Forum: Exercises

Last fall, a few of us took part in a competition/collaborative effort where we uploaded our lifts and challenged each other to greater progress. It was fun, and to the best of my knowledge all of us made improvements. My squat is finally out of pathetic territory but still needs a lot of work...

Alright so a little info. i’m an 18 year old male 150 pounds. and i’ve been working out for a year and like 3 months but November 2020 i got in a motorcycle crash and lost like all my gains so after that i basically restarted back to where i was when i first started. So now it’s going good i’m...

I use a flat bench with dumbells because it's the only equipment I have access to right now. When I do bench presses though I feel it way more in my triceps than my chest.

Does the hinged "fulcrum" of a T-Bar row result in any significant difference of stimulus than a normal Pendlay row? The only immediate thing that comes to mind is that a barbell row is going to stress the whole posterior chain more since you have to maintain a static hold to anchor the weight....

So I was watching a video and the guy said that once you can do about 10-20 push-ups you’ve gained all the mass (chest) your going to get from it and anything after you’re just building endurance. I’ve also heard that if you add weight to your push-ups this puts you back into gaining muscle...

I'm doing the 10k kettlebell swing challenge and I've done 2500 so far. Is it normal to feel some lower back tightness? For me it creeps in halfway through a workout, other than that it feels fine between workouts. I just want to make sure I'm not at risk of injury.

I haven't practiced yet, but it seems like I might have some issues getting the bar to rest on my shoulders. I think that my arms are so long that the only way to comfortably get my wrists back and under the bar requires that the bar is not resting on my shoulders. I'm 6'2. Also I saw a video of a...

Like a lot of people, I'm stuck at home trying to make what little equipment I have work. Looking online for good leg workouts, it seems like most routines are full of redundant exercises. 3 sets of squats, then 3 sets of lunges, then 3 sets of one legged squats, etc. Seems like they're all...

I’m a guy and since bulking and lifting my hips have grown to 38.5, not a fan Are there any lifts I should remove from my workouts? Lifts I do that may be causing the problem Squats Deadlifts Hip Thrust Hip Abductors

Would kettlebell swings be a good movement at the end of a lower body day on an upper/lower split for supersetting as an ab movement with calves? I've been doing ab rollouts with an ab wheel on those days, but thought of maybe adding kettlebell swings instead as a finisher, or would it be too...

I train the the morning basically fasted. One clementine is all I have and like a sip of water. The past weeks I have been fine but this morning was a difffent story. I was mid set for triceps push downs and felt my heart start pounding and then I felt really light headed. I stopped and literally...

Hi all I have a pair of Adidas powerlift 2.0 shoes (with the raised heels) I was wondering what exercises I could use them for? Squats - I know they are great Deadlifts But what else?? Can you use them for leg press? Please comment what exercises are best to use them for. That would...

Hi guys, I need to know which is the best android application (Free) for six packs exercise. I cannot afford gym because of my profession as I don't have time. I can do exercise at home. I have gone through many applications, but could not get the results. Can you guys please suggest me. Those...

I have 2 back days, both include lat pulldowns, both wth different grips. I usually do my lat pulldown before my rows, should rows come before pulldowns? Or one day rows before pulldown and pulldown before row?

My friend is having a hard time activating her glutes while doing barbell hip thrusts. As we've increased the weight, it feels like her other muscles are taking over and so we've lowered the weight. We've investigated this problem via articles and videos, but I was wondering if I could get any...

My traps are overdeveloped compared to the rest of my shoulders and back muscles, and because of this I have a really bad habit of shrugging during exercises like cable rows and face pulls. Can I get some help or cues on keeping my shoulder blades relaxed during these lifts?

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I broke a belt on a piece of equipment and I want to fix it. It looks like a car serpentine belt. I have a picture of it but it will not let me post it. It’s about an inch wide and really hard. It is folded over and bolted down to the equipment.

Hey, i need help with this. I train fullbody training 3x per week. I cant do pull-ups because elbow injury long time ago and only movement that is painless for me is chin-up, so i do 2x per week chin-ups instead of pull-ups. I know its mainly back exercise, but i red some articles and some says...

My right bicep is the only thing I just can’t focus and get a contraction on. I never really developed that connection early on. I suspect using mixed grip DL’s at that point have something to do with it, considering I can contract my right tricep way better than my left while my left arm is bicep...

Today i decided to add weight on my weighted dips but noticed that: On the first set i did 12 reps consistently On the second set i did 10 reps, stppped for 5 seconds and repped another 2 On the third set i did 8 reps, stopped for 5 and repped another 4 And on the last set i did 6 reps, stopped...

Has anyone here tried this style of training? I'm a long time weight lifter turned annual marathon runner who would love a program that lets me incorporate both running and lifting instead of focusing on just one or the other for long periods of time. I'm happy to pay for a program, it doesn't...