Forum: Exercises

Last fall, a few of us took part in a competition/collaborative effort where we uploaded our lifts and challenged each other to greater progress. It was fun, and to the best of my knowledge all of us made improvements. My squat is finally out of pathetic territory but still needs a lot of work...

I have 2 back days, both include lat pulldowns, both wth different grips. I usually do my lat pulldown before my rows, should rows come before pulldowns? Or one day rows before pulldown and pulldown before row?

My traps are overdeveloped compared to the rest of my shoulders and back muscles, and because of this I have a really bad habit of shrugging during exercises like cable rows and face pulls. Can I get some help or cues on keeping my shoulder blades relaxed during these lifts?

tried DB bench today for the first time. BB bench is 185x5x5. i understand DB is more difficult so okay, let's try the 75s. no big deal if i don't get 5x5, i'm just trying it out. holy lord i felt like i almost killed myself getting into position. couldn't figure it out. finally just dropped to...

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I use a flat bench with dumbells because it's the only equipment I have access to right now. When I do bench presses though I feel it way more in my triceps than my chest.

I broke a belt on a piece of equipment and I want to fix it. It looks like a car serpentine belt. I have a picture of it but it will not let me post it. It’s about an inch wide and really hard. It is folded over and bolted down to the equipment.

Alright so a little info. i’m an 18 year old male 150 pounds. and i’ve been working out for a year and like 3 months but November 2020 i got in a motorcycle crash and lost like all my gains so after that i basically restarted back to where i was when i first started. So now it’s going good i’m...

Hey, i need help with this. I train fullbody training 3x per week. I cant do pull-ups because elbow injury long time ago and only movement that is painless for me is chin-up, so i do 2x per week chin-ups instead of pull-ups. I know its mainly back exercise, but i red some articles and some says...

My right bicep is the only thing I just can’t focus and get a contraction on. I never really developed that connection early on. I suspect using mixed grip DL’s at that point have something to do with it, considering I can contract my right tricep way better than my left while my left arm is bicep...

Today i decided to add weight on my weighted dips but noticed that: On the first set i did 12 reps consistently On the second set i did 10 reps, stppped for 5 seconds and repped another 2 On the third set i did 8 reps, stopped for 5 and repped another 4 And on the last set i did 6 reps, stopped...

Has anyone here tried this style of training? I'm a long time weight lifter turned annual marathon runner who would love a program that lets me incorporate both running and lifting instead of focusing on just one or the other for long periods of time. I'm happy to pay for a program, it doesn't...

We all know about Ryan Crowley's pec tear that happened a few weeks back. But if you know who Nick Wright is, he also tore his pec while benching a few months back. Nick's form when it occurred wasn't too bad, unlike Crowley...Nick touches his chest every time he benches so i'm not sure how or why...

Hey everyone, I'm looking for a little guidance here. I have always loved lifting and going to the gym when I was younger, and how my muscles feel under load and of course the soreness of recovery. But in the past 15 years or so, work and life just got in the way. I recently purchased a small...

I started doing cable pull throughs in January when I started cutting, work on that mind-muscle connection to hip hinge glutes and hams. Getting it down pretty good, and loving the exercise, but I seem to have reached the end of the weight stack for sets of 15. It's still hard but it's more of an...

Which is better for abs, hanging leg raises with a pull up bar or a captain's chair? Is there a difference with abs for leg vs. knee raises? Please feel free to share any other thoughts on these exercises.

My daughter and I are doing a full-body dumbell workout and I chose bicycle crunches for abs because as far as I know they target the most muscles. But I've read that these can actually weaken the center of the abs over time, causing them to spread out and giving the impression of a 'pooch' (this...

What is your (or what you think to be) biggest mile bench milestone? I was having a conversation with someone that just hit 140lb for a set of 1 and he was saying that he heard 135lb is a big or very important mile stone for most people. I personally think the biggest milestone is 225lb....

Title. What are they, what exercises do you employ them with, how are they progressed....they are new to me and I’m not sure where to fit them in my training.

They locked down all gyms here. I do weighted push ups with 55lb, but I don't feel it in my chest much. Is there an alternative to bench press?

This is the best way to use the floor press, but this is a great way to use the floor-press.