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How To Do Barbell Bent Rows

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Podcast : Standing with your knees slightly bent. Your have your back straight and incline your torso around at 45°. You take the barbell with a pronated grip and your hands are wider than your shoulder’s width. Your arms relaxed : Inhale, block […]

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How To Do Seated Rows With A Bar

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Podcast: Sitting on the machine with your feet on the feet stop. Your torso is bent and you hold the bar with a pronation grip (thumbs inside). Your hands are more apart than the width of your shoulders: Inhale, pull the

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How To Do One-Arm Dumbbell Rows

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Podcast: The dumbbell in your hand with a semi-pronated grip and your opposite knee and opposite hand in support on the bench: Your back straight, inhale and pull the dumbbell as high as possible keeping your arm along the body and

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How To Do Straight-Arm Lat Pulldowns

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Podcast Standing in front of the machine with your feet slightly apart. You take the bar with a pronated grip and your hands’ position are wider than your shoulders width: Having your back straight and squeeze your abs. Inhale and bring

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Triceps Tear With Back Exercises

I read Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Podcast: Back exercises with very heavy weights can create injuries to the long head of the triceps. In fact, the latissimus dorsi is a powerful muscle and its function is to bring your arms close to your rib cage. It’s because your

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How To Do Back Lat Pulldowns

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Sitting face to the machine with your thighs under pads. You take the bar with a pronated grip and a very wide grip: Inhale and pull the bar until your neck by bringing your elbows along your body. Exhale at the

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Lat Pulldowns

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Sitting in front of the machine with your legs rigged. Take the bar with a pronated grip and your hands very apart: Inhale and pull the bar down to your upper chest by pulling out your chest and bringing your elbows

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How To Do Close-Grip Lat Pulldowns

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Podcast: Sitting at the machine with your knees under the pads: Inhale and bring the handle back to the sternum by swelling your chest and tilting your back slightly Exhale at the end of the movement This exercise works the latissimus

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