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Review: Push-Ups With Feet Elevated
Nov 27, 2009 4:39 PM: does this work your upper chest or lower chest or the whole thing?
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Tip: One Leg Barbell Squat
Nov 26, 2009 5:15 PM: I love 1 leg squat exercises...feel the burn!!
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Review: Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip
Nov 26, 2009 2:44 PM: upper chest
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Review: Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Pullover
Nov 26, 2009 2:04 PM: I tried this with dumbbells and it's pretty intense. You definitely feel it.
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Review: Gironda Sternum Chins
Nov 26, 2009 7:28 AM: This was hard for me at first because I have long arms and go around 225. However, I worked from only being able to do 3 reps all the way up to weighted sets of 12's. The key is to not think about pulling yourself up by your arms. Rather, think of tucking your elbows down into your sides. Stretching...+See More
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Tip: Arnold Dumbbell Press
Nov 25, 2009 6:18 PM: You have the wrist rotations backwards when lowering the dumbbells. When you start the exercise with palms facing self, hands/dumbbells at shoulder level, and you lift them while rotating them, they both rotate 'inward,' thumbs turning toward your body; your left wrist rotates CCW as it rises, your...+See More
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Tip: Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown
Nov 25, 2009 5:15 PM: Anyone doing close, wide, or neutral grip on lat pull down with a straight bar or v-bar, trying doing it without pad that presses your knees to counter the weight your lifting. Man are they painful.
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Tip: Middle Back Shrug
Nov 25, 2009 7:16 AM: this is a good excercise, but the blue main muscle picture is awful,yes, it is the middle back but it's the rhomboid.rhomboid should at the between of the scapula.
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Tip: Zottman Curl
Nov 25, 2009 6:12 AM: Try this version of the Zottman curl. Start with your arms at your sides with your thumbs next to your thighs (pointing in or towards each other) as you procede to curl the dumbells up rotate your hands so your thumbs are now pointing away from each other (pronated). Hold at the top, fully constricted...+See More
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Tip: Straight-Arm Pulldown
Nov 25, 2009 4:58 AM: I have found that in using a light amout of weight and perfoming the exercise to the true form and focusing on the lat area, works will. Also try leaning forward a little bit, but do not sway your body just hold the position.
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Tip: Bent Over One-Arm Long Bar Row
Nov 25, 2009 4:46 AM: Allow the weight to give a good strech at the ead of each rep.
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Tip: Cable Crossover
Nov 24, 2009 2:32 PM: Great cable crossover workout. I got my cable crossover from Dazadi:
http://www.dazadi.com/Sporting-Goods/Exercise-and-Fitness/Strength-Equipment/Cable-Crossovers/
Now my chest is ripped!
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Tip: Hammer Curls
Nov 24, 2009 12:18 PM: Try not to rock yourself.
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Review: Arnold Dumbbell Press
Nov 24, 2009 12:16 PM: Intense, I love them.
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Tip: Side Jackknife
Nov 24, 2009 12:10 PM: damn im sure this hits where it's supose to hit :D
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Review: Weighted Ball Hyperextension
Nov 23, 2009 11:03 AM: I would do the Hyper extension on the ground but have found that doing it on the ball gives me the burn on the ab muscles faster that on the ground
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Review: Preacher Curl
Nov 23, 2009 10:20 AM: Good isolation exercise, nothing but biceps.
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Review: Cross Body Hammer Curl
Nov 23, 2009 10:18 AM: Good for outside portion of bicep, focus on going up fast, pausing, and coming down slowly.
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Tip: Chin-Up
Nov 23, 2009 10:15 AM: Make sure to have your mind-body mindset intact.
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Tip: Smith Single-Leg Split Squat
Nov 22, 2009 5:26 PM: The picture for this exercise is no good. I can't see what the guy's leg is doing! Luckily I can guess what is happening but a complete beginner might struggle.
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Review: Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip
Nov 22, 2009 3:28 PM: By far the best workout for me.
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Review: Ab Roller
Nov 22, 2009 2:56 PM: Good one
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Review: Cable Crossover
Nov 22, 2009 10:13 AM: amazing workout..one of my favourtite chest workouts.
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Review: Decline Dumbbell Bench Press
Nov 22, 2009 10:11 AM: good workout, but i hate the barbell dumbbell bench press
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Tip: Dumbbell Alternate Bicep Curl
Nov 22, 2009 8:34 AM: its great when u do it in several times and with more hipe
for exp : each time 30 time pull the dumbbell
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Tip: Wide Stance Barbell Squat
Nov 22, 2009 7:30 AM: Wrists look to be in an uncomfortable position.
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Tip: Arnold Dumbbell Press
Nov 21, 2009 9:05 PM: If you're looking for that little bit more or a burn than the normal overhead press then this is the perfect addition. Works the shoulders that little bit more.
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Review: Alternate Hammer Curl
Nov 21, 2009 11:11 AM: which part of the biceps does this workout help?
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Review: Barbell Curl
Nov 21, 2009 11:08 AM: My favourite bicep workout
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Tip: Wrist Roller
Nov 21, 2009 8:41 AM: I do agree that without support it does put alot of stress on the shoulders. I love these so I have start putting the bar on the smith about shoulder height