An exercise/program designed to increase your muscle mass/lifting capacity.
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Should I lock out my shoulders at the bottom of a pull up?
When I'm doing pull ups, I try to go all the way down until the arms are straight, but I do not lock out my shoulders. Recently, I thought in order to get a greater ROM, it might be a good idea to ...
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What is the optimum training intensity to prevent atrophy when on a caloric deficite?
I know that when I'm on a caloric surplus, I stimulate hypertrophy best if my training intensity lies somewhere between 6-12RM.
Now let's say I'm on a caloric deficite. What intensity is optimal for ...
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Alternating exercises from workout to workout?
For my strength/hypertrophy based training program, I've chosen following exercises:
Deadlifts (2 work sets of 4 reps)
Press (3 work sets of 5)
Ring Dips (3 work sets of 9)
1-Legged Squats (3 work ...
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Training load on a diet (am I doing too much?)
I'm 6"1 (187cm) at 194 pounds (88kg) targeting 187 pounds (85kg) and currently eating between 1800 kcal and 2200 kcal daily, with 50 % protein and fat & carbs more or less balanced. I've been ...
