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The lying dumbbell row is a great one to add to your routine if you are looking to improve your upper back and chest.  Here’s how you perform the exercise:

Lie chest down on a bench with dumbbells grasped below…

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This article is the final episode of my Break Out the Barbell series on exercises you can perform simply by using the barbell collecting dust in your garage.  Today’s exercise focuses on the tricep.

Lying French Press – Triceps

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This article is part 9 of my Break Out the Barbell series on exercises you can perform simply by using the barbell collecting dust in your garage.  Today’s exercise focuses on the calve muscle.

Barbell Toe Raise – Calves…

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When you’ve been reading Mens Health magazines for as long as I have, very few of the articles will teach you something new. It’s usually the same exercises and information repackaged to look ground-breaking and fresh. However, the recent article,

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This article is part 3 of my Break Out the Barbell series on exercises you can perform simply by using the bench and barbell that sit in your garage.  Today’s exercise focuses on the tricep and chest.

Close Grip…

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In all the years I played baseball, I never hit a ball over the fence. When I started playing slow pitch softball, I figured it was only a matter of time. The fields were smaller, the ball was slower, and I was much…

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This article is part 7 of my series on dumbbell exercises every guy should deem worthy.  Today’s exercise will build that shoulder girth you’ve been looking for, focusing on your traps while working your upper back.

Dumbbell Shrugs – Shoulder

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With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I have some suggestions (from experience) which might help your relationship. Try working out together. If it worked for me, it can work for you, too.

About two years ago, my gym partner moved…

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There has always been controversy amongst many martial artists and fitness buffs as to whether or not lifting weights is bad for martial arts skill.

The martial arts camp promotes the usage of bodyweight exercises to develop the strength required…

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If you feel like you’ve hit a wall in your muscle growth, there may be more to it than just adding on the plates.  Try these three simple tips if you want to see bigger muscle gains from your workout.

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The answer is yes. Well, it doesn’t actually burn fat, but it rather “redirects” fat to the muscles. Research from Washington University School of Medicine shows that the calories in a meal high in fat or sugar are less likely to…

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One of the things that makes a guy’s arms look so chiseled are the shape of his triceps. The tricep pushdown is an exercise that isolates that particular muscle. It can be done using a pulley or a pulldown machine. Here’s the correct…

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Any body builder will tell you that if your goal is to get a strong and masculine physique, you can’t forget your shoulders.  Working out your shoulders makes a huge difference in your body.  Besides the purely aesthetic factor of improving your overall…

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You likely already know how incredibly important it is that you are always pushing yourself in the gym. Researchers have found that about 8/10 people aren’t lifting enough weights in the gym in order to see full effects they want.  If…

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When you think of a strength building routine, you probably think of low reps, lots of sets, and lots of rest time.  If you look at a professional powerlifter’s or a strongman’s routine, that’s typically what you will find.  Most strength…

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