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Sticky: * Deadlifting 101: Instructional videos * What's up deadlift people? This thread will attempt to cover deadlift basics, common mistakes, and also provide some useful information about other deadlift variations. Here is the basic overview of the classic barbell deadlift..... 8u899wRnwqs And here is Mark Rippetoe's "Lengthy Analysis... Kiknskreem‎, 11-21-2008 07:02 PM 27 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 27	Last Post By Pokitren View Profile View Forum Posts 09-28-2021, 04:32 AM	786	1,240,405
Sticky: The Bench Form Thread We see a lot of threads asking for bench form critiques on this forum. I feel like most of these threads are made because people don’t know how to critique their own form. They just don’t know what to look for. I’m hoping to narrow that gap with this thread. I’m not going to touch on everything,... davisj3537‎, 09-19-2013 10:41 PM 9 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 9	Last Post By davisj3537 View Profile View Forum Posts 10-17-2018, 09:05 AM	240	701,431
Sticky: The Fundamentals of the Back Squat The Fundamentals of the Back Squat The Back Squat has often been referred to as "the King of Exercises" because it uses a great deal of the body's musculature and is therefore very efficient in making you bigger and stronger. Really, squats are a full body exercise, though most people will... VoxExMachina‎, 03-24-2011 08:10 AM 17 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 17	Last Post By Ginalina View Profile View Forum Posts 05-21-2018, 04:08 AM	494	937,398
Sticky: Answers to Common Questions Q: What exercise should I do for (insert body part here)? I don't know how to do (insert exercise here). A: Do a Search, please, before creating a thread. Also go here: http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/ Q: Should I use a full body... VoxExMachina‎, 09-05-2009 03:46 PM 24 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 24	Last Post By Ginalina View Profile View Forum Posts 05-21-2018, 04:04 AM	718	943,109
Sticky: The 80/20 Rule for Lifting Think, But Don't Over-Analyze When you are enthusiastic about bodybuilding, or any sport or hobby for that matter, you want to know everything you can about it. You want to know what's the best exercise, what rep range will give you an edge, how to best structure your split so that you eek out... VoxExMachina‎, 02-19-2010 06:41 PM 19 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 19	Last Post By robertwilson009 View Profile View Forum Posts 05-17-2018, 03:35 AM	556	1,032,899
Sticky: Beginner's Guide: 6 Basic Compound Lifts, and How to do Them The core of any good exercise program should be built around the 6 basic compound lifts. These are the basis of bobybuilding, the cornerstone of hypertrophy, the mecca of mass, the.... well, you get the idea. Must you do all of these? No. Nothing is a "must". But instead of wasting... VoxExMachina‎, 09-07-2009 09:59 AM 22 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 22	Last Post By Saidin22 View Profile View Forum Posts 03-30-2018, 04:12 AM	640	1,617,009
Sticky: De-Load, the Overlooked Technique Introduction: There are countless posts on the best way to train biceps, the optimum split for getting huge, how to bench press properly, or any of a million other questions on how to become bigger, leaner, or break through plateaus. But one technique that helps achieve all of these goals... VoxExMachina‎, 01-03-2010 10:16 AM 21 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 21	Last Post By sidfahad View Profile View Forum Posts 02-25-2018, 06:13 PM	615	1,103,585
Sticky: General Forum Rules Welcome to the Bodybuilding.com Forums It is our hope that the members of the forums will help each other in providing motivation and information to those looking to reach their fitness goals. To protect our members and the forums, the following rules are effective in all sections. Please take... ForumSentinel‎, 05-19-2014 08:12 AM	Last Post By ForumSentinel View Profile View Forum Posts 05-19-2014, 08:12 AM	0	205,482

Near blackout during military press Made an account so I could see if anyone in the community has heard of/experienced this issue. I’ve worked out regularly for the past 20+ years; always incorporated military press. I’d say in the last three years I’ve had this issue. Usually after the third rep I literally start blacking out.... CvBBcom‎, Today 03:25 PM	Last Post By CvBBcom View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 03:25 PM	0	46
De-emphasize Upper traps What are the best exercises to build mid back that de-emphasize the upper traps? I do not look good with big upper traps and am seeking to de-emphasize them. I used to do seal rows with no problems, may go back to them. I recently switched from regular seated row to a wide-grip bar, to hit... wandy09‎, Today 11:53 AM	Last Post By air2fakie View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 01:12 PM	3	112
