Muscle-Growth Mistakes | Chest Mistakes | Shoulder Mistakes | Biceps Mistakes Google “shoulder training mistakes,” and the search engine will spit out articles featuring advise like “Don’t use bad form,” “Move a full range of motion,” and “Never go too heavy.” Well…duh! You won’t find that kind of overgeneralized silliness here. This is advice by lifters, for lifters, learned the hard …
I love training traps and shoulders together. It’s the ultimate upper-body mass builder. A lot of guys struggle with growth in this area, and if that’s your problem—or even if it isn’t—I highly recommend this Balloon Method routine. It’s intense to the max, with nine different exercises and 2 sets of each for a …
When training for size and strength in the gym, you’re only as strong as your weakest link. When shrugging, that weak link is usually your hands. Think about it: How many times have you had to end a set of heavy shrugs because you couldn’t hang on to those 70-, 80-, or 100-pound dumbbells? …
Much like shredded abs are the sign of great conditioning, huge trapezius muscles, aka traps, denote power and strength. Large, thick muscles on top of your shoulders tell everyone who sees you that you lift heavy! Since they run along your spine, traps are part of the back, and your mid and lower traps tend […]
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...]