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Sticky: * Deadlifting 101: Instructional videos * What's up deadlift people? This thread will attempt to cover deadlift basics, common mistakes, and also provide some useful information about other deadlift variations. Here is the basic overview of the classic barbell deadlift..... 8u899wRnwqs And here is Mark Rippetoe's "Lengthy Analysis... Kiknskreem‎, 11-21-2008 07:02 PM 26 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 26	Last Post By chubszekey View Profile View Forum Posts 06-25-2020, 02:19 PM	779	1,008,858
Sticky: The Bench Form Thread We see a lot of threads asking for bench form critiques on this forum. I feel like most of these threads are made because people don’t know how to critique their own form. They just don’t know what to look for. I’m hoping to narrow that gap with this thread. I’m not going to touch on everything,... davisj3537‎, 09-19-2013 10:41 PM 9 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 9	Last Post By davisj3537 View Profile View Forum Posts 10-17-2018, 09:05 AM	240	519,176
Sticky: The Fundamentals of the Back Squat The Fundamentals of the Back Squat The Back Squat has often been referred to as "the King of Exercises" because it uses a great deal of the body's musculature and is therefore very efficient in making you bigger and stronger. Really, squats are a full body exercise, though most people will... VoxExMachina‎, 03-24-2011 08:10 AM 17 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 17	Last Post By Ginalina View Profile View Forum Posts 05-21-2018, 04:08 AM	494	738,081
Sticky: Answers to Common Questions Q: What exercise should I do for (insert body part here)? I don't know how to do (insert exercise here). A: Do a Search, please, before creating a thread. Also go here: http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/ Q: Should I use a full body... VoxExMachina‎, 09-05-2009 03:46 PM 24 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 24	Last Post By Ginalina View Profile View Forum Posts 05-21-2018, 04:04 AM	718	737,824
Sticky: The 80/20 Rule for Lifting Think, But Don't Over-Analyze When you are enthusiastic about bodybuilding, or any sport or hobby for that matter, you want to know everything you can about it. You want to know what's the best exercise, what rep range will give you an edge, how to best structure your split so that you eek out... VoxExMachina‎, 02-19-2010 06:41 PM 19 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 19	Last Post By robertwilson009 View Profile View Forum Posts 05-17-2018, 03:35 AM	556	824,437
Sticky: Beginner's Guide: 6 Basic Compound Lifts, and How to do Them The core of any good exercise program should be built around the 6 basic compound lifts. These are the basis of bobybuilding, the cornerstone of hypertrophy, the mecca of mass, the.... well, you get the idea. Must you do all of these? No. Nothing is a "must". But instead of wasting... VoxExMachina‎, 09-07-2009 09:59 AM 22 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 22	Last Post By Saidin22 View Profile View Forum Posts 03-30-2018, 04:12 AM	640	1,400,459
Sticky: De-Load, the Overlooked Technique Introduction: There are countless posts on the best way to train biceps, the optimum split for getting huge, how to bench press properly, or any of a million other questions on how to become bigger, leaner, or break through plateaus. But one technique that helps achieve all of these goals... VoxExMachina‎, 01-03-2010 10:16 AM 21 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 21	Last Post By sidfahad View Profile View Forum Posts 02-25-2018, 06:13 PM	615	896,975
Sticky: General Forum Rules Welcome to the Bodybuilding.com Forums It is our hope that the members of the forums will help each other in providing motivation and information to those looking to reach their fitness goals. To protect our members and the forums, the following rules are effective in all sections. Please take... ForumSentinel‎, 05-19-2014 08:12 AM	Last Post By ForumSentinel View Profile View Forum Posts 05-19-2014, 08:12 AM	0	138,427

Any engineers? Weighted squat vs overhead press (measuring spinal compression) Say you have a 30kg Atlas stone in hand and you need to perform squat and overhead press.. When you push the stone overhead your spine is compressed with no relief into the ground, and.. When you sqaut you pull the stone up, in hand, via your legs and although the weight is the same and the... rocknrollguitar‎, 08-10-2020 12:15 AM	Last Post By SuffolkPunch View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 05:56 AM	6	400
