Building Muscle – Alternate Training for Size and Working for Strength And Never Hit a Plateau Again
There has been a trend in the recent years towards the so-called functional training. It emphasizes training the body … Read more
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Glute Activation – Your Butt May Well Be Your Most Important Athletic Asset
The Glutes Are the Primary Movers of the Hip Joint
First – lets define “glutes.” These are the muscles in your butt. Glutes comes from the latin name gluteus maximus. To me it sounds like the name of Russel Crowe’s character in the movie Gladiator.
So anyway, the primary role of the glutes is to make your upper leg go in alignment with the spine. In other words if the spine and trunk are vertical – the leg must too. So the thigh is pulled down and back. This extension at the hip is primarily propelled by the muscles you are currently sitting on.
Every Movement Involves the Butt Because it Is in the Center of the Body
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Ja Rule’s Workout – How You Can Build a Body You Can Be Proud Of
The thing about most rappers’ physiques is that they have a natural advantage. They are genetically more suited for athletics. That’s why they have the muscles of the back of the body – the ones responsible for athleticism (calves, hamstrings, glutes, lower and upper back and traps) easily developed. It doesn’t hurt that they have naturally lower levels of body fat. All that is left is to develop the muscles of the front of the body – biceps and chest and you’ve got yourself a beach physique.
Ja Rule is Not a Big Guy, But He Looks Big Without a Shirt
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Core Training – The Arch Position Gives You Strong Core Muscles and a Healthy Back
Have you ever had lower back problems? Like some sort of pain or pinching sensation? I know I have. … Read more
Read More →Barbell Deadlift – How to Train Correctly to Get a Strong Back and Avoid Injuries
Everybody keeps writing that the barbell deadlift is the king of exercises and that no other exercise will task … Read more
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Beginner Strength Training – Build Bigger Muscles Fast With The Strength And Size Full Body Workout
I will be real here. This is not the only workout I have done. And, this is not the workout I have started training with. Having said that however, this is the workout I currently do and I would recommend to anybody that is a beginner or intermediate, because it produces the fastest progress thus the fastest results. I will write more about what physical goals you need to surpass in order to advance past intermediate status.
[When you eventually start doing weighted dips, body weight only dips will become very easy. I managed 20 here, but I’ve done as many as 33 when I trained with dips exclusively.]
Here Is How You Can Tell If You Are Intermediate Or Advanced
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