I’ve stopped making progress with the deadlift and I can’t figure out why? The PPL program I’ve been following for the past 6-7 months instructs to do deadlifts 1x5 once a week (with barbell rows replacing the deadlift on the other pull day of the week). Recently, for a month or so, I’ve plateaued at 85kg / 187lbs. I’ll just barely get out 3-4 reps but can’t reach 5... afterbluegreen‎, 07-19-2022 10:50 PM	Last Post By EliKoehn View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 10:37 AM	25	1,250
Hand Grip Exercises I am starting to work out and I am trying to improve my grip strength. I am trying to figure out the best way to do this. My question is what is a good routine for hand grippers? Do I need to use it everyday? Another question is do I need to have my arm extended, I mean not have my elbow bent. I... cjhadley82‎, Today 05:15 AM	Last Post By cjhadley82 View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 05:15 AM	0	104
Preventing Injuries at the Gym Hello people, Got a few questions, I have been going to the gym for about 8 months give or take. I hit with everything at the start till I had a back injury that really messed me up for about a week. I looked into on how to recover and heal it and it worked pretty fast, 2 weeks after that I was... dailandemon‎, Yesterday 03:48 PM	Last Post By SuffolkPunch View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 10:40 PM	3	235
ruptured disc in neck...ugh! Ok, I'm a newbie, and I need some advice, please. I have a ruptured disc in my neck, caused by increasing weight too quickly on farmer carries. I stopped lifting for a couple of years but I'm back now but I'm quickly realizing the using abarbell, even on the smith machine is extremely painful... Rocking45‎, 08-09-2022 06:59 AM	Last Post By lsiberian View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 06:42 AM	11	420
One arm stronger than the other on single-arm dumbbell tricep extension? On the single-arm dumbbell overhead tricep extension, my right arm is stronger / can do more reps than my left (eg R 10reps, L 8reps). Is this a problem? Should I be able to do the same amount of reps with each arm? afterbluegreen‎, 08-07-2022 09:30 PM	Last Post By air2fakie View Profile View Forum Posts 08-09-2022, 12:41 PM	13	494
Tips for improving form on weighted pull ups? Weighted pull ups are probably my favourite exercise so I just want to make sure I’m doing them properly and not doing anything that’ll kill me. -I grip the bar firmly -Roll back my shoulder blades (yes or no?) -I pull myself up, make sure to stay in a straight, vertical line with my legs... afterbluegreen‎, 07-13-2022 05:33 AM	Last Post By EmilCrow21 View Profile View Forum Posts 08-09-2022, 09:21 AM	2	462
Squats 2x/wk or more For those of you that squat at least twice per week, which variations do you use? Same for both are all, different rep ranges? 2 variations or more, same or different ranges? I’ve been doing high bar 2x/wk at 6-8 and 9-12, but I’m considering dropping the 9-12 for BB hack squats 9-12 to focus on... Xpiro‎, 08-05-2022 06:06 PM	Last Post By veggie530 View Profile View Forum Posts 08-08-2022, 01:37 PM	3	287
What’s a Chest Press? Is it a DB Chest Press or a machine Chest Press? I’m following Candito’s Linear Program Hypertrophy/Strength and it includes chest Press and Incline Chest Press. I’d really appreciate if you could clear this up for me. Thanks. xwallysmail‎, 07-31-2022 11:13 AM	Last Post By GeneralSerpant View Profile View Forum Posts 08-08-2022, 08:02 AM	8	515
Why do people say bad things on Crossfit? Hey, I'm doing Starting Strength now, and a good friend of mine told me he met couple of people doing crossfit (at different times). He told me they were jacked and had a nice muscle mass. I told him it is because they eat well, and when you do that, you'll get bigger (if you train of course).... Ababw‎, 10-30-2016 09:06 AM 2 Pages • 1 2	Last Post By GeneralSerpant View Profile View Forum Posts 08-07-2022, 05:50 PM	43	7,121
Behind the back bar rows for rear delts? Does anyone do these? I use a fixed barbell to superset upright rows with these. They’re a lot like doing skiers with hammer grip dumbbells. I find it hits rear delts much better for me than face pulls or reverse pec deck. My side delts and rear delts just get hit much better when doing a compound... Animal2692‎, 08-01-2022 01:26 PM	Last Post By MG5 View Profile View Forum Posts 08-06-2022, 07:39 AM	4	424
questions on resting your muscles I took a bodybuilding class in college. I think what I heard from that and in fitness magazines was that body parts you exercise should have a rest of one or two days. I've been thinking about that. Let's say there is an obese person. Every step they take on the stairs is like doing a lower body... skelethor‎, 08-05-2022 10:00 PM	Last Post By SuffolkPunch View Profile View Forum Posts 08-05-2022, 11:45 PM	1	249