Training with bands? This may be a stupid question but I know strength athletes use bands as a way to mimic different types of tension in different parts of the lift eccentric vs concentric. Have bands ever been considered the same way weights have been considered? Meaning training can bands that are setup to not... goldenerafan‎, Today 04:46 AM	Last Post By jk202 View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 05:16 AM	4	110
DL form check Checking with others to see if anything needs to be tweaked. There are 2 points I notice but I'll let others judge first and point those out later. Thanks for looking. jt351035Pwc 1S6Epd5YqD8 ECGordyn‎, Today 02:31 AM	Last Post By air2fakie View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 05:10 AM	5	162
Your Favourite Exercise to Build Your..... Chest.... Lats.... Shoulders.... Upper Back.... Triceps.... GoldenEraMuscle‎, 08-10-2020 01:36 AM 2 Pages • 1 2	Last Post By RapidFail View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 04:34 AM	30	942
Weird Barbell curl fatigue I started using the barbell to curl as opposed to dumbbells which I have primarily used since I started lifting for the most part. I started with 70lbs, did 8 reps and had a nice struggle. I dropped down to 60 because I know I couldn’t do another set judging by the previous set. I failed at... michaelv92‎, Yesterday 03:45 PM	Last Post By EliKoehn View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 04:30 AM	4	175
Pull Up Rows? Just tried doing augmented pull ups to hit back as a row substitute (gym still closed). Really felt like I was hitting mid-upper back well and seemed to be a great row substitute...anyone tried this or have any tips? This was way more intense than what I had been doing, table bodyweight rows with... sunsean‎, 08-10-2020 10:43 AM	Last Post By sunsean View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 04:16 AM	13	503
comprehensive list of exercises New to bodybuilding.com and other than a short 8 month stint in high school, new to exercising as well. I'm looking for a "comprehensive" list of bodyweight exercises (or otherwise) that I can compile with other resources and exercises that I know of to make different routines that I can choose... tevansalim‎, Yesterday 09:17 AM	Last Post By SuffolkPunch View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 02:41 AM	3	247
Back squat I’m at 205 on back squat right now also I’m 146 if that matters and I may do a reset on this one but I’m wanting to make sure my form looks good. Any tips or am rounding my back? I don’t feel I am but I want to make sure https://imgur.com/a/3rBWndY Calikid32190‎, Yesterday 02:42 PM	Last Post By ofgrammatology View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 11:17 PM	21	378
1# Best forearm exercise ? Hello, I have a question. I have pretty lagging forearms to my triceps/biceps, so i want to train them little bit. I looked on internet, and there is everywhere like wrist flexion,wrist extension, wrist holds etc. I really dont wanna do like 4+ exercises and train like 30 minutes just my forearms,... wariorpolni‎, Yesterday 11:25 AM	Last Post By Silvercock View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 08:07 PM	6	240
Olympic vs standard body interactions Never really got a chance to work with them as I just picked up an olympic bar & plates(Rep sabre/cast irons) a few days ago, but I kinda noticed something. The bar feels just massive compared to my other standard. So I put 30lb added onto my standard, compared it to the olympic just as it is(it's... TheShadowMan‎, 08-08-2020 03:52 PM	Last Post By ZidanHaedar View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 06:07 PM	5	575
Without equipment full body workout Losing weight is not a very difficult thing. if one regularly follows a routine, a proper diet chart and does exercises. If you think that you need to lose weight, first, you have to change your food habits. For that, it is better to consult a dietician, who can provide you a proper diet chart,... Sagar28992‎, Yesterday 04:40 PM	Last Post By Sagar28992 View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 04:40 PM	0	148
Is this a good leg routine or not Leg extensions Leg curls body weight Bulgarian squats Weighted calf raises kishennayee‎, 08-08-2020 05:23 PM	Last Post By anytimes View Profile View Forum Posts 08-10-2020, 11:42 PM	17	722
