Finishing with High-Rep Pump Sets
Weight-training Question:
Say on a day when i do arms, would it be such a bad thing to drop and hit 2 sets of say pushups, each set until failure? To fully exhaust my tri’s ? Although i can do alot of pushups, so i would end up doing way over 10, but [...]
How Far Should You Lean Forward on Low Pulley Cable Rows?
Question:
When doing low pulley rows how far forward should the torso lean? i’ve seen vids of arnold doing them and he goes pretty much all the way forward. in other vids i’ve seen the guys stay almost completely upright. i know you really can’t always train like these guys, but what is the [...]
Don’t Squats and Leg Presses Work the Same Muscles?
Question: This may be a dumb question, but don’t leg presses cover the same muscles exercised by doing squats? They seem to be the essentially same motion to me.
Answer: You are correct in that squats and leg presses do stimulate approximately the same muscles.
However, squats utilize more muscles because of the stabilization required. For example, [...]
Building a Back like a Bodybuilder
“Saying you’re going to train your back is like saying you’re going to train your front. You gotta’ get more specific if you want to progress.”
Just in case you don’t go to T-Nation.com (a.k.a. Tmuscle.com) every day like so many people do, I just wanted to let you know that my latest article was just [...]
How High Should You Go on Pull-ups?
Question: When doing pull ups…palms facing away from you…how high up do you pull yourself? Until your upper arm is parallel to the floor…or all the way up until your elbows are down at your sides?
Pat / Bloomfield, NJ
Answer: I would try to touch your upper chest to the bar (or within a couple inches), [...]
