlift” page. I want to make sure that all lifters are informed and have the best...
The barbell bench press may be one of the most recognized exercises in the fitness sphere. From elite powerlifters likeJulius Maddoxto your uncle (who swears he put up 405 in high school, man), everyone loves to hit the bench. It is, for good reason, one of the most popular and vers...
With all of the unique benefits a trap bar can provide for almost every serious lifter, there’s a good case to make for it to become the number one tool forlower body training. Sorry, barbell, you had a good run. Credit: carlesmiro / Shutterstock ...
Once your butt is on the box, pause. The pause is meant to eliminate momentum — like the dead stop during aPendlay row— so that the lifter must use all his or her force to stand up. Stand up and pause again at the top for a beat before starting the next rep. ...