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Build Upper Body & Grip Strength With This Protocol

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Build Upper Body & Grip Strength With This Protocol

If you're looking for a way to spice up your weighted pull-ups, pushups, dips, and inverted rows while also crushing your grip strength, try this double barbell fat grip protocol.  Just be prepared for some serious upper body gains.

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The Best Chest and Glute Exercise Ever

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The Best Chest and Glute Exercise Ever

The T-bench chest press is one of the most effective bench press variations not only for crushing the chest, shoulders, and triceps but also for targeting the glutes and hamstrings.  Here's how to make it even more effective and growth-stimulating. 

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Use Offset Leverage To Boost Your Bench & Back

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Use Offset Leverage To Boost Your Bench & Back

If you're looking for unique variations of the bench press and bent over row that not only improve form, mechanics, and muscle function but also build slabs of mass in the upper body, you'll want to give offset leverage a try.

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Master Your Pushups and Core Strength With This Technique

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Master Your Pushups and Core Strength With This Technique

Adding in an anti-rolling component by employing medicine balls, Swiss balls, and barbells in conjunction with horizontal band resistance provides several unique benefits for enhancing pushups and plank mechanics. Here’s how.

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Master Your Dips With The Trap Bar

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Master Your Dips With The Trap Bar

Most individuals perform dips incorrectly and end up doing harm to their joints and connective tissue.  However, by performing dips on the trap bar, the lifter is required to hone in their mechanics and perform them with perfect technique.

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The Best Medicine Ball Exercise You’ve Never Done

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The Best Medicine Ball Exercise You’ve Never Done

Medicine ball drills, particularly those that rely on explosive power output, are something I use on a consistent basis with my athletes.   One variation I’ve recently been employing with my athletes is the T-bench hip thrust chest pass.

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Master Your Bodyweight Movements With Bands

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Master Your Bodyweight Movements With Bands

Want to master your bodyweight exercises such as pushups, inverted rows, dips, and pullups? Try incorporating the anti-chaos band method. It requires unbelievably strict mechanics and smooth form or you will oscillate out of control. 

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Massive Size and Strength With Reeves Bodyweight Movements

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Massive Size and Strength With Reeves Bodyweight Movements

If you're looking to add serious size to your upper body, try using the modified Reeves Grip in conjunction with bodyweight movements on the trap bar.  Some of these movements include pull-ups, inverted rows, pushups, and planks.

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Unique Weighted Ring Dips For Massive Upper Body

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Unique Weighted Ring Dips For Massive Upper Body

Besides improving body mechanics and form, performing ring dips with the knee flexion or dorsiflexion loading methods allow individuals to build more muscle with continuous drop sets.  Here's how it's done with several variations. 

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Raise Your Legs To Increase Your Bench Press

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Raise Your Legs To Increase Your Bench Press

The leg raise chest press protocol is one of my favorite pressing techniques to improve bench press  horizontal pressing mechanics. Here are several unique variations as well las 7 reasons why the leg raise protocol is so effective.

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Trap Bar Pushups for Size, Strength, and Joint Health

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Trap Bar Pushups for Size, Strength, and Joint Health

Looking for a pushup variation that’s intense and joint friendly yet highly conducive for mastering pushup mechanics?  Try this anti-rolling pushup.  There are multiple benefits in terms of strength, size, and performance. 

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Fix Your Pushups and Planks With The Foam Roller

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Fix Your Pushups and Planks With The Foam Roller

Foot positioning during planks and pushup is oftentimes an overlooked technique issue. However it’s one of the most important factors. Fortunately, placing your feet on a foam roller helps to solve this issue. Here's how.

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The Ultimate Chest Press For Massive Pectorals

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The Ultimate Chest Press For Massive Pectorals

Try combining the dumbbell squeeze press with accommodating resistance in the form of bands.  Not only will it blast your chest, shoulders, and triceps but it will also provide a nice boost for your bench press while de-loading your joints.

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Bottoms Up Trap Bar Press For Chest Strength and Size

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Bottoms Up Trap Bar Press For Chest Strength and Size

Trap bar chest presses are some of my favorite horizontal pressing variations. Most individuals perform these with the traditional handles however I recommend performing them with a reverse grip bottoms up position.  Here's why.

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The Ultimate Glute Bridge Chest Press Exercise

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The Ultimate Glute Bridge Chest Press Exercise

Want to crush your chest and glutes while taking stress off your neck and shoulders? Try these unique variations of the glute bridge chest press performed in a head-off fashion and watch your bench press soar.

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Bigger Bench and Massive Lats with This Unique Row

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Bigger Bench and Massive Lats with This Unique Row

If you're looking for a rowing variation to increase your bench press and build your lats then this reverse bench press or reverse inverted row will do the job.  Here's how to set it up for maximal gains and optimal performance.

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Simple Tip To Crush Your Chest and Master Your Bench

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Simple Tip To Crush Your Chest and Master Your Bench

Looking for a protocol to improve your bench and chest press mechanics? Try incorporating horizontal band resistance to any of your favorite chest presses including barbell, dumbbell, kettlebell, and bottoms up variations.  

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Build Massive Pecs with This Bottoms-Up Chest Press

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Build Massive Pecs with This Bottoms-Up Chest Press

Although the anti-fly technique is typically applied to dumbbell presses it can also be applied to bottoms-up chest presses. In fact the anti-fly bottoms up chest press provides several unique benefits for growth and strength.

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The Ultimate Bench Press and Chest Enhancer

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The Ultimate Bench Press and Chest Enhancer

If you’re looking for a unique but effective method to improve your chest press strength and technique try the T-bench protocol. This is something I employ with my athletes and have seen it do wonders for bench press performance.

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Fix Your Chest Press and Rows with Chinese Plank Variations

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Fix Your Chest Press and Rows with Chinese Plank Variations

If you're looking for unique movements to help clean up your posture as well as your mechanics on chest presses and rows look no further than these Chinese plank variations.  They're a bit unusual but you'll notice immediate improvements.  

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