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Q: Do heavy squats and deadlifts compress and damage the spine?
Q: Do heavy squats and deadlifts compress and damage the spine? A: There is spinal compression, but provided your exercise technique...
October 19, 2012 -
A Different Look at Dumbbell Rows
I have addressed dumbbell rows in previous columns over the years. This time I would like to examine a variety that...
October 16, 2012 -
Incline Pressing and Shoulder Stressing
This month I address another popular chest exercise, the incline press. As you know, the incline press is typically performed with...
July 9, 2012 -
How to Squat for Best Gains
Q: What measures should I take in order to squat effectively? A: To make good progress on the squat, you must...
July 4, 2012 -
To Squat or Not?
Most bodybuilders “throw out” their backs every so often—and it usually gets more frequent as they move into their 40s and...
June 21, 2012 -
Post-Injury Bodybuilding
As I mentioned last month, I suffered a lower-back injury in 2005 that almost ended my bodybuilding career. It forever changed...
June 19, 2012 -
Low-Back Aches From Training
By “low-back aches” I’m not referring to an acute injury with severe back pain or low-back pain coupled with pain traveling...
June 15, 2012 -
The Upside to Surgery
If you train hard enough and long enough, chances are you will someday incur at least one injury that will be...
June 4, 2012 -
Solutions for Elbow-Pain
I’ve addressed training-related inner- and outer-elbow pain several times in past columns. Inner-elbow pain often occurs at a bony prominence known...
May 19, 2012 -
More on Shoulder Training and Straining
A SLAP tear can cause clicking and popping with or without pain, a deep ache in the shoulder and pain when...
April 25, 2012 -
Work Around It
Q: I’ve been following your off-season three-day split and have made great gains, but I recently broke...
April 10, 2012 -
Seated Leg Curls
Many trainees decide their hamstring development is lacking. They increase their sets of traditional leg curls—usually with marginal results. Seated leg...
March 3, 2012 -
More Pressing Issues: Bench Press Stress
The most popular exercise in any gym in North America is the bench press. It has variations: the close- and wide-grip...
February 23, 2012 -
Hypers: Safe Gains, No Strains
The “hyper”—short for hyperextension—is still a common exercise in commercial gyms, heavy gyms, high school and college weight rooms, as well...
February 2, 2012 -
Best Feet Placement for Bench Press
Q: I have some disk problems in L3-L5, and bench pressing with my feet on the floor tends to bother my...
January 26, 2012
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