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If you want a simple but effective workout designed to give you a defined back and bigger biceps, this page will show you what to do. This back and biceps workout hits all the major muscle groups in your back, and is designed to form part of a push/pull/legs split, done 4-5 days a week.  […]

If you want to know how to do the close grip lat pulldown with proper form, what muscles it works, and what the alternatives are, this page will show you what to do. Close Grip Lat Pulldown: Introduction and Benefits Close Grip Lat Pulldown: Muscles Worked How To Do the Close Grip Lat Pulldown: Proper […]

The cross body hammer curl is an isolation exercise used to train the muscles in your upper arms and forearms. Compared to regular dumbbell curls, which are done with the palms facing forwards, the cross body curl shifts the emphasis to a different part of the arm. The biceps muscle is made up of two […]

If you want to know what the cable face pull is, what muscles it works, and what proper form looks like, this page will show you what to do. The Face Pull Exercise: Introduction and Benefits Face Pull: Muscles Worked How To Do Face Pulls: Instructions Common Mistakes Variations, Modifications & Alternatives Frequently Asked Questions The Face Pull Exercise: Introduction […]

Is Stronglifts 5×5 a full body workout? That depends on which of the two training sessions you’re talking about. Stronglifts 5×5 has a couple of different workouts – workout A and workout B, with a rest day or two in between.  In workout A, you do the squat, bench press and barbell row. In workout […]

Compound exercises are often said to be better mass builders than isolation exercises because they allow you to lift more weight. For example, I’ve heard it said that chin-ups are the best way to build bigger biceps, because you can lift more weight doing chin-ups than you can doing curls. Here’s an example of the […]