Article recommendations week #15 2023
The most interesting and valuable articles of week #15 2023.
Strength Training Articles
Stack discussed German Volume Training for Lean Muscle and Hypertrophy, what GVT (German Volume Training) is, how to use it, example programs, and splitting options.
YLM Sport Science asked Does Stretching Training Influence Muscular Strength? Check it out
Men’s Journal outlined How to Do Face Pulls, One of the Best Exercises to Protect Your Shoulders, what Face Pulls are, the benefits, what they work, how to do them, Face Pull variations, and how to add them to your program.
T-Nation listed 13 Push-Ups for Athletic Dominance, the different Push-Up variations, and what they do for you. Also, check out the additional explainer video
Sign-up for the free Training Course Training Principles Made Simple and access 11 video lectures, presentation slides, transcripts and audios
The Bar Bend shared The Ultimate Push-Pull-Legs Workout Split For Every Experience Level, what the push-pull-legs split is, the benefits, who should use it, and progression options.
Lift Big Eat Big listed 8 Best Biceps Long Head Exercises, discussing the anatomy of the biceps, can you isolate one head of the biceps from the other head, and how to best train your biceps.
Juggernaut Training Systems discussed How To Mentally Approach Heavy Weights, tips on approaching heavy loads.
Sign-up for the free Training Course Strength Training Made Simple and access 10 video lectures, training programs, presentation slides, transcripts, work sheets and audios
(did I already mention it’s free 😉 )
Nutrition Articles
Bonvec Strength listed 4 Tricks to Sneak More Protein into Your Diet, simple and straightforward advice.
Olympic Lifting Articles
EPI summarized the most important things you need to know about Olympic Weightlifting.
Squat Articles
The Bar Bend outlined How To Do The Barbell Bulgarian Split Squat — Technique Tips, Variations, & More, the technical execution, common mistakes and how to fix them, variations and alternatives, the muscular activation, sets and reps, and who should consider doing them.
- also, check out Triple Olympian and World Champion Twan van Gendt doing a Bulgarian Split Squat with 220 kg.
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Breaking Muscle outlined The 20-Rep Squat Program for Old School Size and Strength, the history of the 20-Rep Squat Program, how to program it, the benefits and drawbacks, and a sample 20-Rep Squat Program.
Sign-up for the free Training Course Training Methods Made Simple and access 6 video lectures, presentation slides, transcripts, work sheets and audios
(did I already mention it’s free 😉 )