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Instead of five 10lb plates try using one 45lb plate and a 10lb plate to up your weight!

Ok, joking aside, I try to use bumper plates or a gym towel between plates to stop them sliding about, but...

26.27 degrees with the line between your nipples and your nostrils relative to the ground.

But actually I never get close to 45 degrees, usually somewhere around 25-30 (by eye).

If you have any...

The distinction has to be made between bodybuilders looking for advice with a lagging muscle group and the (mostly) teenagers who join the forum searching for a quick fix because of some perceived...

This is just an observation.

Lately it seems as though more and more posts in this forum fall in the category of BDD concerns.

FYI: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a mental disorder in which...

No! Not every second day!!!

Only do abs on the 2nd and 3rd Thursday of months ending in 'y', and then only between 05h13 and 08h27 GMT (of course!!).

I do abs three times a week on...

If deadlifts were rather known as "resting floor pulls" they wouldn't be nearly as vilified as they currently are.

<<I have no statistics to back up the following statement>>
I propose that a...

yes, i can see the logic, but front squat would only be effective as a back exercise in the way you describe if the torso started at an angle to the floor, similar to a back squat. Then the elbow...

yes pullups are not a back thickness exercise but they're going to do a lot more for upper back thickness than front squats ever will.

i've never heard of front squats being prescribed for...

Jay Cutler is a good example of skew abs by virtue of genetics
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I have epiphanies (in the strictest sense of the word) almost every workout:

"Oh my <insert preferred deity>!! I'm about to drop this dumbbell on my face"
"Good <insert preferred deity>! I think...

More smaller weights are going to result in more weight further from the center of the bar and are thus going to increase the moment of inertia of the bar making it more difficult to rotate.

So if...

There's a school of thought that says the flat bench is primarily a front delt exercise and doesn't do much for your chest. I have an opinion on that subject that I will summarize as follows:

1. I...

Out for chest, in for triceps; so both have their role to play in bodybuilding.

A wider grip on the bar will naturally force your elbows to flare. Just don't go so wide that you start to feel it...

Elbows-in is going to transfer a lot of the emphasis to the triceps. A wide grip is the way to go because you will naturally flare your elbows and thus target your chest optimally. You don't need to...

Erm! Low cable crossovers are an upper-chest workout last time I looked. The arc followed by your arms are similiar to an exaggerated incline db flye and thus upper-chest orientated.

To the OP I...

Day 1: Chest
Flat Bench.........10 10 8 8 6
Incline DB..........10 8 8 6
Incline Flye........12 12 10 10
Dips..................12 12 10 10
Cable Crossover..12 12 12 12
Abdominals

Day 2: Back...

Dude! Mike Mentzer would be a high-volume trainer compared to you.

21 reps on Wednesday!!!

If you really are putting on quality mass with your programs then I'd like to see your progress with...

My gf's stats are as follows

Deadlift 220x6 (raw)
Squat 200x6
Bench 135x6
Leg Press 350x6
Chins BWx10
Barbell Row 135x8

Not a powerhouse by Amazon standards but she regularly gets the...

Take any arbitrary exercise, for this example bb bench press.

If I'm aiming for 220lb x 6 reps on my fifth set which of the following is the better rep scheme:

175(80kg)x10
187.5(85kg)x10...

Chins Pronated Shoulder Width Grip
10xbw 10xbw 10xbw 10xbw
Reasoning: Narrow grip vertical pull

T-Bar
10x175 10x187.5 8x200 8x212.5 6x225
Reasoning: Narrow grip horizontal row

Front...