Category: Weightlifting
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Underrated & Underworked Muscle #5: The Erector Spinae (DON’T Always Train With a Straight Back!)
The Fitness-Tip Friday mini-series highlights underrated muscles for overall importance. This week, the erector spinae is discussed, stressing the importance of its concentric and eccentric exercises like the Jefferson Curl.
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Underrated & Underworked Muscle #4: The Sartorius!
The Fitness-Tip Friday series highlights underrated muscles. This week’s focus is on the sartorius, the body’s longest muscle, crucial for various movements and hip/pelvic stability. Engage it with combo exercises for optimal results.
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Underrated & Underworked Muscle #3:Flexor Digitorum Profundus!
This Fitness-Tip Friday series highlights the underrated and underworked flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) in the forearm. FDP is crucial for grip strength, handshake firmness, and overall forearm development. Specific techniques for FDP training are detailed, emphasizing its significance.
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Underrated & Underworked Muscle #2: The Serratus Anterior!
The serratus anterior, often overlooked, plays a crucial role in shoulder movement and stability. Training it directly can prevent injuries, improve posture, and enhance overall upper-body performance and aesthetics.
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Underrated & Underworked Muscle: The Tibialis Anterior!
The tibialis anterior, often overlooked, plays a crucial role in ankle flexibility, balance, and injury prevention. Strengthening it yields benefits like improved mobility, stability, and injury resilience.
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Static VS Ballistic Stretching (Which Should You Do??)
Weightlifters must incorporate both static and ballistic stretching techniques to achieve overall musculoskeletal flexibility. Static stretching loosens muscle fibers, while ballistic stretching decreases tendon stiffness, preventing joint injuries.
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Ideal Training Volumes Are Muscle-Specific!
There is a controversy over the ideal number of sets for maximizing muscle size and strength. While most muscles peak at 20 sets per week, the triceps benefit from up to 32 sets. Varying workout volumes for different muscles is crucial.
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Use This Neuroscience-Based Hack To Overcome Lack of Motivation to Exercise!
The author, a neuroscience major, emphasizes the power of actions in influencing thoughts and feelings. By engaging in even minimal exercise, one can kickstart a positive feedback loop in the brain, leading to motivation and improved mood.
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Fix This Common Abs Exercise Form Mistake!!
The “Kneeling Abs Curl-Down” with a cable machine is an effective abs exercise when done correctly. Mistakes often lead to working the wrong muscles. Proper form is crucial for targeting the upper abs.
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Boosting Hypertrophy By Simply STRETCHING??
Passive stretching without resistance training can induce muscle growth, but inter-set stretching during resistance workouts appears more promising, although more research is needed. Caution is advised due to increased injury risk.
Dr. Gains 