Forum: Exercises

Just curiosity Does anyone know who started the "partial range of motion" that most pro bbuilders use these days? If you watch Arnold training, for example, it's all full ROM, with: - great lat stretches when doing pulldowns, cable rows, t-bar rows - going deep on squats - all the way up...

Do I started sumo around 3 weeks ago and although first 2 weeks was getting used to form I tried today and max out at 135 I could've done more but I felt like my lower back would give up. Yesterday I incline benched 135 for 7-8 reps and today I'm like wtf how could possibly my incline bench is...

I'm a pretty big gym noobie who maxes out at 40 for the bench. Tend to use dumbells more often because no spotter. But no matter how little or high my weight or reps, I can't feel the squeeze in my pecs (front of chest). I hold eccentric/concentric, keep elbows at 75 degrees, and pull shoulder...

Hi, i have photo where i " pose " just for fun, (lats pose), but my shoulders look like are something wrong with my body, or only shoulders... here is photo with pose, tell me what are wrong with my shoulders, because not look normal ... height: 179cm, weight: 68kg. https:...

I was going to make a thread about this particular video, because I found interesting, but then I thought that it can be a thread where everybody can post something so I named it Lifting videos Basic strategies for bringing up weak muscle groups by Scott Stevenson iKBFWy3eHT0

This is what my plan is (I fell off for a while due to work and had no time but I plan to come back in full force Workout Routine 4 days a week * 100 squats * 100 crunches * 100 hip dips * 25 push ups * 100 arm reps of choice

Sorry if this is a dumb question or if it's been discussed before, but what if there were benchmark chart to rank peoples progress, sort of like in kovaaks or pvp games. Has anyone made a chart like this? Bronze, Silver, Gold, Plat, Diamond, Master Grandmaster. Bronze/Silver would be...

Hello! I've been training for almost 3/4 Months and I've decided to try out PPL I'm 1m84 74kg, doing a body-recomp and aiming for HYPERTROPHY! This is the PPL workout routine i've been doing and I wanted some reviews about it if someone could help ( More exercice to add? Are they in good...

For instance, in a RDL, I'm referring to cues like - "make sure no one can take the pen from your armpits", and NOT stuff like "keep the bar close to your thighs". Where can I find a comprehensive list of cues for each exercise, so that I can perform them in good form? Thank you.

I’ve been at it for about three months now and everything is going good and I’m actually seeing changes that are very motivating. The only area that I can’t get right is my shoulders. It seems that any kind of overhead work I try to do hurts my shoulders. Incline bench, over head press, lat raises....

Hello everyone. So im sorry if im posting this in wrong sub but im new here. Im 21 and have started lifting 4 months ago. My question is are my bench press numbers okay or im just screwed genetically in that sense. Im 6ft 226 pounds prolly around 23-25 percent bodyfat and i can do 200 pound bench...

What’s the best way for me to hit my lats while not hitting my traps at all or very minimal trap involvement. My lats are very small compared to my overdeveloped traps and I really don’t like the look. Any suggestions? thanks.

A few years ago, I would get ab cramps when I did crunches. It would happen once I did crunches and then bent down to pick something. It would be very painful. But then it went away. Today I was doing hanging leg raise and after the workout went to drink a sip of water and suddenly got lower ab...