Mike Mahler - The 80/20 Rule For Incredible Strength Gains: Part 1.

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The few exercises that are worth doing are the exercises that provide the most bang for your buck. I've put together the 80/20 rule here and listed some very effective exercises that some are afraid to try. Read on for more.

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Excelent article. Thank you for opening my eyes.

truly groundbreaking stuff.......not.

Arnold and Franco did do plenty of Incline bench presses, bench presses, dips, pull-overs and flyes, which influenced their pec development significantly more than a few sets of 5 in barbell military presses. However, I do think this minimalist approach would work for someone who has time constraints. I'd like to see a mass program where the barbell clean and press is the main exercise, but intersperesed with traditional bodybuilding exercises: rows, weighted pull-ups and chin-ups, heavy ab and calf work, bench presses, dips. This would be a functional hypertropy routine, but taking into account metabolic adaptations too. Otherwise, great job Mike. You' re always a pleasure to read and one of the shrewedest trainers out there.

[SkinnyGuyWillDi]

Very informational article. I'm already doing only compound exercises. This give me motivation to do more!

[metzrs]

Another effort to advertise kettlebell... a really pointless means of training when you hav access to dumbells!!! Plus kettlebells can seriously damage your wrists!