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Make Incline Dumbbell Presses & Rows Better

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Make Incline Dumbbell Presses & Rows Better

If you're like me and are a huge fan of incline dumbbell rows and incline dumbbell presses, you're always looking for new ways to modify and tweak these movements.  Here's how to modify these movements to make them even more effective.

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The Safest Way to Deadlift, Squat, Hinge, & Row

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The Safest Way to Deadlift, Squat, Hinge, & Row

If you're looking for a method that allows you to overload the daylights out of squats, deadlifts, hinges, and rows, while also minimizing stress to the spine and low back, look no further than the hanging trap bar method.  Here's how to do it.

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The Best Functional Mass Builder You're Not Using

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The Best Functional Mass Builder You're Not Using

If you're looking for an upper body mass builder that not only builds freaky shoulders, triceps, upper back and lats but also improves functional strength and posture, you'll want to give this simple mass builder a go at your next workout

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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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Quick Fix To Master Your Hip Hinge & RDL

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Quick Fix To Master Your Hip Hinge & RDL

Mastering the hip hinge is no easy feat as there are quite a few important cues to remember .  However one of the most important cues is to focus on keeping the hips tall.  Here's a quick fix to make that happen and master your hinge within minutes.

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Landmine Renegade Rows For Full Body Strength

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Landmine Renegade Rows For Full Body Strength

Renegade rows are some of the most effective core and back exercises there are.  However performing them on the landmine station also provides additional benefits.  Here are several landmine renegade row variations guaranteed to crush your whole body.

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Master Your Movement with The Double Barbell Protocol

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Master Your Movement with The Double Barbell Protocol

Besides providing a unique way to build significant functional strength and hypertrophy throughout your  physique, the double barbell protocol can teach lifters of all levels how to maximize their body mechanics and technique on a number of lifts. Here's How.

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A Unique Alternative To The Goblet Squat

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A Unique Alternative To The Goblet Squat

In this post I'll be highlighting a very unique trap bar exercise that represents an excellent substitute for the traditional goblet squat.  Just be prepared to exert some serious effort as these torch nearly every muscle in your body from head to toe.

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Torch your Core and Shoulders with this Exercise

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Torch your Core and Shoulders with this Exercise

The renegade row is one of my favorite exercises not only for targeting the upper back and lats but also for blasting the entire core and abdominal musculature. Here's how to modify it to isolate the rear delts, shoulders, and core to a greater extent.

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Use The Trap Bar For Cambered Bar Squats

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Use The Trap Bar For Cambered Bar Squats

By placing the trap bar on your shoulders you can turn the trap bar into a cambered squat bar.  This particular squat variation provides 10 benefits that are difficult to replicate with any other training tool including traditional cambered squat bars.  

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Build Massive Healthy Shoulders with This Barbell Press

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Build Massive Healthy Shoulders with This Barbell Press

Here's a tricky but highly effective overhead barbell pressing variation that absolutely annihilates the shoulders and upper torso.  As a nice bonus it also teaches proper vertical pressing mechanics while also taking stress off the shoulder joint.

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Kickstand Squats for Leg Strength, Size, & Performance

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Kickstand Squats for Leg Strength, Size, & Performance

The kickstand squat is one of the most effective squat variations for torching the glutes, quads, hamstrings, and lower body stabilizers.  Unfortunately it often goes largely unnoticed in the fitness industry.  Here's how to perform it plus benefits.

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Build Massive Forearms & Herculean Grip Strength

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Build Massive Forearms & Herculean Grip Strength

For many lifters, the forearms can be one of the most stubborn muscle groups, oftentimes requiring a detailed plan of attack to induce any significant improvements.   Here's my outline for maximizing your forearm and grip training.

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Trap Bar Zercher Squats for Strength, Size, & Performance

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Trap Bar Zercher Squats for Strength, Size, & Performance

Zercher Squats, Zercher good mornings, and Zercher lunges are some of the best exercises for crushing the musculature of the legs.  However, many individuals suffer with poor mechanics on these.  Here's how to use the trap bar to resolve this.

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Quick Fix For Your Bulgarian Squat

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Quick Fix For Your Bulgarian Squat

Bulgarian split squats are one of the best exercise for crushing your lower body and improving function throughout your entire body.  Unfortunately most lifters perform them improperly.  Here's a quick fix for improving your mechanics and technique.

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Zercher Squats For Strength, Size, & Performance

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Zercher Squats For Strength, Size, & Performance

Zercher squats are one of the best lower body variations not only for ingraining proper squat mechanics but also for crushing the legs, upper body, and core.  By adding accommodating resistance you can make the stimulus even more effective. Here's how.

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Pain Gurus Don't Know Squat

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Pain Gurus Don't Know Squat

When it comes to body mechanics, movement, and even pain and inflammation, pain gurus really have no idea what they're talking about.  By examining a particular example of one my my client's squats, you'll see exactly what I mean.

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Mass Building For The Natural Lifter & Bodybuilder

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Mass Building For The Natural Lifter & Bodybuilder

Building muscle mass for natural lifters who don’t rely on steroids can be difficult and oftentimes quite frustrating.  Here are 22 different strategies I recommend incorporating for natural lifters as a means of maximizing your size and strength.

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Make The Arnold Press Better

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Make The Arnold Press Better

The Arnold press is an incredibly effective shoulder exercise developed several decades ago by the legendary Arnold Schwarzenegger himself.  Unfortunately many individuals perform them incorrectly.  Here's how to fix this issue.

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