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Dumbbell Bench Press

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Lying on a horizontal bench with your feet on the ground to stabilize you. Hold the dumbbells with arms outstretched and your hands are face to face. Inhale and lower the dumbbells to your chest’s level. Bend your elbows and rotate […]

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Push-ups

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Face to the ground with your arms stretched and spread to your shoulder’s width (or little more). Your feet tight or slightly apart : Inhale and bend your arms to lower your torso to the ground without arching your back. Push up

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Leverage Bench Press

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Lying on a horizonzal bench with your butt glued to the bench and your feet on the ground : Inhale and press Exhale at the end of the movement This guided exercise works the pectoralis major, mainly the sternal parts at the

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Close-Grip Bench Press

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Lying on a horizontal bench with your butt glued to the bench and your feet on the ground : Takes the barbell with a pronated grip. The distance between your hands varies from 10 to 40 cm (3.9 to 15.7 inches) of

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Bench Press

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and there is good stuff. Lying on a horizonzal bench with your butt glued to the bench and your feet on the ground : Takes the barbell with a pronated grip. The distance of your hands is wider than the width of your shoulder. Inhale and lower

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Triceps Dips

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and there is good stuff. Your hands on the edge of a bench and your feet on another bench with you body in the void : Inhale and flex your arms followed by an extension of your arms Exhale at the end of the movement This exercise

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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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