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Misunderstanding “shoulders down and back”

January 6, 2020

A homosapien asks, “I’ve read one of your recommended books, Exercises for Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunctions, awhile back. Dr Osar says that when doing rows, shrugs, bench presses, and pushups, he doesn’t recommend pulling the shoulders down and back, and rather keep them in neutral position, with slight protraction and retraction during the movement. […]

Why not all shoulders can bench press as well as others

June 25, 2018

Bench Pressing is the most common exercise causing shoulder pain. Some seemingly can bench however, whenever they want, but many end up having issues with it. You’ll often hear this is caused by imbalanced programming. A person is doing too much chest work and not enough upper back work. They’re working their “mirror” muscles too […]

Full ROM lifting is way overhyped

April 16, 2018

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There has been no greater idiocy in the fitness world than the full range of motion debate. Gyms, CrossFit boxes and internet forums filled with sentiments of, If you don’t squat ass to grass (ATG) you’re half human If you bench press and the bar doesn’t touch your chest, your testicles shrink ATG squatting […]

Bodybuilding programming issues and dealing with stubborn clients

July 20, 2014

I got a couple of good questions from one commenter recently. They deal with some topics I probably haven’t talked about enough on this site. Problems I spend a lot of time thinking about and working on though. I decided to make my answers their own post. “Hi Brian I imagine most of your clients […]