Is the dumbbell pullover a chest or back exercise? If you’re running a push/pull routine, should it go on a push day or a pull day? Let’s find out. How to Do a Dumbbell Pullover Dumbbell Pullover: Chest or Back Exercise? Incline vs Decline Dumbbell Pullovers A Better Alternative to the Dumbbell Pullover for the […]
How Many Leg Days Should You Do Each Week?
How many legs days a week should you do if you want them to grow? Is one leg day a week enough? Is three times a week too much? Let’s find out. If you want a short and simple answer to the question, it’s twice a week. There are cases where one leg day per […]
5 Alternatives to the T-Bar Row You Can Do at Home
If you want some effective alternatives to the T-bar row, which you can do at home with dumbbells, a barbell or even your bodyweight, this page will show you what to do. T-Bar Row: Muscles Worked The T-bar row works a number of different muscles at the same time, the main ones being: Latissimus dorsi […]
How to Use Feeder Workouts to Speed Up Muscle Growth
If you want to know what a feeder workout is, and how to use them to speed up muscle growth, this page will show you what to do. What Is a Feeder Workout? How They’re Done How They’re Supposed to Work When Should You Do Feeder Workouts? How Often? My preferred approach to targeting a […]
How to Do the Dumbbell RDL (Romanian Deadlift)
If you want to know how to do the dumbbell RDL (Romanian deadlift), what muscles it works and where you should feel it, this page will tell you everything you need to know. Let’s jump right in. What is the Dumbbell RDL (Romanian Deadlift)? The dumbbell Romanian deadlift, or RDL for short, is a deadlift […]
Pyramid Sets vs Reverse Pyramid Training vs Drop Sets
If you want to build muscle, should you be doing pyramid sets, reverse pyramid training or straight sets? Does one training protocol work better than the other? Let’s find out. What are Pyramid Sets? With pyramid sets, your first work set is done with a relatively light weight and higher reps. With each subsequent set, […]
10 of the Best Home Leg Press Alternatives
Today, I want to show you some highly effective leg press alternatives you can use to build bigger, stronger quads. If your gym doesn’t have a leg press machine, or you want some lower body exercises you can do at home using free weights, this page will show you what to do. What is the […]
6 Day Gym Workout Schedule for Muscle Growth
For the average lifter, a workout split that involves lifting weights 6 days a week will be too much. That’s not to say it can’t be done. But most people will be better off lifting weights 4 or 5 days a week, rather than 6. In this post, I’ll take a closer look at the […]
Full vs Parallel Squat: How Low Should You Go?
If you want bigger legs, how low should you? Is squatting to parallel good enough? Or is arse-to-ankles, which basically means as low as you can get, the only way to go? If you can’t squat that deep, then there is some kind of dysfunction that needs addressing. Most people had this range of motion […]
Upper/Lower vs Push/Pull/Legs (PPL): Which is Better for Gaining Muscle?
If you want to gain muscle, which routine works best? An upper/lower or a push/pull/legs split? Let’s find out. Is there a big difference between an upper/lower vs a PPL split when it comes to gaining muscle? As a rule, an upper/lower split is a better fit for someone who’s relatively new to lifting weights, […]