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If "bro splits" don't work, why is literally every muscular guy in my gym doing them?
That's because your gym is a typical commercial gym where majority of people don't have any idea what they're doing and they're just going with the motions. Go to a gym that caters to strength ...
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Can I get an honest review about my workout plan?
Welcome to the Fitness SE!
Making your own program
When it comes to making your own program, the general rule of thumb is one simple rule: Don't.
The reason for this is something you've already ...
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Should squats come last in a workout-plan?
A workout should ideally follow a relatively strict ordering.
(Warm-up)
High-skill/coordination exercises or movements which you are still learning, e.g. agility drills, Olympic lifts, gymnastics
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Safe way to train for the front and back flip?
Don'ts
The biggest mistake people make when learning to flip, is that they try to flip into pools and onto mattresses.
This is a mistake because it doesn't prepare you for the inevitable challenge ...
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If "bro splits" don't work, why is literally every muscular guy in my gym doing them?
The critique of bodybuilder split routines is not that they don't work. They obviously work, so anyone who says they don't is either ignorant or speaking without thinking. It's that a bodybuilder ...
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Workouts for increasing T levels?
Please stop saying that you have shit genetics, everyone here, except you agrees that you have fairly normal genetics and you are just comparing yourself to the people who have either been in the gym ...
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Is circuit training superior to conventional weight training?
I found these two studies:
(1) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21659889
finds that circuit training (given the same volume, but less time), is indeed superior: same strength gains, more fat loss,...
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Can I get an honest review about my workout plan?
I think Alec's answer is really great but I'd like to add some more thoughts for you (a bit too big for a comment). I agree, it's not a great workout but not necessarily just due to exercise choice. ...
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I don't feel my ab workouts
Just to get this out of the way
Probably one of the most commonly uttered phrases around here, but it can't be said often enough: A flat belly is made in the kitchen, not in the gym. It doesn't matter ...
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Which is the role of glutes when extending your legs?
We need to clarify some terms. "Extension" means movement of a joint which increases the angle between two body parts. So elbow extension is the movement that increases the angle between the ...
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Workout to the failure is enough to get stronger. What is the need to have sets?
The number of sets you do increases what we call the total volume of work being done. The more volume of work you do, the stronger signal your body gets that it needs to grow.
If you do only one set, ...
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Does supplimenting creatine cause belly fat to increace or stomach to bloat?
To answer the valid question here:
Does Creatine cause bloating?
Yes, the water retention usually seen with higher (>10g) loading doses can exceed five pounds (more than two kilograms). Lower doses ...
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Normal life with heavy weights
Now, some work has actually been done on this where scientists looked at what would happen if you were crushed by 2.5g:
There was the hyper-g work done on chickens, for example, by Arthur
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Is wearing Langot necessary to do Push ups at home?
Getting one's testicles in the way during pushups sounds like a problem that is exclusive to those who are particularly blessed with tremendous balls. Or cursed with extremely sensitive ones.
No, ...
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Homeworkout alternative to deadlifts
There is no single alternative to the deadlift, because the whole point of the deadlift is that it does so many things so dramatically.
It can be loaded more than nearly any other exercise. If this is ...
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Do squat and deadlift work the hip flexors and extensors in a balanced way?
The purpose of the hip flexors are to lift the legs when walking or running.
The purpose of the hip extensors are to lift the whole body when walking or running.
Since the whole body is a lot heavier ...
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Suggestions on Postpartum exercises
After you give birth, it is incredibly important to approach your recovery just as that—recovery. Your body has gone through trauma and needs to heal with time and therapy
What happened to your core?
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Is there a simple program that I don't have to look up at all?
The program for You Are Your Own Gym is pretty close to that. It's all bodyweight exercises with "equipment" involving tables, sills, boxes, and broomsticks. There's a suggested series of exercises ...
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How to motivate yourself while working out
Outside of the gym, motivation can take many forms. Some known to be 'better' than others. (See: Should I tell people about my fitness goals for better accountability?). But the most effective by far ...
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Can Pistol Squats replace Barbell Squats?
They're fundamentally different exercises.
If by "replace" you mean:
Can a person do only weighted pistol squats instead of barbell back
squats and live a long and healthy life?
Than the ...
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When and how often should I train my core/abs?
The amount of (appropriate intensity) training volume necessary to maintain Ab Hypertrophy is typically going to be zero sets per week. The minimum volume required to make progress is also typically ...
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Why should we start a pull-up with already retracted shoulder-blades?
Firstly, moving your scapulae through a full range of motion in a pull-up will not work the muscles responsible for elevating the scapulae (i.e. upper traps and levator scapulae), as gravity does the ...
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Do squat and deadlift work the hip flexors and extensors in a balanced way?
I've seen plenty of leg routines based entirely (or almost entirely)
on squats and deadlifts. My simple question is this routine is
balanced.
This question seems to depend on the assumption that it ...
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How important is Regular Exercise vs Amount of Exercise?
It's not the total amount of work you do that matters, it's the volume, or the total amount of work per unit of time.
Compare the two people over a year - person A would have done approximately 7,000 ...
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Routine work-out suggestions
Stagnation is normal. You obviously can't have linear progression forever. What matters is how you deal with it.
Variety
Usually, we deal with it by employing variety. If you've done the same ...
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Why is this "minimum" program flawed (every 2nd day do dips, squats and pull-ups until failure)?
In a sense your program isn't that bad. Here's some good points I see with it.
Squats as the lower-body exercise. The squat is one of the most effective builders for lower-body strength. While ...
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Variation of pushups for bicep work out
Bicep workout is a pulling workout. Pushing ones targets your shoulders, chest and triceps to large extent. They target biceps too, but not as much as pulling and curling do. Having said that, muscles ...
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How to get to 1.5M in less then 15 min
Your goal is being able to run at a speed of slightly less than 10 km/h for 15 minutes, which isn't all that fast especially considering that it's just 15 minutes. You are currently able to run at a ...
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