35 Squat Variations | Men's Health

35 Squat Variations | Men's Health: "
Leg day is  tough. As a result, it's often skipped all together or replaced with another workout that doesn't make you want to cringe. But you shouldn't pass over your lower body so quickly. 

"The glutes, hamstrings, and quads are some of your biggest, most metabolically active muscles," says BJ Gaddour, C.S.C.S., creator of Men's Health StreamFIT. "The harder you work them, the more calories you'll ultimately burn.""



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3 Hardcore Arm Workout Strategies for Sleeve Ripping Guns

3 Hardcore Arm Workout Strategies for Sleeve Ripping Guns: "When it comes to building massive arms that hug your shirt sleeves, there are countless exercises you can do that will all produce results. For most people, however, the exercises they are doing are not the reason for their inability to increase their arm size."



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Are You Making These Nine Beginner Mistakes? - Muscle & Fitness

Are You Making These Nine Beginner Mistakes? - Muscle & Fitness: "Everyone starts as a beginner. And as we get comfortable with working out, eventually we learn the basics: how to use the machines, how to observe gym etiquette, and what happens if we don’t wipe the gym equipment."



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Pressing Forward | FLEX Online

Pressing Forward | FLEX Online: "People always compare me to Kai Greene, and I really appreciate that,” Clarence DeVis says in his heavily accented English. Like Greene, DeVis can look pretty intimidating when he’s not smiling, but just like Greene, when DeVis grins, his smile has a way of lighting up his face and exuding warmth and amiability."



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Barbell Deadlift | Men's Health

Barbell Deadlift | Men's Health: "If you're sick  of disappearing when you turn sideways, focus on your glutes and lats. They're some of your body's biggest muscle groups, and the straightest path to a three-dimensional physique. And no exercise targets them better than the barbell deadlift, says Mark Reifkind, owner of Girya Strength in Palo Alto, California."



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Quick Total-Body Workout | Men's Health

Quick Total-Body Workout | Men's Health: "Pressed for time? Do this quick, total-body blast on days you'd otherwise have to skip the gym"



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Time/Volume Training - A Program For Building Mass With Free Weight, Machines and Bodyweight Exercises

Time/Volume Training - A Program For Building Mass With Free Weight, Machines and Bodyweight Exercises: "Time/Volume Training is a GREAT technique for building mass and strength like clockwork, using free weights, machine or bodyweight exercises...the framework doesn't change and it adapts very easily to whatever resistance you're using.

Originally, I came up with this technique to allow me to take exercises where I could do a LOT of reps (like push-ups) and turn them into effective mass-builders.

After using it for that, I realized it was an excellent way to train with free weight and machines as well. The concepts remain exactly the same.

Time/Volume Training is relatively simple. It's a form of Density Training (somewhat similar to EDT by Charles Staley). I'll use back training for my example here (chin-ups, specifically) to show you what it's all about."



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