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Hammering Hamstrings
The negative causes more muscle trauma than the positive, so when you lower, focus on taking three to five seconds on...
Eric BroserMarch 7, 2009 -
Overcoming Injury
Often when bodybuilders with poor leg development offer up excuses, knee injuries are at the top of the list.
Ron HarrisJanuary 31, 2009 -
Leg Extensions vs. Squats
Biomechanics research on the knee has demonstrated that during the squat and leg press, the tibia slides backward. That reduces the...
Joseph M. Horrigan, D.C.January 13, 2009 -
Take a Seat to Build Your Calves (But do it safely)
Common exercises include standard standing calf raises, leg press calf raises and donkey calf raises performed in various toes-in and toes-out...
Joseph M. Horrigan, D.C.December 26, 2008 -
Any Chump Can Jump!
Whatever squat and calf program you select, make sure you apply yourself diligently on every rep on every set. Once you...
Bill StarrDecember 17, 2008 -
To Squat or Not?
Q: I’m a 54-year-old man and have been training with weights for 25 years. I have trouble with my thighs. I...
Paul BurkeOctober 14, 2008 -
9-to-5 Sequence for Legs
It’s a nine-day sequence that uses a three-way split, and you train one day, then rest two before the next workout—so...
Frank ZaneSeptember 21, 2008 -
The Brothers Grimm
To keep a secure grip, use a well-knurled bar and lifter’s chalk on your hands. Eventually, when you build up to...
Stuart McRobertSeptember 15, 2008 -
The Brothers Grimm
How the Grimm brothers trained in the two workouts I outlined is similar to the way many people train. Let’s look...
Stuart McRobertFebruary 12, 2008 -
Shredded Muscle: Making Friends With Leg Training
Q: I’m having trouble bringing up my legs to match my upper body. What would you suggest? A: I had the...
Bradley J. SteinerJanuary 17, 2008 -
Time to Squat
A program that many bodybuilders used to do, usually just before a big contest, was nonstop squats performed without lockout out...
Bill StarrSeptember 24, 2003 -
Calves and Calf Nots
Even an advanced bodybuilder will cry like a baby while using very light weights on 100-rep sets--but it works.
Greg ZulakAugust 29, 2003 -
You Don’t Know Squat
While some authorities believe that there's but one way to perform full squats, they're wrong. This basic, core exercise has many...
Bill StarrJune 12, 2003 -
Hip Service
Hips are the most neglected in terms of trainees performing specific exercises to maintain and enhance their strength.
Bill StarrJuly 2, 2001 -
Real Bodybuilding: Tough to Grow Legs
The reattachment surgery should be performed within 48 hours, or the biceps rolls up the arm and shortens the tendon so...
George TurnerMay 14, 2000