Bicep curls Face pulls Pull-ups Dumbbell shrugs Deadlifts Of course, these exercises can stand alone, but when they’re combined and used to target specific muscles, you’ll get the best results and a more efficient workout—and you can work hard knowing there’ll be at least two days of...
Barbell dropsets are usually associated with the strip set. In this technique, you load small plates on the barbell and, once you reach muscular failure at each weight, you—or better yet, your partner—strips off the plates one by one. An example would be doing biceps curls with 105 pou...
Choose exercises you can do safely to failure. Squats are NOT a good choice, but leg extensions and leg curls are. Be sensible; if failing to complete a rep could lead to injury, choose another exercise. The chest press machine is fine, but barbell bench presses are not. Step 3 – 2-...
this exercise causes your chest to work through a different range of motion. Use a Barbell instead of a dumbbell for a pullover, and do the exercise on a decline bench. Also, use an extra wide grip on the barbell.
Barbell curls Preacher curls Overhead cable curls 2. Triceps isolation exercises One-arm French Dumbbell press Machine dips Triceps pushdown 3. Shoulder Isolation exercises Dumbbells lateral front raises Dumbbell side raises Reverse Flys 4. Isolation Exercises for Chest ...
particularly your lats. The line of pull is one not easily accessed by other lifts, and the barbell/plate allows you to adjust resistance easily; you don't have to just rely on body weight, and you can track progress easily. This is one of my favorites, rarely do I have a workout ...
Similarly, if you are nursing an elbow injury and you always do barbell calf raises you can instead perform machine calf raises. Additionally, if your grip strength is not up to par and you have strong traps, you can perform shrugs on the calf raise machine and still effectively stimulate ...