The pursuit to build a set of washboard abs has been trending ever since the rise of aesthetics era, around the second decade of the new millennium. The barbell deadlift is often used as a means to build abs, or it’s avoided altogether from the fear of the midsection getting ‘too big’. For this reason, … Read more
The deadlift is often called the king of the compound exercises. And for a reason. It’s a whole-body exercise that works your posterior chain muscles – your hamstrings, glutes, upper and lower back. Also, your quads, core, forearms, and shoulders get activated too. Still, a lot of people have negative connotations to the deadlift. Deadlift … Read more
The Jefferson squat is a more unusual exercise that you may not have come across before. It involves holding a barbell between your legs, either parallel to the direction that you are facing or perpendicular to your legs. You then perform the squatting motion with the barbell in this position. It is an exercise that … Read more
I was once sitting in a restaurant and overheard a group of young guys talking about working out and deadlift. One of them said ‘I trained back and I started with some deadlifts’. Do you know how hard it was for me to hold back on blurring out that deadlifts are probably better in his … Read more
You’re looking for an exercise to help you take your workout to the next level and get the body you’ve always wanted. However, you are still deciding whether deadlifts are the right exercise to do so. I have great news! Deadlifts are one of the most powerful exercises for total body conditioning, leading to more … Read more
Want to squat with long legs? Continue reading to learn everything you need to know about this. Squats are a staple for many people’s exercise regimes. They target a wide range of muscles and can be adapted in many different ways to suit different people. However, those with longer legs can sometimes struggle with squats … Read more
So, bench pressing every day: should you do it or not? We will go into detail of this interesting training regimen. A lot of lifters think training a muscle more often can lead to better strength and mass gains. However, this is not always the case. Should you bench press every day? Yes, many lifters … Read more
Do you know the loads you could rip off the ground with a strong pair of quads? A LOT MORE THAN YOU WOULD IF YOU HAD WEAK ONES! So, let’s see how exactly deadlifts work quads! Doing the deadlift itself has many strength based benefits for the quads. But you need strong enough quads to do … Read more
The stiff leg deadlift is an EPIC strength training exercise. In my personal experience, within ~4 months of using it, I noticed some serious muscle gains and a 33% increase in strength. The question is not “should you do them?” the question is “why would you not do them?” If you decide to use it, … Read more
Having a good understanding of different exercises can make your workout program so much more versatile and fun. So where do good mornings vs deadlifts compare and how are the different? So what are the factors to consider when comparing good mornings vs deadlifts? Overall, the deadlift is a vertical pull movement where as good mornings … Read more
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