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Now that my dips have gotten heavy I feel some shoulder discomfort if I go as deep as possible (i.e. elbow angle of 60-70 degrees). Is this bad form? Is 90 degrees the recommended minimum?

Gym routine is independent of fat loss goals. You go to the gym to stimulate muscles and increase your metabolism. This encourages fat loss by itself. You can accelerate fat loss by eating fewer...

Exactly she complains all the time about how she "feels fat" but never does anything about it! I have tried to suggest eating fewer carbs and coming to the gym to lift free weights, but she never has...

That's not true at all the assist machine is just like a real pull-up but it removes some of the load so you can get an optimal resistance. Assist machine is way better than pull-downs.

OP, you...

Hi I really want to get my girlfriend to lift because she doesn't do any exercise right now. She makes excuses that she's busy with school and only goes to the gym maybe once or twice a month. And...

Workout A:

Dumbbell bench press: 3x5-8
Weighted chin-ups: 3x5
Dumbbell rows: 3x5-8

Workout B:

Standing arnold press: 3x5-8
Barbell deadlift: 1x5

Pizza is high in carbs. Flour is bad. Cheap pizza also usually has bad, processed ingredients.

Dairy is bad for some people; others (like me) seem to tolerate it well enough. But milk is high in...

I have to disagree that one should be eat junk just to bulk. You can bulk cleanly and get a caloric surplus by eating paleo in large quantities. Eat lots of healthy fats and animal proteins and...

There's nothing wrong with not adding weight every workout. As long as you're making progress, you're making progress. Once you stall completely, i.e. fail to add either weight or reps several...

So let me get this straight. Instead of focusing on curling my bicep (what I'm doing now), I need to first flex my lats to pull my shoulder blades down, then pull my elbows into my sides?

If this...

I recently switched from barbell bench press and barbell overhead press to dumbbell bench press and dumbbell shoulder press. I have noticed in just a few weeks that my chest and shoulders look a lot...

Can you please explain this? I always feel it in my arms!

Wow are you kidding me? I've been trying to break 5x15 for four months now and you progressed to 8x35 in one month? This can't be possible.

With what frequency do you train? I am doing something...

I am progressing well in all my lifts excepted weighted chin-ups. Has anyone else had this problem? Here is my log for the new year:

3-03 3x5x15 (actual: 5/4/3)
2-26 3x5x15 (actual: 5/5/4)
2-21...

That's fine. The original poster even said beginners can handle 4-6 workouts a week. Your body doesn't yet have the capacity to overtrain. You would also be surprised how well your body can adapt to...

I do weighted dips and chin-ups holding a dumbbell between my thighs. It's easier than it sounds. I've seen guys hold up to 55 lbs this way.

If you're a beginner you can workout more than 3 times...

I'm well aware. I have been squatting for 7 years and now it's time for me to retire. After 7 years of lifting, my glutes and quads are the only muscles on my body to show significant gains, so much...

How so?

This program looks great and I've been following it for two days. The only modification I did was remove squats for personal reasons and cut some of the accessory work. I also use dumbbells instead...

Thanks for advice. I have tried strengthening the weak quad, but it only causes pain. The pain subsides during exercise, but always returns. Maybe if I persist it will go away for good? I tried rehab...