Kneeling face pulls vs Lying face pulls Are there different muscles worked in the kneeling face pulls and lying pulls? Can’t seem to find anything on google about the differences, are there any? Also, when doing kneeling face pulls, is it necessary to switch the kneeling knee halfway through the set? I do it just in case, but I’m not... Majonojo21‎, 08-04-2022 06:09 PM	Last Post By weiss1967 View Profile View Forum Posts 08-05-2022, 08:29 PM	2	296
Can’t do ANY resistance training My left elbow has been experiencing tendonitis on-and-off for months. I have tried reducing the frequency of my workouts to accommodate, to no avail. A few days ago I was doing trap bar deadlifts and the pain was so sharp and severe I had to stop after the 1st working set. It’s gotten to the... Ironface‎, 08-04-2022 02:05 AM	Last Post By lsiberian View Profile View Forum Posts 08-05-2022, 06:44 AM	6	385
Dumbest exercises you've seen lately? For me, it's a chest press in the smith machine done with the v-handle used for cable rows. I've seen two guys going at it at the gym a while ago and again another 2 recently. The first ones weren't beginners. The ROM is shorter than a TikTok video and seems very uncomfortable. Second one... jaxqen‎, 08-04-2022 05:20 AM	Last Post By Casca View Profile View Forum Posts 08-04-2022, 10:57 AM	5	387
Need help improving my dumbbell bench press Hi, I spent quite a while using the chest press machine without using dumbbells or barbells before realising that I was kinda wasting my time. A couple of months ago I trained with a friend and tried dumbbell chest press for the first time in a while. I could only get the 37.5kg dumbbells up at... Bobdabuilder1‎, 07-13-2022 02:25 PM 2 Pages • 1 2	Last Post By Bobdabuilder1 View Profile View Forum Posts 08-04-2022, 09:17 AM	34	1,572
L5-S1 hernia, how does my deadlift look? So, i recently started doing standard deadlifts again (elevated with pada because weights in this gym are short so i can't lift any weight without rounding my back without elevating the bar) Ive had a l5 s1 hernia since 12, bad genetics, never got injured or anything to get it. It got very... Datboileg‎, 08-03-2022 11:19 AM	Last Post By GrouchyUSMC View Profile View Forum Posts 08-04-2022, 01:17 AM	8	470
Upper Chest My clavicles appear sharply that I need to work my upper chest a lot. I usually have 3 exercises for my upper chest but I'm not sure they're enough. Can you suggest the type of exercises, the way they're done, the volume and intensity so that my upper chest finally becomes visible? Thanks in... magicbunny87‎, 08-01-2022 01:10 AM	Last Post By jaxqen View Profile View Forum Posts 08-03-2022, 09:23 AM	6	439
Beginner here, am I doing squats, pushups, planks correctly? Hello, I am a beginner M28, 200lb, 6'2 lanky and I've made a quick video of some basic bodyweight exercises (squat, pushup, plank) I want to see if I am doing correctly, so it'd help to have someone actually review me before I keep going with it. It is in my profile bio, it is my homepage. I... gulop145‎, 08-02-2022 07:35 AM	Last Post By EliKoehn View Profile View Forum Posts 08-03-2022, 08:06 AM	7	508
I recommend this video to help all lifters! *************.us/7718341 userYU3TP3DAK9N‎, 08-01-2022 09:39 PM	Last Post By userYU3TP3DAK9N View Profile View Forum Posts 08-01-2022, 09:39 PM	0	281
Is this overtraining? Hello everyone For training myself into pull ups I do this in my workout: 4 sets to failure of normal pull ups (last time reps: 8 7 4 4) 4 sets to failure of supinated pull ups (last time reps: 6 5 4 4) Then I move to lat machine and do 3 sets of each exercise (between 8 to 12 reps). Is it... TirantLoBlanch‎, 08-01-2022 04:40 PM	Last Post By GeneralSerpant View Profile View Forum Posts 08-01-2022, 05:27 PM	3	373
Does dumbbell fly count for push/pull ratio? I am trying to keep a balanced push/pull ratio in my routine. I was thinking if dumbbell chest flys count as a push exercise? So if one day I do: Bench press Lateral raises and another day: OHP chest fly Kris388‎, 08-01-2022 09:20 AM	Last Post By BG5150 View Profile View Forum Posts 08-01-2022, 01:29 PM	3	314
Front Traps --- Is there such a thing? I have weak traps, which because of it, it's not conspicuous that I have a nice body. I'm trying to work on it, but so far, not much success. The personal trainer at the gym (not mine), gave me an exercise to work on my front traps. I searched the net for more exercises on front traps but I... magicbunny87‎, 06-15-2022 11:15 PM	Last Post By magicbunny87 View Profile View Forum Posts 08-01-2022, 01:06 AM	12	1,600
critique my form (bent over rows) can you please critique my form link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/reDpax-V2n8 Diddii‎, 07-28-2022 08:28 AM	Last Post By BeginnerGainz View Profile View Forum Posts 07-31-2022, 10:05 PM	6	472