Tag: Strength Training
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3 Ways Squats Build Bigger Biceps
Want more upper body strength? Squat. Are these claims backed by comprehensive studies? Fuck if I know. All I know is they’re true. Three ways squats build bigger biceps: Squats work the biggest muscles directly (glutes, quads). This sends a loud signal to your body to grow. Squats don’t just trigger growth in the primary…
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Quick & Dirty
Sometimes I don’t have time to train. Often I don’t want to train. When that happens, I’ll typically turn to a quick, minimalist routine. Nothing crazy, just enough to get a signal to my body. A minimum effective dose. You’ll often find me breaking up the sets while working, cleaning, or cooking. The following are…
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Lift heavy. 💪 Eat heavy. 🍴
Cardio can crush a gazillion calories in a single session, but building muscle through resistance training can be a much more enjoyable route. Muscle is metabolically active. It requires energy at all times. What does that mean in practice? More lean muscle on your frame equates to a greater proportion of consumed calories being directed…
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Practicing Patience: The Road to a 400 lb Deadlift
For the past year or so I’ve been working towards achieving a 400 lb one-rep max deadlift. This would represent a fairly significant lift for me, coming in at roughly 2.5 times my body weight. Thus far, however, the lift has eluded me. In November 2018 I thought I was coming close, pulling 385 lbs…
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Back to Reality
It’s now day two sans-vacation. My first full day back to reality. My wife is at soccer (or is it hockey?) tonight, so I’m on my own. I knew if I didn’t take this opportunity to jump right back into the routine that existed before our vacation, I would run the risk of falling off…
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A Quick Note on Barbell Training
I only really started training with a barbell regularly two years ago. Although I dabbled previous to this, I never engaged in any sort of disciplined, consistent training. And of course there existed years on end with little to no exercise at all, let alone any sort of barbell training. Barbells have always been the…
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