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★Leave Your Ego at the Door

Always wonder why your physique isn’t progressing as fast as your wish it could? You probably often say to yourself, “My strength is great! I’m lifting heavy, but it seems I’m not looking as I should.” Ever wonder why? Well, to be perfectly blunt…..LEAVE YOUR HEAVY WEIGHT LIFTING EGO AT THE DOOR! It’s not about…

Chest/Arms Workout February 4, 2013

Chest • Incline Smith-Machine Press 2×15-20/3×8-12/2×4+8 dropset —Supersetted with Bar Dips (leaning frontward) 3×10 • Flat Smith-Machine Press 4×8-12 • Incline Bench Dumbbell Flys 3×10 • Flat Bench Dumbbell Flys 3×10 Biceps • Standing Dumbbell Curls (slow negatives/hard contraction) 3×10 • Reverse-grip EZ-Bar Curls 3×10 —Supersetted with EZ-Bar Curls 3×10 Triceps • Bar Dips (straight)…

Quad Workout – January 30, 2013

Quad Workout – January 30, 2013 • Squats – 2x15warmup/3×10/1×4-4-8 strip down (from 365lbs-315lbs-225lbs) • Front Squats 3×10-15 • Leg Press 4×15 • Laying Hamstring Curls 4×15 Share

★5 Most Common Shoulder Training Mistakes!

Shoulder injuries are one the most common areas that get injuried in the gym. Many bodybuilders and other athletes can develop shoulder problems through repetitive and intensive training routines. In most cases these injuries can be avoided by concentrating on your form, using lighter weights or just using better exercises. Alot gym junkies have a…

Shrugs

Training Tip! If you’re rolling your shoulders while doing shrugs, you’re doing it wrong. Shrugs only require you to keep your head straight, and shrug your shoulders to your ears (as best you can). Keep your feet on the ground is an element that many tend to forget when shrugging heavy weight. Focus! Shrug straight…

Picking a Workout Partner

Training Tip! When picking a workout partner, make sure they share the same intensity, goals and mental drive as yourself. This will ensure that you will be pushed to your absolute limits. If you pick the wrong partner, you’ll tend to be distracted by endless chit-chat, and low intensity workouts that will never benefit you,…

Listen to the FACTS

• Fact. Yes there is such thing as ‘Over-dieting’ and ‘Under-Recovery’. • Fact. You can abuse anything, even the body, and the outcome will NOT be a good one. • Fact. Many people will NOT listen to you when you tell them to watch for these things, and make sure to give yourself a break…

Back Workout – December 9, 2012

• Reverse grip pulldowns 4×8-12 +Supersetted with Pull-ups 4×8-10 • Seated Wide-grip pulldowns (to the front) 4×10-12 +Supersetted with Seated close-grip cable rows 4×12 • Bent-over Barbell rows 4×8-15 • Seated Close-grip (reverse seated) pulldowns 2×10/12 • Seated Close-grip pulldowns 3×10-12 Share

Delts/Traps + Deadlifts Workout – January 29, 2013

• Smith Machine Shoulder Press 1x20warmup/3x10working/2×12-15burnout • Front Plate Raises 3×10 • Upright Rows 4×10 —super-setted with Standing Dumbbell Side Laterals 4×8-10 • Barbell Shrugs 4×10-20 —super-setted with Standing Straight-bar Front Raises 4×10 • Deadlifts 1x15warmup(135lbs)/3×7-12working(225-455lbs)/1x23burnout(225lbs) Preworkout Meal: • 10oz chicken • 1cup white sushi rice • 1/2 banana • 1/2 apple Pre/Post-Workout stack: •…

Chest/Upper Back Workout – January 28, 2013

• Wide-grip pull-ups 3×10 • Flat Bench 1×25 warmup/4×8-15 working —super-setted with Seated close-grip cable rows 4×10-15 • Incline Bench 4×10-12 —super-setted with reverse-grip lat pulldowns 4×8-12 • 1-Arm Dumbbell Rows 4×10 • Decline Bench 4×10-15 • Flat Bench Dumbbell Flys 4×10 • Flat-Bench ‘accordion’ ab crunches 4×20 *Notes: —slow negatives —full range of motion…