Forum: Exercises

Anyone ever gotten better overall back hypertrophy by switching from standard BORs to Yates? I decided to switch it up the other day and felt a significantly better contraction in my entire back—mostly lats—than I do with BORs. I figured incorporating more bicep would yield the opposite. ...

Been lifting for almost 3 years now and my rotator cuffs occasionally get discomfort from flat bench. I do keep my pulling volume ahead of pressing and I do face pulls for shoulder rehab yet shoulder issues always seem to come up every few months. Incline bench feels far more comfortable than flat...

So I know 8 to 12 reps is the sweet spot for building muscle mass with free weights (arguably with 15 to 20 for isolation exercises), but how does that translate to calisthenics exercises? If I can only do 5 neutral grip pull ups and 5 dips in one set, am I going to be stimulating muscle...

I've finally gotten strong enough to do bodyweight pull ups, I can sets of 2 reps at 259 lbs bodyweight. I can get my neck to the bar for each rep and I can fully extend down all the way at the bottom of each rep. But what I have noticed, my knees come up towards my chest when I go to pull myself...

Yo... put one of these up with my pendlay row the other day. Another one I am trying to get down is the front squat. Going super light in weight, going to incr. 10 lbs a week but want to make sure I got the form down first. I think I have a butt wink, and maybe knees too far forward? Idk, think...

1st set is like 6 or 7/10 intensity. By the last set I’m completely dead. Takes me like 30 minutes including warmup. Always get light headed, and barely have energy left for accessories. I’m used to less volume like 3x5 or even 3x3 which I find much more manageable and enjoyable, but I...

I haven’t barbell squatted in months. The SSB just feels so much better. As a bonus, it trashes my upper back/mid-lower traps. Any reason I should program barbell squats? They’re a great exercise but I’m wondering if they offer anything the SSB doesn’t. I squat high bar anyway so the 2 movement...

EDIT: all these vids are about 30 seconds long so it'll be a quick watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzd59K2Qclo&list=WL&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q52jUKHgG0k&list=WL&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHDgF24CevE&list=WL&index=3 Haven't done deadlifts in over a...

Been lifting seriously for about 3 months and just hit 225 bench last week for a 1 rep max. My current max dead lift is at 270 and so is my squat (ATG) of both which I can do about 3 reps each of. I used to do a lot of push ups/planks as a kid so that's obviously why my bench is pretty good but man...

I'm currently doing a PPL split so training each muscle group twice a week. However, I was thinking of trying the following: Day 1: Chest and triceps Day 2: Back and biceps Day 3: Shoulders and abs Day 4: Legs Day 5: Rest Would this type of training be common? I currently do chest and...

Hi ladies and gents I'm a beginner when it comes to gym... been going on and off (2 months tops) for years and am wondering what is the best way to gain leg muscle and calf muscle as these just dont want to grow on me 😅. I currently run 2 miles every other day (18mins) just for fun and if...

Hey, i have a question. I do fullbody training 3x per week, mainly compound movements. In my training program, i have just "3 sets of dips". I know there are dips for chest or for triceps. Because im trying to progressive overload, and im novice/intermediate, should i do chest/triceps dips, or it...

Hi All, I'm curious if sit-ups are good for building abs, I'm not looking to lose body fat and that's not what my question is, I just want to know how good sit-ups really are for growing abs. Thanks, Kris

I am making very little progress with my bench press. (Flat and incline) On flat press I am constantly between 185 and 205 for reps going to 225 x 1. Recently I have really struggled with flat bench and am having a hard time at 195 for reps. I am looking for some advice on how to progress my...

Hello, new to these forums so I’m not sure where to post this; I thought this place would be OK. My question is, what can I do to strengthen my hands/fingers? When doing exercises such as the lat pulldown, deadlifts, shrugs (mainly pull exercises), my fingers/hands are why I have to stop. A few...

How to exercise well? I look forward to your reply, thank you

Looking for a way to hit upper chest without an incline bench. Any ideas? Thanks

hi everyone,i have started training my neck with my bodyweight and with resistance with a towel for 3 weeks now and sometimes the next day after the workout i feel soreness in the right side of the back of my neck (which is also tighter than the left).it's a bit annoying to turn my head to my right...

Doing Lyle Mcdonald's Upper/Lower routine and I typically do pushdowns as a tricep isolation movement. Gym got a new HS Dip and decided to test it out and I feel it work my triceps well. Is using this machine a valid "accessory" movement near the end of upper body workouts? I primarily feel it in...

Title basically explains it. Im in quarantine and im waiting for gyms to reopen. My Upper chest was lacking in general but managed to fill out the outer upper chest but now my inner upper chest is kind of flat. Does anyone know any exercises for it? I usually add weight to my push ups. It can be...

Hello all, I'm currently experiencing a sharp pain on my left shoulder whenever I perform my warm-up sets on the bench press. However, as I proceed on to my main set (531 pyramids at 79%-96% my 1RM), I do not feel any pain whatsoever. Does anyone know the reason behind this? I recently...