Getting bigger is about more than just adding more sets and piling on more weight. Don’t get me wrong, increases in volume and progressive overload are definitely key players in muscle growth. But using momentum and limiting yourself strictly to the dumbbell rack will only get you to a certain point of muscle …
To outsiders and newbies, the bench press is just one of those macho lifts you do to impress people. A good bench, though, requires mastery of a number of subtle points of form. Lifting for maximum weight calls for a few small but important refinements in the position of your fingers, hands, elbows, shoulders, and […]
Let's take a trip back in time. How far? Back before the gym was cluttered with dudes with camera crews, and stick figure lifters who strain harder for a selfie than they do during a set of squats.Back then, before the … [Read More...]