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The lower chest muscle fibers move horizontally and up. To isolate the bottom portion of the chest, we have to pick movements where our arms move opposite the fiber orientation:

A dedicated lower chest workout might seem redundant. Your lower chest has to work during most pressing exercises, so why try to isolate it? Wouldn’t it make more sense to

Good recovery is essential for making progress with the 5×5 workout program. You need to start each workout in a fresh and recovered state, so you can train effectively, push

The classic 5×5 workout program is great because you only train three times per week and do five movements. As a result, you can get stronger and build muscle at

Plateaus are periods where we don’t see results despite putting in the effort. In the context of training, a plateau usually refers to the lack of strength and muscle gains,

A primary consideration before each workout should be warming up. A good warm-up raises core body temperature, improves your mood, and boosts your performance (1). The performance boost is that

The traditional 5×5 workout program has you do five barbell lifts: the squat, deadlift, bench press, overhead press, and bent-over row. You split the five movements into two workouts (A

Why use dumbbells for back workouts? Though we can’t see the back like we can our biceps or quads, the back is every bit as important. Home to a range

Upper chest workouts might seem redundant. After all, doesn’t the upper portion receive enough work from the many pressing and fly exercises we do? Must we give the upper chest

What’s your approach to ab training? Like many others, you probably pick a few exercises, put them into a routine, and get started. While there is nothing necessarily wrong with