The Annoying Gym Goer Series (The Lat Pulldown Guy)
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Doug GrocePosted
Mon 03 Nov 2008 3:06pm
Every gym has an annoying type of lifter. You know - that one person that always seems to be there when you’re trying to get your work done.. And for whatever reason, they ANNOY the crap out of you.
Being a personal trainer, I spend more time in the gym in one day than most people do in an entire week (or month). Combine this with that fact ...
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The Lat Pulldown – How to Maximize Latissimus Activity
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Mike ReinoldPosted
Mon 06 Sep 2010 3:00am
The lat pulldown exercise is such a common exercise that I bet you’d be surprised if I told you that I think you are performing it wrong. OK, so maybe you aren’t doing it “wrong” but I bet there is a better technique you can perform to maximize our training of the latissimus dorsi muscle.
I think at this point in time, it’s pre ...
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Take My Nautilus Free-Weight Squat/Bench/Pulldown Rack
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Israel L.Posted
Thu 22 Jan 2009 3:42pm
Up for grabs is my Nautilus squat/bench/pulldown machine combo rack. I don’t really know the name of it, but it’s made by Nautilus. Ever since my wife bought me a power rack, I have not utilized the Nautilus. I’ve tried selling it on craigslist and giving it away to family, but no one comes to pick it up. Come and it get, and it’s fre ...
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Lats By LANCE!
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Lance B.Posted
Thu 28 Jan 2010 10:41am
Just got back from my haircut appointment today with the best stylist in DC.
Ahh, I'm so much better now...
I always walk out feeling more handsome and leaner.
Yes, leaner!
Ever notice when a guy gets a haircut he looks like he just dropped 5 pounds?
It totally slims down the face and boosts the confidence - all for the same price. ...
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Best Strength Training Exercises
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Weight Master E.Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:25pm3 Comments
1. Squats.
Why They Rock: Most trainers agree that squats are one of the best exercises you can do. Squats work your glutes, quads, hamstrings and calves all at once.
2. Push Ups.
Why They Rock: Push ups, like squats, are compound movements using almost all the muscles of your body. You'll work your chest, shoulders, triceps, ...
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The Towel Pulldown
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Billy @ BeerBellyBlogPosted
Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:42pm
(Intermediate - Back)
Drape a towel over each handgrip of a lat-pulldown bar. Sit on the bench and grab the ends of each towel so that your palms are facing each other.
Moving only your arms, pull the bar down below your chin by squeezing your shoulder blades together.
Pause, then slowly return to the starting position.
Popu ...
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How to feel the lats?
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James C.Posted
Tue 09 Apr 2013 2:28pm
Q: I have an imbalance in my lats. My right is significantly bigger then my left. I have tried everything and every training technique available on earth but can never seem to stimulate growth in my left or feel the lat working whatsoever.
Overall both my lats are extremely weak and small.
I also get a weird felling in both my delts when d ...
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10 Unnecessary, Worthless or Dangerous Exercises
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Mark S.Posted
Tue 12 Aug 2008 12:00pm
Modern Gym Equipment or Medieval Torture Device?
Perhaps at some point in all our personal fitness careers (however advanced or modest) we’ve all had one of those “doh!” moments, when we realized we did something really stupid that now has us writhing in pain. (It could be an immediate or slightly delayed awareness – stuck in the recli ...
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pain again
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Judith L.Posted
Sat 15 May 2010 1:14pm
Back to the gym for my expanded routine today. I got through it, glad that it is getting more comfortable for me, but I noticed that doing the three band routines was hard on my legs. They require that I stand and standing just seems so hard right now. It has been for a while, of course, but it seems worse somehow.
Again, I lay down for a whil ...
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NROLFW Stage 4 Wrap up
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LaurenPosted
Thu 16 Feb 2012 12:56pm
Yesterday I finished New rules of lifting for women (NROLFW) Stage 4. I have still been sticking to 2 strength sessions a week (although I am debating upping this to 3 instead of one of my cardio sessions) so it has taken me 4 weeks to complete.
Stage 4 was exactly the same workouts as stage 2 which I wrapped up here , except there is less ...
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