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This is by far the best weight loss guide of 2012! I came across while reviewing products for my subscribers and was very surprised at how informative it was. Even I learned things from it!About Plyometric Push Ups This is a rather advanced exercise designed to develop explosive power. I use this particular movement to work on hand-speed for martial arts however, it’s a very beneficial for a variety of sports. For example, lineman in football who have to explosively drive past their opponent and rush the quarterback. Prior [...]
Read More...About The Push Up Exercise Back to the basics! The pushup exercise, although simplistic, is one of the fundamental movements for upper body development. Commonly performed in gym classes and training camps throughout the world, the pushup exercise has become somewhat of a staple exercise amongst the fitness community. Since push ups are classed as [...]
Read More...About the Incline Cable Fly Exercise The chest fly exercise is an excellent way to strengthen and develop the chest region. However, there’s all sorts of different ways to perform the movement. You can use dumbbells, which increases the stability demands while allowing the shoulders to be internally rotated throughout the exercise – a technique [...]
Read More...About the Cable Crossover Exercise The cable crossover exercise is an effective movement to help define the pectorals. Classified as an isolation movement, the cable crossover exercise is most effectively performed following compound (multi joint) movements or as the first exercise in a pre-exhaustion superset. A pre-exhaustion superset would have you perform the cable crossover [...]
Read More...About Dumbbell Flies Dumbbell flies are a great movement to sculpt the chest. You can perform dumbbell flies from a variety of angles – each of which will target a different region of the chest. I recommend that you review our chest training article for more information on which angle targets which region of the [...]
Read More...About The Chest Fly Machine The chest fly machine is great for both beginners and advanced trainees alike. The pre-determined movement path allows the primary focus to be on feeling the muscle contraction rather than focusing on complex motor movements. This is great for beginners. As for advanced trainees, although the complexity of the motor [...]
Read More...About the Pec Deck Machine The pec deck machine – which was once a staple of fitness facilities worldwide – is slowly being replaced by the chest fly machine. The reason for the replacement is due to the anatomical advantage that the chest fly machine has over the pec deck machine version. Since pec deck [...]
Read More...Description The bent over cable press is a rather advanced movement that requires a great deal of stability. The stabilization requirements are what makes the exercise so effective. The body meets the stability demands through the recruitment of additional stabilizing muscles. Also, it trains the muscle groups to work together as a kinetic chain. For [...]
Read More...Description By substituting the bench for an exercise ball, the dumbbell press becomes much more challenging. Since the stability is reduced, additional muscles are recruited to help maintain the body’s position throughout the movement. Due to the exercise complexity, only experienced trainees should incorporate exercise ball usage for the dumbbell press. Another notable advantage is [...]
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