Your rear delts, or posterior deltoids, is the back part of your shoulder muscle. It originates on the spine of your shoulder blade and inserts on your humerus (upper arm bone). It aids your lats in extending your shoulder, and also externally rotates your shoulder, together with infraspinatus and teres minor of your rotator cuff. In this article, … Read more
Key Points: How long should you rest between sets if your goal is muscle growth and strength gain? The amount of time you rest between sets is one of the fundamental variables in your training, and it has a big influence on your training results. But what is the optimal rest interval? The rule of … Read more
Powerlifting is all about getting stronger in the big three lifts: the squat, bench press, and deadlift. While these exercises are great for increasing your strength and muscle mass, they are not the only exercises employed by powerlifters looking to boost their total. In this article, we’ll go over 20 of the best and most … Read more
Was it a long time since you broke a personal record in the bench press? Does it feel like you have reached a plateau in your strength and are not moving forward? Few things are more satisfying than the feeling of bench pressing a heavier weight than you have ever lifted before. The sad part … Read more
So you want to get started with strength training? You’ve come to the right place! In this article, I’ll outline a simple but effective training program for beginners. The program is entirely based on machines, and you’ll be working out twice per week. This program is available completely free in our workout tracker StrengthLog , … Read more
Urinary incontinence is a common problem affecting women in general and even more common among female athletes. If you have urine leakage while exercising, you’re far from alone. Exercising females in many sports experience urinary incontinence. At the same time, it’s something of a hush-hush phenomenon, perhaps because many find it embarrassing. This article looks … Read more
Your front delts, or anterior deltoids, is the front part of your shoulder muscle. It originates on your clavicle, inserts on your humerus (upper arm bone), and aids your chest muscles in flexing and internally rotating your shoulder. In this article, you will learn about front delt muscle anatomy, what some effective front delt exercises … Read more
“What is mastery? At the heart of it, mastery is practice. Mastery is staying on the path.” – George Leonard Strength training is a harsh mistress. First, you are lured in by the sweet beginner gains. Then, your resolve is tested as you enter the intermediate stage and have to work harder for every extra … Read more
When do you transcend from the beginner to the intermediate stage of weight training? If you’ve been training hard on an effective training program (such as the one we outlined in part 1 of this series) and been eating and recovering well when you’re not in the gym, you might reach the intermediate stage after … Read more
My father-in-law is many things, but strong isn’t one of them. At least, he didn’t use to be. Two months ago, he asked if he could start working out in my garage gym. Since I don’t want to be excluded from the “pizza and wine”-Fridays he regularly throws, I said yes. Being well into his … Read more