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Month: June 2020

Effective Training of the Triceps

Effective Training of the Triceps

Arm day at the gym usually means incorporating a tricep exercise variation. However, the triceps brachii muscle group consists of three separate heads. This begs the question, which exercises do we need to ensure that we stimulate sufficent hypertrophy for all three? Is there one exercise for all of them, or do we need to do three different exercises to work on each head? The triceps brachii is a large fast-twitch muscle group with its primary function being to extend…

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Injury Risk and Butt Wink

Injury Risk and Butt Wink

An Intro to the Butt Wink Lumbar positions, particularly around the butt wink, is an extremely complex and controversial topic where many people fall on either side of the fence. The term ‘butt winking’ is frequently used to describe the ‘dip’ movement of lumbar flexion in the bottom of a squat. Over the past decade, the consensus was that any lumbar flexion or movement outside of maintaining a neutral spine would significantly increase the risk of a back injury to…

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