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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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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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How To Do Chin-Ups

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. In suspension at the fixed bar with your hands apart with a pronated grip: Inhale and pulls to bring your chest almost to the level of the bar Exhale at the end of the movement Return to the starting position by

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Barbell Pullovers

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Arms stretched with the barbell with a pronated grip. Your arms spread to your shoulders width: Inhale as much as possible and lower the barbell behind your head by slightly bend your elbows. Exhale returning to the starting position This exercise

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Incline Dumbbell Press

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Sitting on an inclined bench (no more than 60° because you don’t want to work only your deltoids) with your elbows bent. You have a dumbbell in each hand with a pronated grip. Inhale and extend your arms vertically by bringing

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Dumbbell Flys

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and I learned good stuff. Lying on a bench with dumbbell in pronated grip and your arms slightly flexed : Inhale and spread your arms to the horizonzal Lift your arms to the vertical while exhale Squeeze your chest at the end fo the movement to work

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