Forum: Exercises

Will it make a difference in chest size and shape if I use dumbbells vs a barbell or is it the same?

Hi guys, i'm 38 and have been lifting in the gym since 25. I never had a problem with deadlifts until recently where I injured it pulling a simple 185lb. It's been a month and half and my lower back still feels weak. I'm pretty sure my form wasn't too great and probably age caught up and my...

Hi everyone I’ve been getting more and more into the gym recently and found that when I use dumbbells I can feel it targeting my muscles a lot more than machines. Can I ask if this sounds ok? 1. Arnold flys - straight bench - 14kg per side 2. Press - decline - lower push just under nipple...

I'm making a sort of minimalist routine. If done correctly, the row works the traps, rhomboids, rear delts, and lats. Do I need to bother with pull downs/ups at all since they're primarily for the lats, but they're getting hit already?

I like to have two exercises for each muscle group so I can alternate, diversify, and be flexible with my full-body workouts. But I need to drop 3 exercises and would love some replacement ideas please: Muscle Group: Triceps Exercise to be continued: V-Bar Tricep Pushdowns Exercise to be...

For example, on my first lower day, I start with squats, then rdl's, seated leg curls, and end off with split squats. I was wondering if that's an issue because my quads get a lot of rest time between exercises, my hamstrings are hit back to back, and my glutes and hit heavy throughout the whole...

I’m wondering what exercises can improve squatting ability. I often fall backward when I’m trying to squat. I heard about facing wall squats where you keep your knees and nose touching the wall but I can’t do that. I fall backwards. Anyone know good exercises (maybe for core) to remedy this?

I've always struggled with pull ups, some of this is I need to lose weight. I don't do chin ups, I find them harder, and they hurt my elbows. While I've done as many as 8 strict pull ups in a set, I've mostly been doing 4 sets of 2 reps, and haven't made much progress. For comparison, I've...

Which exercise is better to remove the belly fat?

… And the comparative value between them (strength and/or hypertrophy). Rows seem much more important for core strength carryover, though I find the skill curve to be plentiful.

There's nothing worse than accumulating hanging belly fat when you're trying to keep up a classic male physique. If you've hit your 30s with a bit of a gut, the time is here to turn things around and melt that hanging belly fat before it gets worse. The older you get, the more challenging it is to...

When it comes to waist qualms this is one of the most frequently reported. But, one thing to get straight from the jump is that fat loss the process of retaining muscle but losing excess fat – does not work through spot reduction. Basically, you can't choose where you lose fat (also explained more...

I stretch, do light cardio and drink 2 cups of water.

Hey everyone. Its my first time writing on the forums here. I read a few threads on this distal bicep injury but never really found what I'm looking for. I'm 27 years old, and I've been lifting for many years. This past year things have been busy and I really haven't been lifting. This injury...

Hey guys struggling to know which form of barbell row to do. Deciding between the pendlay vs the bent over but doing the bent over fully horizontal like the pendlay. So I dont lose on the stretch where I am reading is where you make most of your gains nowadays. On the eccentric part of the move....

Like the title says, I've got some disabling conditions and as a result can not squat or any type of movement mimicking a squat. I also found that the leg press was giving me pain, so I had to unfortunately discontinue that exercise as well. Currently, my leg program is as follows: Leg Curl...

TLDR: Naturally thin upper torso/long-armed people should not do rows and pull-ups as initial and secondary exercises for very high to maximum intensity back workouts. I'll preface my below theory by saying that this is entirely of my own thought process and might be completely inacurate, highly...

Leg Day Basics How to Build an Effective Leg Day for Big Muscle and Strength Gains In this article: 1. Three reasons why Leg Day is the toughest day in the gym. 2. Criteria for a balanced Leg Day.

Hello, I'm a bit fking frustrated here. After two years of smooth lifting, shoulder pain is back. I don't know if it's impingement again as it was before. Back then it was an inflammation of the long biceps tendon (tendinitis) caused by impingement. It feels similar now, but the pain is more in...

I just watched Cbum's video where he makes a list of the only 10 exercises men need to build muscle. He basically suggests theses 3 pushing exercises: - Close grip bench press - DB incline bench press - DB seated shoulder press This raised some doubts for me: 1.- What advantages do the...