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Why Does My Neck Hurt After Squats?

Squatting is one of the best lower-body exercises that one can do. It is a great workout that targets the entire lower-body and core. The main muscles targeted during a squat are the quads, glutes, hamstrings, spinal erectors, and core! You can achieve great legs and lower-body strength by performing the squat. People often perform the squat using a barbell, …

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How To Get A Bigger Neck – An Ultimate Guide

Neck training has been around for quite some time in the boxing and wrestling world. Fighters like Mike Tyson would often be seen doing neck bridges and other various exercises to strengthen and build his neck. Even MMA fighters, football players, and other combat sport professionals have began to focus more on neck training. However, in the past few years …

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How Do I Make My Pecs Bounce?

The pectoral muscles commonly referred to as “pecs” are located directly across the front of the chest. The pecs are one of the most sought out muscles that most guys target. If you go to the gym you will see most guys training chest. This is for a couple reasons. First, the pecs are very visible in a t-shirt so …

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Why Does My Wrist Hurt When Bench Pressing?

The bench press is one of the most popular and widely performed chest exercises. It dates back to the year 1899, believe it or not! Today, the bench press is like the holy grail of weightlifting, and is seen in many weightlifting competitions. If you go to the gym, the majority of guys in the gym will be performing the …

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Why Does My Elbow Hurt After Arm Wrestling?

Arm wrestling is one of the most popular competitions testing the strength between two participants. To begin each person locks hands while keeping their elbows down on a firm surface, and the goal is to pin the other person’s hand down to the table. Arm wrestling dates back to the 1950’s where it began in an old saloon. There are …

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Why Does My Shoulder Hurt During Pull-Ups?

Pull-ups are hands down one of the single best exercises for upper-body strength and development. You can get a great workout by just doing a few sets of pull-ups. The pull-up has been around since the late 1700’s, and became a popular exercise for calisthenics training and for military purposes. The main muscles that are targeted during a pull-up is …

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Why Does My Elbow Hurt During Push-Ups?

Push-ups are one of the best exercises that can be performed nearly anywhere. They can be done at home, outside, on the bus, you name it. You can get a great workout by doing calisthenics or bodyweight exercises, such as push-ups. Believe it or not, the push-up has been around as an exercise since the early 1900’s! The push-up is …

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Why Does My Wrist Hurt During Bicep Curls?

One of the most common complaints I get from those who lift weights is wrist pain. Many people experience wrist pain while lifting weights, especially during exercises like bicep curls, bench press, and even shoulder press. All these movements put a lot of stress on the wrists, especially with improper form. Wrist pain while doing bicep curls is a very …

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The 10 Best Exercises For Booty Gains

Everyone wants to grow and maximize their booty gains, but most people simply don’t know how! Most people are doing air squats or glute kickbacks with poor form and wonder why their glutes are not growing. Today, most females are trying to maintain the hour-glass physique with a thin waist and wide hips. One of the best ways to to …

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The Top 10 Ankle Braces for Weightlifting (2020)

You may have seen my other article about experiencing ankle pain during certain workouts such as calf raises. Often people experience ankle pain during exercises like the calf raise, but even exercises like squats, lunges, deadlifts, and box jumps can cause ankle pain. Ankle braces and compression socks can be worn temporarily to reduce pain and inflammation or can be …