A trap barbell is a bar made with an opening or a gap that you can stand inside of with vertical handles. It’s called a trap bar because many lifters use it to perform shrugs, which work the trapezius muscles. However, it’s also great for lower body training and even other movements such as the deadlift or bent-over…
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So, you enjoy training like a bodybuilder. Excellent. But have you ever stepped on stage and competed? If not, chances are you’re unfamiliar with bodybuilding posing — the specific way bodybuilders are required to display their muscles for comparison. Sure, you might’ve taken a stab at some posing in between sets or after workouts, and you might even…
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When he’s not flexing his guns on the silver screen, Chris Hemsworth is usually busy polishing them when off. “Guns” refers to his stacked arms, of course, not the weapons he occasionally carries in roles like 2012’s Red Dawn and two barnburners in 2020’s Extraction and 2023’s Extraction 2. Hemsworth shared yet another recent glimpse at how he…
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On July 25, 2023, strongman Evan Singleton shared a video of himself capturing a 612-kilogram (1,350-pound) leg press for 12 reps during a recent training session. Per the caption of his post, Singleton has seen significant progress with his leg press strength lately, which aligns with how far he’s apparently come with his deadlift. Given that Singleton is…
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On July 25, 2023, powerlifter Mary Duffy shared an Instagram video of herself finishing off a two-minute wall sit. The 56-kilogram athlete wrote that the she had 97.5 kilograms (215 pounds) worth of weight plates on her lap while sitting against the wall in the clip. Based on the tenor of Duffy’s post and her recent tidbits on…
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Hi friends! I’ve got a new podcast episode up this morning and am so excited to be chatting with Emma Dunwoody all about human design. If you’re unfamiliar with this process, this is a great intro episode, and also how you use this knowledge to unlock your greatest potential. Here’s what we talk about in…
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Creatine has a bit of a public relations problem. Non-lifters and overprotective parents sometimes think it’s a steroid. Airport security usually thinks it’s something even more illicit. But dedicated lifters know that creatine is quite possibly the holy grail of supplements, being both highly effective and well-researched. Creatine is so popular among gym-goers because it’s one of the…
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Erin Murray and Jeffrey Lee are the respective champions of the 2023 U82 America’s Strongest Woman (ASW) and the 2023 U105 America’s Strongest Man (ASM) contests. The strongwoman and strongman competitions took place on July 22, 2023, in Tinley Park, Illinois, and featured seven participating strongwomen and 13 strongmen on both ends of the spectrum. In a slight…
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On July 19, 2023, Nick Walker shared a video of himself successfully finishing eight reps of an incline dumbbell press with 68-Kilogram (150-pound) dumbbells in each hand. The athlete controlled the weight with relative ease, taking three seconds to lower each repetition (the negative or eccentric phase) before briefly pausing at the bottom, and showed minimal struggle in…
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Denise Herber has a resume laden with staggering, eye-popping lifts. The German athlete has lost just two competitions in her powerlifting career and is certainly no slouch when it comes to polishing her form and strength in the gym. The superstar’s latest feat fits that very bill. On July 24, 2023, Herber posted an Instagram clip of herself…
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