An exercise/program designed to increase your muscle mass/lifting capacity.
An exercise/program designed to increase your muscle mass/lifting capacity.
Questions tagged [strength-training]
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Push-ups - small range of motion vs full range of motion?
I'm curious about the affects of "range of motion" when doing push-ups.
What are the pros/cons to doing push-ups using high reps, small range of motion vs low reps, full range of motion?
Here is how I define the differences between range of…
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An equipment-free exercise for triceps / chest without pressue on the wrist
I am looking for exercises to build the upper-body, in particular chest and triceps that I can do basically anywhere (when I don't have equipment/weights available). I have done a lot of variations on push-ups for this purpose before, but I have…
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How does a layperson measure the effectiveness of a strength building program?
People who have difficulty articulating their fitness goals may begin a workout program with the hope that it will simply "build strength". Also, workout programs are not uncommonly recommended solely on this same merit, that any such program will…
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RPE for a timed set?
I've learnt the RPE scale based on reps-in-reserve (e.g. 8 = 2 reps left, 9 = 1 rep left, 10 = max).
If someone were to ask you for an RPE for a timed exercise, such as holding a plank for 1-minute, how would you determine your exertion level?
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What are some exercises that I can do for an easily dislocated shoulder?
Before you answer, here's some background to my shoulder's condition:
I seem to have a chronically weak shoulder. For instance, when I play basketball I like to try hard to intercept passes from the other team. But in order to do this, I have to…
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Whether or not to buy weighted vest
I'm looking into buying a weighted chest vest (probably adjustable 140 lbs in 2.5 increments) and adustable ankle and wrist weights. I do alot of walking and moving around at work but I'm not wanting to build muscle would wearing these three in…
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Distributing workout throughout day
Let's say my workout for a given day includes 3 sets of squats, 3 sets of bench press and 3 sets of rows. Usually, one would do this in a 45 minute workout. Alternatively, I could spread out the exercises and sets over the duration of a full…
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How does the weightlifting belt work?
What does a weightlifting belt protects against? How exactly? I can't imagine why wearing it is better, although I have used them and, at least subjectively, I felt more safe and comfortable during the lifts.
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Compared to their overall strength, do women have greater lower body strength in proportion to their upper body than men do?
There is a misconception that women generally have greater lower body strength than men. This isn't what I'm asking. My question isn't to directly compare women's lower body strength to men's. It's been shown that men in fact are generally all…
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How to implement micro periodization in a routine covering a wide rep spectrum
I wanted to train for strength, with no hurry. Forced by the personal need of building strong conective tissue and avoid injury at all costs (42 yr, untrained, somehow prone to injury) I implemented the following strategy for each exercise: I use a…
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Why does this strength training regime lead to a plateau
I work out at a Kieser Gym, a large franchise in the DACH region with a focus on machine training for health. The standard protocol for almost all exercises is:
train full range of motion on the specific machine
do 2s hold - 4s contract - 2s hold -…
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What should I do to get closer to the ideal waist/chest ratio of 0.77?
I am a 65 year-old male. Weight is 163 lbs. I exercise every day. My waist/chest ratio is 0.88. How can I get closer to the ideal ratio of 0.77?
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Will I make good progress in my shoulder strength if I exercise them only once a week?
I'm trying to increase my anterior shoulder strength in an attempt to help rehabilitate my shoulders. When I was younger, I did lots of push ups in order to get bigger triceps and chest muscles. As a result my front shoulder and chest muscles became…
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Diet and compound exercises for mass gain
Im 5'11" and weighs 65kg, age is 25.
I regularly hit gym.After a 20 minutes warm-up session, I do the concentrated exercises chest(monday), lats(tuesday) and so on. I follow the below diet:
Morning:
*BCAA (ON - gold)- post workout
*2 bananas, few…
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How are related the weights a healthy athlete can lift in different exercises?
I see that in SL5x5, the weight increments are bigger for Squats and Deadlifts. I am curious about that. It seems obvious too that you are not expected to lift the same weight in an isolating, small muscle exercise like Reverse DB Flies, than the…
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