Barbell curl form check - left shoulder? - forearms are getting sore and burn almost the same or tad bit more than biceps during the set. Failure happens in the biceps though but is forearm burn normal? - Left shoulder wants to keep rolling forward. I have to keep it Pulled back. And sometimes bicep tendinitis comes back from curls or... TryingBB‎, 08-09-2020 10:35 PM	Last Post By TryingBB View Profile View Forum Posts 08-10-2020, 03:51 PM	3	439
Rdl I’m doing the fierce 5 intermediate plan and on lower B he has RDL. Now I love my regular deadlifts but he doesn’t list that as a substitution for the RDL. So when I do the RDL I feel a lot of my back being worked like the lower part of it. I’ve looked up videos and can’t seem to get it because I... Calikid32190‎, 08-07-2020 02:40 PM	Last Post By Calikid32190 View Profile View Forum Posts 08-10-2020, 02:56 PM	16	962
Bent over row form Too much body English towards the end? This was the second set and last few reps were hard. I dun goofed? Should I lower the weight? https://youtu.be/Qp7p47pRnRs Qp7p47pRnRs TryingBB‎, 08-09-2020 09:16 PM	Last Post By TryingBB View Profile View Forum Posts 08-10-2020, 01:12 PM	8	501
Where do I start I haven't worked out in 1.5 years I just turned 18 a few weeks ago I'm 5"8 and hover around 188-190lbs depending on my hydration I'm 16.4% body fat according to my scale and I just don't know where to start at again currently I wear size 36 pants and fill out large shirts pretty good but my goal is I want to be able flip cars... Jamesrx‎, 08-10-2020 12:21 PM	Last Post By Jamesrx View Profile View Forum Posts 08-10-2020, 12:21 PM	0	259
Corrected SLDL Form check Thank you for your time. https://youtu.be/os4nm3LOF8g os4nm3LOF8g TryingBB‎, 08-09-2020 10:27 PM	Last Post By BeginnerGainz View Profile View Forum Posts 08-10-2020, 10:19 AM	5	471
Standing calf raises form check I’m on a slanted smith machine. Apologies top of the video got cut off Note: At the bottom I am NOT Touching the ground with my heels My feet keep sliding back a bit and I try and come up on the balls of the feet but end up on the Balls of the feet / partial toes atleast couple reps out of... TryingBB‎, 08-09-2020 10:40 PM	Last Post By Ghawk21 View Profile View Forum Posts 08-10-2020, 06:37 AM	1	406
Muscle Imbalance! Hi, I've been working out for a few years, I'm around 155lbs at 5'8 with a tiny frame; 6 inch wrists... I'm pretty happy with my physique and lifts vs. body weight; I like having good all round fitness - I run, hike and parent twins (!) too, I've no desire nor genetic possibility of gaining... JB212‎, 08-10-2020 04:16 AM	Last Post By JB212 View Profile View Forum Posts 08-10-2020, 04:16 AM	0	355
Bench press form check Leg drive is new to me and I’m trying to get used to it. Why can’t I get more stable in my lower body? https://youtu.be/bktcn17h5_c bktcn17h5_c TryingBB‎, 08-09-2020 09:15 PM	Last Post By WolfRose7 View Profile View Forum Posts 08-10-2020, 01:30 AM	2	388
SLDL form check I feel like I’m doing something wrong. I’ve been loosing a rep on the second set for this cycle and last cycle on AllPro. Reduce weight? https://youtu.be/b3rXzdaQX1A b3rXzdaQX1A TryingBB‎, 08-09-2020 09:17 PM	Last Post By TryingBB View Profile View Forum Posts 08-09-2020, 10:09 PM	2	395
Overhead barbell press vs Seated dumbbell press I want to know your thoughts on standing barbell overhead press vs seated dumbbell overhead press. I'm currently doing the standing barbell press as my main shoulder movement. but as i progress to higher weights i feel some minor pains in my lower back ( this is probably from hyper-extending my... phoenix0096‎, 08-08-2020 02:33 PM	Last Post By BeginnerGainz View Profile View Forum Posts 08-09-2020, 06:35 PM	22	1,016
Tighten upper body exercises. Hey, hope everyone is well! 2018 was 110kgs Lost weight trained at home dropped to 68kg (lowest) by mid 2019. 2019 September joined the gym put on a bit of weight and muscle and fat. Now at a point feel like if I lose weight I get too skinny(size Xs) but still with skinny belly ��. Right now... mohuss1991‎, 08-09-2020 02:02 PM	Last Post By SuffolkPunch View Profile View Forum Posts 08-09-2020, 02:21 PM	1	438
What could I be doing wrong with step-ups? I do them with 35 lb dumbbells for 12-15 reps and feel a lot in my back and traps but not legs. If I go lower than 35 I feel nothing. ckaep12‎, 08-09-2020 12:13 AM	Last Post By Garage Rat View Profile View Forum Posts 08-09-2020, 12:46 PM	1	526
Can any body suggest me best chest workout? iam 25 year old my lef arm is weak as compared to right i think i can make it stronger with a healthy chest work out. Kashif1624‎, 08-09-2020 04:45 AM	Last Post By Garage Rat View Profile View Forum Posts 08-09-2020, 12:41 PM	4	575