Knees: push them to the sides on the way up, lock them at the top Shins: touch the bar with your shins during your Deadlift setup Lockout: lock your hips and knees. Don’t lean back at the top Muscles Worked Deadlifts work your whole body. Your legs are the prime movers. Your back...
Many seduction experts consider Brad Pitt’s physique in Fight Club ideal for “pulling” women into the bedroom. Hence many lifters do their best to acquire it. However, there’s one detail that the warriors forget – that physique is not the trait that makes Brad Pitt so attractive. His...
No Wide Sumo Stance.Don’t Squat with a wide stance. Your feet shouldn’t be touching the side of your Squat Rack. Some powerlifters Squat wide but they usually wear compression Squat suits to protect their groin. We Squat raw. If you try to Squat wide like geared powerlifters do, y...
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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...
The lat pulldown can be a reliable and effective alternative to back-training staples like chin-ups or pull-ups. Pulldowns can be useful fornovice lifterswho may not yet be strong enough to perform high-quality repetitions, as well as more experienced lifters looking to minimize the role ...
How To Do the Back Squat Before you step into thesquat rack, know that there’s more than one “style” of squatting. Powerlifters rely on the low bar squat — resting the barbell across their upper back and shoulders, rather than directly on their traps — while the “standard” techn...
Rest-pause is probably best used by intermediate and advanced lifterswho clearly understand their bodies, the difference between good and bad form, and the difference between form failure and prime mover failure. Rest-pause is taxing.Because it increases work density, it’s easy for overtraining ...
You can actually grow your pecs without any equipment at all, thanks to the push-up. Push-ups are also a great warm-up exercise for advanced lifters. Start in a plank position with your arms straight, and slowly bend your elbows to bring your chest to the floor. Then push yourself bac...
It is common to think the back arch is an example of poor form, but it isn’t (within reason). Powerlifters adopt this position to lift heavier and with more power. If your arch occurs in your lower back, that is problematic, but you don’t need to keep your whole back flush with...