Are you trying to get stronger, get bigger, or build muscular endurance? To help you out I am going to list my top 5 exercises for chest in each one of those categories.
5 Best Exercises for Chest
Muscles Involved in the Overhead Press
When it comes to building strength, there are 2 huge, controllable factors that determine strength. They are, in order of importance, neuromuscular coordination and muscle size. Neuromuscular coordination is the ability of your brain, nerves, and muscles to work together efficiently to produce a movement pattern. In everyday language we might refer to this as one’s technique or skill. The…
Muscles Involved in the Sumo Deadlift
When it comes to building strength, there are 2 huge, controllable factors that determine strength. They are, in order of importance, neuromuscular coordination and muscle size. Neuromuscular coordination is the ability of your brain, nerves, and muscles to work together efficiently to produce a movement pattern. In everyday language we might refer to this as one’s technique or skill. The…
Muscles Involved in the Conventional Deadlift
When it comes to building strength, there are 2 huge, controllable factors that determine strength. They are, in order of importance, neuromuscular coordination and muscle size. Neuromuscular coordination is the ability of your brain, nerves, and muscles to work together efficiently to produce a movement pattern. In everyday language we might refer to this as one’s technique or skill. The…
Muscles Involved in the Bench
When it comes to building strength, there are 2 huge, controllable factors that determine strength. They are, in order of importance, neuromuscular coordination and muscle size. Neuromuscular coordination is the ability of your brain, nerves, and muscles to work together efficiently to produce a movement pattern. In everyday language we might refer to this as one’s technique or skill. The…
Muscles Involved in the Squat
When it comes to building strength, there are 2 huge, controllable factors that determine strength. They are, in order of importance, neuromuscular coordination and muscle size. Neuromuscular coordination is the ability of your brain, nerves, and muscles to work together efficiently to produce a movement pattern. In everyday language we might refer to this as one’s technique or skill. The…
Science vs Anecdotal Evidence
Recently I was scrolling through my facebook feed, seeing posts about new PR’s, holiday meals, and excitement about the new Star Wars movie. I came across a post from another fitness professional who is very well read and educated and whose opinion I respect. He said: Don’t understand why lifters perform reverse grip triceps pressdowns. The triceps attaches at the…
Star Wars – A First Review
First off, this blog will have nothing to do with lifting weights, instead we will talk about another topic near and dear to my heart – Star Wars. I know you might not expect to find a Star Wars article on a powerlifting website but the movie just came out and hey – it is my blog – I…
Books Make Great Gifts
People love learning about things they are interested in. People love receiving presents. As such, that means that books make great gifts, the only catch is the book has to be good and it has to be about a topic the reader is interested in. Lifters and serious fitness enthusiasts are always in search of that next routine or that…
Why You Are Afraid
It is perfectly natural to be nervous before a competition or a big lift – I recently wrote about that in my blog https://allaboutpowerlifting.com/my-first-attempt-just-destroys-me/. In that article I present some strategies to help you deal with that anxiety. However, I also believe it is worth examining exactly why we, as athletes, tend to feel fear and anxiety. In the NSCA’s…