A Tip to Optimize Lying Leg Curls

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To get the most out of lying (prone) leg curls, point your toes down (plantarflex) throughout the movement.    This takes the gastrocnemius (calf) out of the movement, because it’s put in a shortened (weaker) position.  Thus, all the work is on the hams.   You will have to use much less weight doing your [...]

Bigger Muscles, Shorter Workouts: my latest article at T-Nation

My latest article is live at T-Nation. I have to say, I think it’s a really good training article. It goes over what I’ve found to be the single best training style… if I had to pick just one. The article is called “Bigger Muscles, Shorter Workouts” – go check it out.

Bicycle Crunch How-To for Abs

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The Bicycle Crunch has been shown in numerous studies to be the best abdominal exercise, because it stimulates more muscle fibers in the abs and obliques than any other.  Here’s how to do the bicycle crunch ab exercise. Starting Position: Flat on your back on the ground with your hands behind (or beside) your head. [...]

How Everyone is Training their Core (Abs & Obliques) Wrong!

Safe, Effective Core Training 101 I see people training their midsection, core, or abs (whichever you prefer) wrong ALL the time! Now, assuming you’re not a personal trainer or strength coach for a living, then I wouldn’t expect you to know all the ins and outs of training and nutrition – after all, it’s not [...]

Help! I can’t feel my lats!

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How to Feel Your Lats Working Question: I did lats today and I can’t seem to get the feeling that I’m actually working them,  Just feeling it on my forearms and back very slightly,  I’m doing rows, and pull-downs with weights that I could do around 10 reps with.  I also tried heavier, and lighter [...]