This is 50.

Getting older does not mean getting worse.

You are not done yet.

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Your legs will always be stronger than your grip.

Unless you’re specifically training grip, use lifting straps to get the most out of barbell pull exercises.

(Pro-tip: Do as many of your warm up sets as you can without straps so you still get some grip training in!)

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For this #caturday

When choosing an exercise, think about efficacy AND safety.

A study has shown that hip thrusts are not ~quite~ as effective as barbell squats for building glutes.

However, they are much safer, especially when things get heavy. 👍🏼

#porquenolosdos

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Nordic hamstring curl practice.

Don’t know if I’ll ever be able to do these without hands, but it’s fun to try 😁

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The best bang for your time and energy buck, whatever body part you are trying to build, will be your full body compound exercises:

✔️Squat
✔️Deadlift
✔️Bench press
✔️Pull-up
Or their variations.

Construct your workouts around these.

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When you want to increase intensity without increasing weight, try using tempo!

By slowing the eccentric (muscle lengthening or lowering) phase of a movement, you increase time under tension and thus the work being done.

More time under tension = more gainzzzzz 💪🏼

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When he likes to brush himself 😌

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If you’re working on pull-ups using tempo, and you don’t have access to a good assisted pull-up machine, a band can help 😀

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Did you know that not everyone has the anatomy to #squat “ass to grass”?

- long femurs
- retroverted hips
- limited ankle mobility
affect your squat - it’s just basic geometry!

Elevating the heels is one way to help those with long femurs access lower depth in #squats.

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Before I started my #fitness journey, I was unable to hang from the monkey bars for even a few seconds when playing with my son.

Being able to do #chinups and #pullups unassisted has been one of the biggest wins on my road to #health 🛣️

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Bulgarian split squats too comfortable? 🤔
Is your day going too well? 🧐
Try some barbell front squats, at tempo. 🫠

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Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly…

Add tempo to your movements to increase difficulty and time under tension 💪🏼💪🏼

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Some tempo barbell strict shoulder press.
Keeping it smooooth. 😌

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