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Why Your Ab Workouts Are Too Easy

If you’ve been doing every ab exercise known to man and still don’t have a 6 pack, I’ve written this article for you. If your ab workouts are too easy, keep reading…

A lot of us start working out to see results, which includes getting a six pack. Counting our macros, running around the block fifty times and saying no to donuts are all things you’ve had to do to get that six pack you’re after.

But what if after all this time, your ab workouts are getting easier and easier? After a while it may just seem like cardio to you.

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Feeder Leg Workout: 20 Rep Squats

Eddie Hall squatting 700lbs

In the context of the gym, suffering through a workout means growth. If you really want to reach that next level, you’re going to have to push yourself. There’s no way around it, it’s a fact of training. 20 rep squats are the answer if you want tree trunk size legs.

You’ve heard of Feeder workouts for chest, but have you heard of Feeder workouts for legs? Probably not and there’s a reason why.

It’s really fucking hard.

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Best Stretches For Your Chest Workout

Stretching before working out has proven performance results and that’s something you should do before working out. Stretching your chest has proven performance benefits, and you’re only missing out….

…..but most people don’t warm up and jump right in. Injury prevention should be #1 when you’re lifting. Since if you injure yourself, you can’t lift. Seems pretty straight forward.

In this article I’m going to go over stretches that are best performed before your chest workout to get the best out of it.

What’s Involved With Chest Pressing?

Let’s break the topic down, which will then funnel into the individual stretches.

During chest pressing movements (eg bench press, dumbbell etc press), several muscles are used simultaneously, namely your pectorals (chest, duh), triceps, and deltoids (shoulders).

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Basketball-sized Shoulders: Here’s how to get ’em

So, you want boulder shoulders huh? You press, you flail, you lateral raise and still nothing. “Where’s my shoulders??” you scream. You want bigger, boulder shoulders? This is your guide to bigger and wider shoulders with the best shoulder workouts. Keep reading.

Let’s take it back to basics.

Your shoulder is comprised of 3 “heads”. Just like your triceps have three, and biceps two, you shoulder has three different heads. There’s the front delt (used in many pressing movements), side or lateral delt (used in lateral raises) and the rear delt (used in many back exercises).

Shoulder muscle anatomy
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