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Get more lat recruitment from chin-ups and pull-ups with these cues: 1. Chest to bar. 2. Squeeze a tennis ball between your shoulder blades.
Finish off your lats with 3 sets of 3-5 reps. Lower slowly and under control to trigger growth-inducing muscle damage.
With this tougher variation of the inverted row, you'll get a massive contraction in the back muscles. Give it a shot.
Adding bands to trap bar rows increases the tension at the top, frying your lats and upper back... in a good way.
The subtle shift in hand and arm position on the lowering phase will crank up the challenge and the strength and muscle gains.
Good at chin-ups? Nice. Now try this. Keep your body straight and touch your sternum to the bar.
Nail every fiber of your chest with one exercise. Just change the angle once you fatigue in one position and extend the TUT.
Looks like partials aren’t so bad after all. Here’s how and why you should start adding them to your squats.
This style of row is great for back hypertrophy and for building your grip for the deadlift. Go for at least 20 reps, Kroc-row style.
Attach a two-inch pipe to some webbing and a cable machine to really build your grip and forearms. The resistance increases as you roll.
Get a pipe and make this yourself. Unlike a standard wrist roller, the rack version doesn't overtax your shoulders, just your grip and forearms.
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This lift can be used as a tool to train for strength and mobility, along with overall health of your muscles and joints.
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The wrist roller is a proven grip and forearm builder. Ramp up the time under tension by standing on a step. Shoot for 30-60 seconds of constant tension.
For wide delts, overload the top half of this exercise with bands. Or use dumbbells plus bands. Drop the bands upon failure to extend the set.
Start with 10 presses and 20 front squats. On the next set, do as many presses as you can, then double that number for front squats. Continue until jacked.
Alternate between chin-ups and push-ups, doing twice as many push-ups. Example: Start with 10 chins and 20 push-ups. Goal: 30 chins, 60 push-ups total.
This ain't your momma's power walk. Strengthen your posterior chain and get shredded fast with this training method.
Using chains for dips is not only a good way to add weight, the chains will actually teach proper form on regular dips.
The dead bug is a popular and surprisingly tough core exercise. Once you master it, ramp it up with this variation.
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