By Kane Sumabat on Jan 24th, 2010 in Articles, General, Muscle Building | Permalink | 1 comment
OR How my lack of reading comprehension led to Superman arms

A superset is a training method in which two exercises are performed back to back with no rest between exercises. Supersets can be performed either for antagonistic muscle groups or within the confines of the same muscle group. One superset cycle is completed when both exercises have been performed after which rest is then usually permitted, “usually” being the operative word here.
There are generally two types of exercises: compound exercises, in which multiple joints work in conjunction with one another, or isolation exercises, where only a single joint is involved in the movement. Supersets performed for a single bodypart can either be an isolation exercise immediately followed by a compound exercise or a compound exercises immediately followed by an isolation exercise.
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By Derek Howes on Jan 20th, 2010 in Articles, General | Permalink | 2 comments

Bad grip? Hate wearing gloves? Get annoyed with straps? Well I have a solution for you, chalk.
If you’re like me and tend to sweat in the palms, which drastically decreases the ability to hold heavy weights or just have bad grip in general…chalk is by far the best solution I have come across. It is far better than gloves and straps. Chalk is made out of powdered magnesium carbonate which makes your hands “cling” to whatever you are trying to lift by keeping your hands dry, since the chalk acts as a drying agent. I have been using it for years now and have not looked back. It has dramatically helped improve my deadlift, olympic lifts, and shrugs. Continue reading…