BOOST YOUR BENCH PRESS, SQUAT, AND DEAD-LIFT

Mastering the three basic lifts is essential for building an awesome body. Learning these variations can turn awesome to amazing.

When it comes to building muscle and strength, three exercises can kick sand in the face of pretty much any other move out there. I'm talking about "the big three" for getting big: the squat, bench press, and deadlift.

Unfortunately, performing these exercises endlessly can lead to stagnation—

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LATS & TRAPS: Muscle Activation

If you ever walk into the gym and see guys with terrible back development, you know they’re the ones who don’t do a full range of motion. They can be seen

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Secrets of a Big Back : Arnold Schwarzenegger

QUESTION

What’s the story behind that famous photo of you doing bentover rows barefoot and standing on a bench?

ANSWER

Bodybuilders of my era did a lot of things that people today tend to think of as silly

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Arnold -- How I used chins to build LATS

There’s a scene in Pumping Iron where Arnold Schwarzenegger is checking out his back in a mirror at Gold’s Gym. After visually certifying its jumbo-jet width with an over-the-shoulder glance, he turns around to let his buddy Ken Waller evaluate his rear double-biceps shot. “Looks like a road

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