Any trainer worth his salt will say the big compound movements like squats, deadlifts, and overhead presses deserve an important place in your program. They deliver the most dividends for strength development, calorie burning, fat loss, and even carry over into hypertrophy (size gains).
I consider the barbell strict press to be a staple in upper body development. And I’ll say it – it one-ups the bench press as far as functional application and testimony to true strength goes.
For years, lifters have treated the “big 3” lifts – squat, deadlift, and bench press – as if they’re sacred. Just like the powerlifters, bro.
If you want to push yourself to bigger gains on big lifts like the bench press and deadlift, you have several tried-and-true methods.
The training game has evolved by leaps and bounds over the years, but one thing has made for constant contention amongst its professionals…
Chronic lower back pain is one of the most dreaded things a lifter can deal with. I speak from firsthand experience.
Whether your goal is conditioning, stability, or to have great finishers to your bodybuilding workouts, the TRX is a tool that many people forget about.
The textbooks don’t lie. You’re severely risking injury if you don’t pay attention to good technique and form when moving weights.
You can’t, or rather, you shouldn’t, force feed movements. Everyone isn’t built the same way.
You probably guessed there was another one of these coming sometime in February.
If you remember from my last article on the subject, I had only scratched the surface with advanced planks and had left out key muscle groups like the obliques.
