Category: Exercise Science
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The Most Important Functional Exercise You’re NOT Doing – Dead Hangs! (With 9 Variations)
The dead hang is a foundational exercise with wide-ranging benefits, from improving grip strength to relieving lower back pain and enhancing shoulder mobility and posture. Variety in techniques and regular practice are key.
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How to Prevent Tendon Injuries From Fast-Twitch Training!
The post emphasizes the importance of balancing muscle and tendon strength. While heavy lifting builds fast-twitch muscle fibers, it’s crucial to include high-volume workouts for tendons. Variety is key.
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Muscle Fiber Type-Specific Training: The CHEST (Pectoralis Major)
This post is part of a series focusing on muscles with specific muscle fiber compositions. It emphasizes the importance of working different parts of the pectoralis major for optimal results in chest training. Various exercises and resources are suggested.
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Muscle Fiber Type-Specific Training: The Lower & Middle Triceps! (Medial Head) + BFR Application
In the Fitness-Tip Friday series, emphasis is on specific triceps muscles for targeted training. The medial triceps requires special attention due to its unique composition, and the usage of BFR training can help achieve this.
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Muscle Fiber Type-Specific Training: The Gastrocnemius (Bottom AND Top)!Muscle Fiber Type-Specific Training:
The post discusses the significance of differentiating training for the soleus and gastrocnemius calf muscles due to their varying muscle fiber composition. It emphasizes the need for tailored exercises to maximize results.
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Muscle Fiber Type-Specific Training: The Soleus!
This post highlights the significance of training the soleus muscle, which has the highest percentage of slow-twitch fibers in the body. It emphasizes using low weight, high volume, and slow contractions for effective activation.
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Muscle Fiber Type-Specific Training: The Lats!
This Fitness-Tip Friday series focuses on muscles with fast-twitch or slow-twitch fibers for effective training. Emphasizing the latissimus dorsi, it highlights exercises to maximize growth and explores gender differences.
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Muscle Fiber Type-Specific Training: The Upper Traps!
The author is starting a new series on fiber-type training tips for specific muscles. The first tip focuses on training the upper traps with heavy, explosive movements for maximum growth.
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Neuroscience-Based Brain Hacks for Goal Achievement: STOP Making “Realistic” Goals!!
In a 3-part series on fitness tips, the final hack emphasizes setting challenging goals, as research shows increased difficulty leads to greater achievement. Embrace challenging, desired goals for success.
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Neuroscience-Based Brain Hacks for Goal Achievement: Endowment Effect + Loss Aversion!
In preparation for the New Year, a 3-part Fitness-Tip Friday series offers neuroscience-based strategies for successful goal-setting and achievement without relying on willpower. The second strategy combines the Endowment Effect and Loss Aversion to create a fail-proof system. This entails rewarding oneself with a significant amount of money for achieving a goal and establishing a…
Dr. Gains 