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Barbell Wrist Curls

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy »  and there is good stuff. Sitting with your forearms on your thighs or on a bench. Hold the barbell with a supinated grip : Inhale and flex your wrists Exhale at the end of the movement This exercise work your flexor carpi radialis muscle, palmaris longus […]

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Preacher Curls

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy »  and there is good stuff Podcast Sitting with your arms on the bench : Inhale and flex your arms Exhale at the end of the movement This exercise is good to target the biceps, brachialis and brachioradialis. Note : Because of the bench’s inclination, the tension will be very

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Reverse Curls

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy »  and there is good stuff. Standing with your legs apart and your arms outstretched. Hold the barbell in  a pronated grip ( thumbs inside) : Inhale and flex your arms Exhale at the end of the movement Back to the starting position by controlling the barbell’s descent

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Barbell Reverse Wrists Curls

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy »  and there is good stuff. Sitting with your forearms on your thighs or on a bench. Hold the barbell with your hands in a pronated grip : Inhale and flex your wrists Exhale at the end of the movement This exercise train your extensor carpi radialis

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Incline Dumbbell Curls

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy »  and there is good stuff. Sitting with a dumbbell in each hand in a semi-pronation grip. Inhale and flex your forearm by rotating the wrist to the outside before that the dumbbell is horizontal. Complete flexion by raising elbows and exhale at the end of movement.

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Incline Leg Press

Today was legs day. There is an exercise that improves your performance for squat, it’s the One Leg Incline Leg Press. This helps your leg power balance. You know when repetition is difficult, it’s the side where the muscle is the most powerful that helps the weaker side. For example with bench press, you see

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Lying Barbell Triceps

In the gym where I train there work because the gym will be enlarged to 700 m2 (7534 ft2), that’s cool. I can’t wait to see how the gym will become after the work. For now, the work doesn’t interfere with my training, it’s excellent. Today was chest – triceps – calves. There is an

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Dumbbell Lying Rear Lateral Raise

There is also another shoulder exercise where I decreased weights like for seated lateral raise to improve my technique. This is the Dumbbell Lying Rear Lateral Raise. This is an exercise that involves the back of your shoulders that are often forgotten and if you’re not care about, you can have a muscle imbalance. Place

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