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Recovery
We often hear that recovery is important for gains, however, there’s a few different reasons WHY that is the case. This study underlines one of those reasons. As you can see on the graph, it can take three full days for a muscle to recover to original activation levels. When a muscle is damaged and... -
Lower Body - Sliders
SLIDER: LOWER EXTREMITIEs
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Sliders are a great addition to a workout routine for lower extremity training. This series primarily focuses on isolating one leg, keeping the core engaged at all times, keeping the knee stable, working the quadriceps and glute muscles while utilizing slider... -
Lat Frequency
The lats are pretty similar to the pectorals in many of the variables mentioned on the graphic. However, the lats are closer to an even split between fast and slow twitch fibers. This means that the lats typically experience a little less damage and soreness when compared to the pecs and have been shown... -
Killer Core Variations
HANGING CORE VARIATIONS
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📚By using the weight of the legs there is added resistance placed on the core muscles. Each of these variations target different muscle groups. Make sure not to use momentum while pulling the legs up for each of these variations, keep the core tight and... -
Add these to the end of your leg day.... better have a puke bucket.
Got a couple extra minutes on leg day? Add these to your workout plan and try not to throw up. This is a nasty way to finish off a leg workout. Just grab a dumbbell or safety-squat bar, set a timer for two minutes, and go!
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Duck lunges are often performed with your knees coming out as you... -
Patellar Tendinitis
Patellar tendinitis (inflammation) and patellar tendinopathy (disease, abnormal condition) “jumpers knee” is an issue that might make it hard to perform exercises that require more load on the quads from bending at the knee joint. This is the tendon that bring together the thigh muscles over the knee... -
Quads to grow!!!
QUADRICEPS VARIATIONS
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📚 This series can be great for your arsenal if it’s for your warm up (before your workout, form of dynamic stretching) cool down (post workout) or even an exercise to superset with a compound exercise like a squat or a stiff leg deadlift. Since leg workouts... -
100 Rep Leg Press - Just do it.
100 Rep Leg Presses, Every Training Day – Start every workout (not just leg workouts but all of them) with 100 reps on the leg press. Use a very light weight. You might even want to start with the empty sled and try to get all 100 reps unbroken using a moderate speed and tempo. Don't go slow, but don't... -
Wall Sit Variations
WALL SIT VARIATIONS
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📚You want to start off with feet shoulder width apart as you lean against the wall and slowly lower yourself to about 90° at the knee joint. These exercises for the most part are done with isometric contractions. Which means the muscle doesn’t change length,... -
Plyometrics: Single Leg
PLYOMETRICS: SINGLE LEG VARIATIONS
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📚Most athletes expose themselves to high impact landing while playing sports. Recurrent hard landings can lead to degeneration of the ankle, knee, and hip joints. Learning to land softly and to decelerate the weight of the body will significantly... -
Glute Variations
GLUTE VARIATIONS
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📚 Glute exercise are important for hip mobility and stability, such as at the top of a squat, deadlift or a single leg stiff leg deadlift you need to be able to drive with the glutes to maintain neutral spine. The main actions for this series are hip extension,... -
Low Back Exercises
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💥 Looking for low back relief? Try these 3 exercises! Here are 3 easy mobility drills you can begin using to address your low back. The key is working nice and slow through these to make sure you can tolerate them. A lot of the time we just aren’t moving... -
Muscle and strength gains during testosterone therapy are greater with testosterone injections than gels
Reduced muscle mass and strength, commonly accompanied by increased body fat, are common signs in all forms of hypogonadism (primary, secondary, classical or functional).1,2 One of the best documented effects of testosterone therapy is an increase in lean body mass3-6, which is mostly attributed to... -
Mid back Stiff??
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Mid back all stuck and stiff? Here are 2 ways to unlock it and get your thoracic spine moving right! Most people have a lot of restrictions in the mid back because we sit all day and are stagnant. Stiffness here can put extra stress on your low back, shoulders, and... -
Stop Foam Rolling your IT Band
Stop smashing your IT band with a foam roller and do this instead! Your IT band doesn’t like compression and this can often make it worse. Have you considered your hip as being the culprit? Maybe we should attack the hip instead of just smashing our body where it hurts! Our hip plays a large role in...