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Everyone has been talking about proper technique, yet nobody has posted anything on proper technique. Can anyone give some hints?

Amazing how people with 1/10th of the knowledge and experience that Rippetoe have who probably do bicep curls in the squat rack (with a belt and straps, and fixing their hair in between each rep)...

What's this "toning"? You either increase or decrease the size of a muscle, and gain or lose body fat. So if you want to get "toned", increase the size of your muscles and lose your body fat.

If...

Start a program that will build a solid foundation and give you strength. Once you have a solid foundation, you can branch out. Building the foundation will increase your strength, muscle size, and...

If you're serious about training, you need to find a gym with proper equipment. Proper equipment for beginners: power rack, barbell, bench, pullup bar, dip bars. You can either get optimal results or...

Simply put, it decreases the ROM. You'll still get results, and I'm sure you do. Arching the back is something powerlifters do to decrease ROM so they can lift more weight. For general training...

x2. You don't want to arch the hell out of your back like a powerlifter, but you don't want your back flat on the bench either (which seems impossible if you retract your shoulder blades like you...

Don't mess with the program, just stick with it. Just keep adding weight progressively to all your lifts and don't worry about "lagging behind" in a lift; you'll be fine. If you're just starting out,...

It can hurt your lower back if you round or hyperextend your back. If you're bending backwards over a ball with a barbell, you're probably hyperextending your lower back, which will lead to problems....

I don't believe the advice here. If you're a beginner you need a program that will teach you the basics: heavy, compound lifts (squat, deadlift, press, bench press, barbell row, dips, chinups,...

Haha. When I first read the rule I figured it was talking about weight belts or dip belts or the sort, but that'd be utterly retarded. Then again, so is not allowing deadlifts.

I'm going way, way out on a limb, but I'd guess: your legs.

The picture above is low bar position, in which it rests lower on your traps. If you do high bar position, it will rest on the top of your traps, right below the top of your shoulders.

Never,...

The dude throwing the trapbar is awesome.

I had to find a new gym recently. I called Planet Fitness and was asking if they have the three things I need: power rack, bench, barbell.

They have...

How exactly does the hook grip work? I've been trying to use it, but I've noticed that my grip with my "hook grip" is weaker than with a normal double overhand.

I just put my thumb around the...

Try switching to EZ bar curls instead of straight bar curls to alleviate wrist pain, then go back to straight bar curls slowly after your pain goes away. Don't work through the pain unless you enjoy...

You could have limited mobility in your thoracic spine. This article explains how to increase mobility and has a test to see if you are flexible enough:
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I had similar problems until I did what BigNeck recommended: I retracted my shoulder blades as hard as possible and stuck my chest out a lot.

As for the grip width, I'd say just go with whatever...

So you're telling me if I "overtrain" then I'll be more likely to injure myself than if I deadlift like this?

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What about if I squat on my toes while leaning forward with an...

Considering 90% of the people who "squat" in my gym go down about one foot, and half of those people squat on their toes, I highly doubt this. That's not even mentioning that 90% of people who I've...