Justin from 70’s Big wrote a nice article about the role of the lats in the bench press Throughout the descent of a bench, the lats shorten since the shoulder is experiencing extension and slight horizontal abduction. During the ascent, the lats are stretched a bit when the movement is reversed — this shows that they […]
1 pound of muscle and 1 pound of fat
1 pound of muscle and 1 pound of fat
John Welbourn on Paleo Solution Podcast
Another Paleo Solution Podcast with John Welbourn. Just like in Episode 86 they drop a lot of good information. Episode 94 Topics:1. Power, Strength or Hypertrophy2. Building Muscle3. No Such Thing as Overtraining4. Conjugate Method and O-lifting5. Back Squats Have Given Me Radiation!6. Weight Gain and Ketosis7. Training Twice a Day Regarding topic 1:During his time in […]
Heavy Negatives, Forced Reps, Drop Sets
Charles Poliquin wrote a post about techniques bodybuilders have been using for decades Three mechanisms of muscle growth. Mechanical tension experienced based on intensity of load and time under tension causes muscle fiber damage, which results in maximal motor unit recruitment and more muscle growth. The local muscle damage caused by training results in inflammation, leading […]
Muscle Group Activation by Various Exercises
Here is some nice work by a redditor visualizing what muscles are getting activated by various exercises. “Using ExRx and Google Body Browser I made some visualizations of what muscle groups are activated in different exercises. Body browser doesn’t have the option to highlight stabilizers differently but this does give you a good overview. I am thinking about turning […]
Best Ab Exercises Charts
Some redditors took the data from the Inside the Muscles – Best Ab Exercises article and put it into some useful charts. The Winners by mean and peak activity for each muscle part Rectus AbdominisMean: Chin Up, Hanging Leg Raise, Ab WheelPeak: Chin Up, Hanging Leg Raise, Swiss Ball CrunchInternal ObliqueMean: Ab Wheel from Feet, Ab Wheel from […]
Free Interactive 3D Human Anatomy Atlases
Every athlete should have a basic understanding of human anatomy. Be it to understand what muscles are targeted by certain exercises or to identify where that pain in the neck originates from. Gladly we live in an awesome time where we can have access to free online anatomy atlases. Two I particularly like are biodigitalhuman.com and Google’s Body […]