Forum: Exercises

Now that I've a new bench with a press pad I want to start doing seated barbell overhead presses. Been researching how to do them. There doesn't appear to be a consensus. Some have you doing them with the bar off J-hooks just behind and over your head. Some off the hooks just above your head...

I can't do a dumbbell military press, but can do a neutral dumbbell shoulder press. I can do the military press for only 2-3 sets of 6 to 8 reps but nothing beyond that. My shoulders are in pain when I do it, and I've never been able to do more than that amount of reps neither increase weight,...

Trying to find lots of info on here, but this thread trying to find out good workouts for belly fat loss and if anyone has any boxing workouts to do with just a hitting bag would be awesome. Thanks to anyone in advanced

I reached a peak squat of 355 pounds last year. I plateaued at that weight and had serious back pain, so I stepped back for a few months in 2023 and successfully rehabbed the back pain. Then I gradually built my way back to 355, but constantly failed to pass that weight. Then I found that I could...

I have to strengthen this particular spot before I start normal training again. Its working a little bit in pain reduction, but am still finding it hard to FEEL the muscle as I barely have any. Am trying helms rows too as my lower back has no endurance atm. Was just hoping for advice on how to...

Hello I am a newb at body building. I want build muscles that move fast is that the same thing as any other muscles? What I mean by move fast is the retract extend fast. I want my agility to increase. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you Kingofjong

So I’ve been weight lifting for idk 4-5 months now and a buddy showed me how to deadlift 2 months ago (I use a hex bar simply to save my lower back) but my 1st pr was 365 my bw is 220 also age 21 ht 6ft 2in A month later I hit 405 a week after I hit 455 another week later I hit 495 then this week...

Hi people. ive just begun working out again and im fairly overweight so im doing full body 3 days a week as its easier for me at the moment. My Monday workout for example is- Squats x 10 Push-ups x 10 Bicept Curls x 10 Tricept Extensions x 10-15 Shoulder Rises x 7-10

Hello all. If you're anything like me and cant seem to grow your chest no matter how much stronger you get, this post is for you. I've been going to the gym for approximately 9 months, with my first 6 months i primarily focused on the bench press as my main chest exercise. I quickly noticed my...

Okay I'm a 27 year old dude and have been lifting for 2 years now. I've gotten sick results upper body but my legs are skinny af. It looks mad dumb. I hate legs because i have a lower back pain so i avoid it at months at a time. I spoke to a dude on this forum and they recommended. Hack squat...

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So my goal is to be a faster runner, however I also want to be HEAVIER. So how can I run FASTER WITHOUT losing weight. Some HEAVY people STILL run FAST and some LIGHT people are STILL slow. So how can I bulk up and still run faster? People I know are heavier than me and can still run...

Hello my nice, cooperative and warm fellows! I can't gain any biceps strength. Right now i do standing barbel curls. Starting with 10kilo the first set and then 20 kilo for the last 3 ones. After that i do sitting dumbell curls. 10kg on each arm. I rotate the dumbells as i go up. But...

So I want to become a deadlier/better fighter. I know that the stronger you are, the deadlier/better fighter you are. I know that in martial arts and fighting, you use/engage pretty much all (or most) muscles. This includes abdominals, calves, deltoids, glutes, hamstrings, lats, lower back,...

I’ve been having pain between my shoulder blade and spine on the right side for just over 4 years. It started in 2019 doing dumbbell rows. I never felt anything pop or hurt but I started feeling a pinch in this rhomboid area and over time it turned into a nightmare of an injury that I wouldn’t wish...

Can someone please convince me that doing high reps of squats and deadlifts beats any other substitute? So before you say I'm a pussy and tell me to squat and deadlift; due to my scoliosis I cannot focus on getting stronger in these two lifts and my goal isn't to become stronger, just being fit...

So i had a few weeks off lifting due to illness. Yesterday was my first day back and I performed the OHP (using 531 protocal). Today my erectors are really sore, from about T4 to T12, so not lower back. Its not a bad soreness so im not complaining or anytning, just interested. Why would OHP induce...

It is essential, especially for beginners in physical exercises, particularly those involving leg weights, to perform knee-strengthening exercises. Among all leg structures, however, the muscles deserve the most attention. When the muscles of the thigh, knee, calf, and others are strengthened, they...

Do deadlifts strengthen the subscapularis? Just compiling a list of enjoyable, mostly compound lifts for an overall hypertrophy regime and I want to hit every muscle in my body at least once or twice a workout cycle.

Hello all, I currently do a 6 day split workout in a week, hitting each body part twice a week. My question is by the time I go back to chest, it's not sore if I'm not touching weights, but I can feel slight soreness from the prior chest day when I start the first chest exercise. Does that...

As title says are deadlifts and lat pull-down enough for a thick and wide back?