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Get It Right: Low Handle Trap Bar Deadlifts

Being brutally strong is a prerequisite to having an impressive physique. That’s a fact, not my personal opinion. And there’s no movement more effective at building real world strength than lifting heavy stuff off the floor. I’m certainly not suggesting that everyone start ripping barbells off the floor, but it is important to find …

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Category: Strength training Tags: ab, abs, deadlift, full body strength, glutes, lower body, lower body strength training, muscle building, muscle mass, physique, trap bar deadlift

My Favorite Exercises for Each Movement Pattern

First things first: it’s impossible to isolate any particular part of your body. Just because you’re performing a tricep pressdown, it doesn’t mean that only your tricep is working. Instead of thinking about muscles, it’s better to look at movements if you want to develop real strength, build muscle, and be resilient enough to …

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Build More Strength and Muscle by Pairing the Right Lifts

Unless you’re 15 years old, odds are you are looking to get into the gym, do the least amount that you need to in order to get the biggest result, and then get the hell out to do the other stuff that makes life awesome. It seems like common sense. You do something to …

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