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Taking Care of Your Ligaments
Taking care of ligaments in bodybuilding is crucial for preventing injuries and maintaining long-term joint health. Here are some tips to help protect your ligaments while bodybuilding: 1. **Warm-Up Properly:** Start your workouts with a dynamic warm-up. Engage in light cardio, mobility exercises, and dy... -
After 40: Balanced Approach
Bodybuilding after the age of 40 requires a balanced approach that takes into account various factors, including age-related changes in metabolism, recovery ability, and potential for injury. Here are some key points to consider: 1. **Focus on Proper Nutrition:** As you age, your body's nutritiona... -
Range of Motion
Increasing your range of motion in bodybuilding is essential for overall muscle development, injury prevention, and improved performance. Here are some tips and strategies to help you enhance your range of motion in your workouts: 1. Warm-Up: Always start your workout with a proper warm-up. Spend 5-... -
Shoulder Health
Shoulder health is crucial in bodybuilding, as the shoulders play a significant role in many upper body exercises and overall physique development. To maintain optimal shoulder health in bodybuilding, consider the following tips: Warm-Up Properly: Prior to your workouts, perform dynamic warm-up e... -
Ligaments Prevent Injury
Maintaining ligament health is important for bodybuilders to prevent injuries and ensure long-term success in their training. Ligaments are tough, fibrous tissues that connect bones to other bones, providing stability and support to joints. Here are some tips for promoting and preserving ligament health... -
Why You Need to Stretch
Stretching is an essential component of any bodybuilding or fitness routine. While the primary goal of bodybuilding is to build muscle and strength, stretching plays a crucial role in promoting flexibility, joint health, and overall mobility. Here are some key points to consider regarding stretching... -
Your Foundation (Feet) are the Key to Success
Strong feet are crucial in weightlifting for several reasons: Stability and Balance: Weightlifting requires you to lift heavy weights while maintaining balance. Your feet are the foundation of your body, and strong feet provide the stability needed to perform lifts safely and effectively. Weak or unstable ... -
The TRX Exercise Every Single Lifter Needs
The TRX Exercise Every Single Lifter Needs **13 Tough Variations of the Inverted Row** Use a suspension trainer to row your way to a strong, muscular back. Bonus: These challenging moves also bump up athleticism and mobility. The inverted row builds strength and packs muscle onto the back. ... -
Barefoot Squats: Are They For You?
We all know squats are great for strength and building mass, especially in your quads, glutes, hamstrings, calves, and core. But what about the debate of squatting with shoes vs squatting barefoot? Are there any benefits of squatting barefoot? For most, its personal preference, and many lifters ... -
YOURMUSCLESHOP SQUAT WIDTH TO TARGET YOUR GLUTES VS YOUR QUADES
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How to best match your squat to the muscles you want to build. Are gym bros telling you your squats are wrong or that you’re doing a half squat? Our answer to that: it depends! There are plenty of ways to do a squat and each type targets a different body part. While it is true ... -
Napsgear: The Best Warm-Up for Bench Press
I started using a planned warm-up regimen before my bench press exercises and soon felt more confident and ready to handle larger weights. The following 4 exercises should be performed to warm up for bench pressing: • Start with a basic general warmup to raise body temperature. • Choose mobility e... -
Build a V-Taper and Save Your Joints
When you have broad shoulders, a thick upper back, large lats, and a thin waist, your body takes on a V-taper shape. It exudes physical strength, twisted steel, and sensuality appeal. It's backed up by science. According to studies, males with a shoulder circumference 1.6 times that of their hips are mo... -
Mid Back Stiffness? Try this.
Mid back stiffness got you feeling slouched? Add this to your warmup.
This banded rotation drill is great for not only assisting more rotational motion, but also making you active the muscles responsible for actively rotating your spine.
I don’t like any passive mobility work... -
Thoracic Mobility
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Mid back all stuck and stiff? Here is 1 awesome way to unlock it and get your thoracic spine moving right! Most people have a lot of restrictions in the mid back because we sit all day and are stagnant. Stiffness here can put extra stress on your low back, shoulders,... -
Spine Mobility
While some segments are designed to be more stable/mobile than others, it is important to encourage movement in the spine (assuming it is controlled and not under excessive loads) to promote healthy joint function and longevity. The thoracic spine specifically requires an adequate amount of mobility...
