Forum: Exercises

I'm a pretty big gym noobie who maxes out at 40 for the bench. Tend to use dumbells more often because no spotter. But no matter how little or high my weight or reps, I can't feel the squeeze in my pecs (front of chest). I hold eccentric/concentric, keep elbows at 75 degrees, and pull shoulder...

Do I started sumo around 3 weeks ago and although first 2 weeks was getting used to form I tried today and max out at 135 I could've done more but I felt like my lower back would give up. Yesterday I incline benched 135 for 7-8 reps and today I'm like wtf how could possibly my incline bench is...

This is what my plan is (I fell off for a while due to work and had no time but I plan to come back in full force Workout Routine 4 days a week * 100 squats * 100 crunches * 100 hip dips * 25 push ups * 100 arm reps of choice

For instance, in a RDL, I'm referring to cues like - "make sure no one can take the pen from your armpits", and NOT stuff like "keep the bar close to your thighs". Where can I find a comprehensive list of cues for each exercise, so that I can perform them in good form? Thank you.

I’ve been at it for about three months now and everything is going good and I’m actually seeing changes that are very motivating. The only area that I can’t get right is my shoulders. It seems that any kind of overhead work I try to do hurts my shoulders. Incline bench, over head press, lat raises....

What’s the best way for me to hit my lats while not hitting my traps at all or very minimal trap involvement. My lats are very small compared to my overdeveloped traps and I really don’t like the look. Any suggestions? thanks.

A few years ago, I would get ab cramps when I did crunches. It would happen once I did crunches and then bent down to pick something. It would be very painful. But then it went away. Today I was doing hanging leg raise and after the workout went to drink a sip of water and suddenly got lower ab...

TL;DR Just wonder based on your knowledge/opinion how far can I improve in 1 year? Is being able to curl a 30lbs-dumbbell very unlikely to achieve? My current status: • Ectomorph. 29yo, 5'10', 58kg(127lbs). Very skinny. Small bone-frame. Almost no muscle and no fat. • One arm standing...

So I canceled my gym membership as finances are a bit tight atm but I refuse to give up so looking into bodyweight fitness but it seems there's lots of exercises that are kinda for "show" and challenge which is great but my goals are to just kinda adapt from my gym goals to without equipment and...

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I'm trying to pin down a muscular imbalance I have. I can do neutral grip pull ups and reverse grip pull ups (chin ups) easily, 10+ for either of them. However, I max out at 5-6 overhand grip pull ups. Does anyone know what kind of muscular imbalance would cause that? Thanks.

I recently experimented with these on the smith machine and they felt…alright. I’m against most shrugs because they don’t actually train traps but these felt very mid back dominant (which is where upward fibers of the traps are). Kinda like a Kelso but easier to set up. Anyone have any...

Hey everyone, Im pretty new to the gym life, I restarted training in January after 3 years and last 2 months I'm really training hard, but without seeing much results. I'm eating very clean, no sugar alcohol or processed carbs and around 130-150 g of protein daily. 6'3 and 166 lbs. I feel like I'm...

What are some standing up exercises I can do with dumbbells to build and work out the pecs? I have a pair of 25 lbs and a pair of 12 lbs. I'm specifically asking about exercises you can do standing up and/or squatting (but still on both feet). I tried asking this question on Quora, but some moron...

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I’m 5’5” male. 23 years old. About 150lbs. I’m probably around 18-20% body fat. I’ve been trying to build a nice physique for 5+ years. My diet is relatively clean. I’ve been on and off in the gym. I can’t seem to build muscle no matter how hard I try. I usually get up to a certain weight and...

I have only deadlifted twice in my entire life due to low back problems but recently I was reading about sumo (being easier on lower back) , I started with rack pulls bellow the knee just to get the form kinda and I do it with an empty bar.When should I switch to sumo,and any tips on how to...

For me it's definitely the front lever row/pullup (some call it a pullup some call it a row lol): OYWWmF0Skso Great for building the upper back and for overall athleticism, great carryover to other row variations (e.g. barbell rows), unlimited progression. The "final form" of these, the full...

I have very limited access in as home gym and don't have a bench press. For chest I do 50 LB DB press 12,10,8,8 and then Incline 40 LB DB 8,8,8,8 total of 8 sets... Haven't benched in 2 years how much would y'all reckon I can hit 135 for based on my DB presses?