You need excess calories to get bigger. Some of this will be fat, and some muscle. Basically eat more (roughly 500 calories per day) and...
The wider bars are slightly easier to balance when doing lifts such as squats. The wider the bar the more forgiving it is on not having your...
Saw horses = world's cheapest squat rack Each of my saw horses is tested to 200kg, so the 2 of them can take 400kg. The only downside is...
An obvious problem with full recovery is that recovery might be different across different parts of the body. E.g. the shoulders might recover in...
I'm not saying that once a week can't work. But I am saying that more than once a week definitely can work. Look at programs such as John...
Good point. I may have oversimplified things slightly, but the overall point is that to try and make weight training more than strength...
I think those benefits would be very small to be honest. E.g. the balance required to do a Thai whip kick is very different to any balance...
It sounds like Welsh Warriors friend really needs a good stretching rountine if he can leg press 250kg, but can't squat 20kg. He must have strong...
This is something that I've taken a very long time to get my head around. The biggest determinant of getting bigger is increasing your calories ,...
In terms of loosing body fat, it's really about calories in and out - although including strength work as part of your excercise program will help...
There's a link in the stickies to one of the 5*5 variations.
Incredible Bulk was joking - this "advice" was what he had heard from personal trainers. I'm pretty sure IB thinks that deads are a good...
How does she define weak tendons at the back of the knees? If she gets injured there then she should see a good physio or sports doctor as the...
That's awesome gains Achilles. I really didn't think it would work, but it did so well done.
Adam's point on the DB/BB Bench press is right on for me. For certain excercises such as Deadlift, good mornings and bilateral squatting it has...
I've gotta agree with Incredible Bulk. You can't state about gains when you haven't had any. Also remember that a lot of pro atheletes are...
Hormonal responses to training are at best a tiny factor in how you should train. A few years ago Fleck or Kraemer got really excited about...
You should take some time off MA so your body can focus its attention on mass gain. Look at the stickies. Major mistakes that people make...
A 2* BW bench press with proper form (no bouncing off chest, full ROM and no spotter touching the bar) and no bench shirt is superb. This would...
Doing each excercise twice per week (perhaps only deadlift once per week on a non-squatting day) over three sessions would be enough. May I...
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