Kettlebell Simple & Sinister
just that . . . finish you! Get ready! This finisher involves squat thrusts in increments of three, done in supersets with tuck jumps or body-weight squats in single increments. Perform the following: 3 squat thrusts 1 tuck jump or body-weight squat
Rachel Cosgrove • The Female Body Breakthrough: The Revolutionary Strength-Training Plan for Losing Fat and Getting the Body You Want
I will restate my ‘iron communist’ views: 1. You must lift heavy. 2. You must limit your reps to five. 3. You must avoid muscle failure. 4. You must cycle your loads. 5. You must stay tight. Tension is power. 6. You must treat your strength as a skill and ‘practice’ with iron rather than ‘work out’. 7. You must strive to do fewer things better.
Pavel Tsatsouline • Beyond Bodybuilding: Muscle and Strength Training Secrets for The Renaissance Man
Shoulder Press—10 slow reps3 Starting weight—15 lbs. Present weight—75 lbs. 2. Pulldown—8 slow reps Starting weight—50 lbs. Present weight—135 lbs. 3. Bench Press—8 slow reps Starting weight—30 lbs. Present weight—90 lbs. 4. Row—8 slow reps Starting weight—50 lbs. Present weight—120 lbs. 5. Curl—12 slow reps Starting weight—15 lbs. Present weight—5
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The lift should be initiated by the hips and thighs and finished with the assistance of the low back muscles. Stabilizing the weight and controlling one’s body position also calls upon the traps, scapulae retractors, lats, forearms, and hamstrings.”