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Traps: You Are Probably Only Training a Third of Them
The trapezius has three portions and shrugs only train one. The exercises for the middle and lower fibres, and why they change your shoulders.
Read →12 More Lifting Myths: Technique, Nutrition and Age
Knees, rounded backs, the 30 g protein ceiling, age and fat burners: twelve more lifting myths examined against what the evidence says.
Read →12 Lifting Myths That Refuse to Die
Soreness, the anabolic window, creatine, cardio and fat loss: 12 common lifting myths examined against what the evidence actually says.
Read →Stretch Tension and Peak Contraction: A Better Way to Pick Exercises
Every exercise is hardest at one point of the range. Knowing where changes how you build a session, and probably your results.
Read →Ankle and Hip Mobility: Why You Can't Squat Deeper
A 30-second test to find out whether your ankles, your hips or your anatomy limits your squat depth, and what to do in each case.
Read →Eccentric Training: Is the Negative Phase Worth It?
You are 20 to 50 % stronger lowering than lifting. What that actually allows, how to use it, and what it costs in fatigue.
Read →Training Log: What to Record If You Want to Progress
The bare minimum, the three columns that change everything, and what not to record: a useful log comes down to a few well-chosen fields.
Read →Coffee and Caffeine Before Training: Dose, Timing and Limits
Around 3 mg per kilo, 30 to 60 minutes before: what caffeine really adds, the limits worth knowing, and what it costs your sleep.
Read →Hydration and Lifting: How Much to Drink, and When It Matters
The 2 % threshold, the weigh-in test, urine colour and what electrolytes really do: simple markers so dehydration stops costing you sets.
Read →Heavy or Light: Which Rep Range for Which Goal?
The classic 1-5 strength, 8-12 size, 15+ endurance chart needs updating. What rep range actually changes, and how to choose.
Read →Supersets, Drop Sets and Rest-Pause: Do Intensity Techniques Work?
What intensity techniques actually deliver, what they cost in fatigue, and how to use them without sabotaging your main lifts.
Read →How Much Weight Should You Start With?
A three-set method to find your starting weight on any exercise, and how to move it up from there.
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