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You grab a pair of dumbbells, leave them at your side, and then lift them like you are a bird flapping your wings. Adding weight with limited equipment.When trying to add weight to our lifts, it’s often best to add 2.5–5 pounds whenever we reach the top of our target rep range (25 repetitions). However, depending on your equipment, that might be hard. If you’re holding a weight plate on your head, you might only be able to go up in increments of five or even ten pounds. In that case, be a bit more flexible with your rep ranges. Sets of up to 40 reps are just as good for stimulating muscle growth (they’re just longer and more painful). Bony to Beastly does not offer medical advice and does not replace your relationship with your doctor. Furthermore, we often showcase exceptional results. Keep in mind that your results may vary, and may not be the same or even similar. Marco Walker-Ng, BHSc, PTS, PN is certified through Canadian Fitness Professionals. Primarily responsible for the lateral flexion of the cervical spine and secondarily serving as a muscle of respiration, the scalenes, similar to the trapezius, are composed of three aspects: anterior, medius, and posterior.(1)

So why don’t more coaches and trainers implement these exercises into their training regimens? And how do you get started yourself? The classic barbell deadlift will bulk up your traps. By the time you can deadlift 405 pounds, you’ll necessarily have big traps. Looking for something that will stay comfortable, but also offer a little bit of “swagger” should you choose to use it in the commercial gym? Getting a bigger look will call for you to train three major groups of your upper body, as they will help you look broader and more intimidating the larger you make them. After you’ve built up your lats and chest, you can consider working on your:The quadruped stabilization exercises are designed to replicate impact to the head and body. The goal for these exercises is to allow as little movement as possible when the external force is applied to the head. Starting with manual resistance allows for a more stable and predictable environment due to the fact that both hands are planted on the floor and the pressure applied to the head can be better regulated. They say you are either born with the ability to take a punch, or not. It’s partially true, but like anything else that is hugely influenced by genetics and innate biology, this doesn’t mean that slight improvements cannot be made. With the help of certain equipments and exercises, if you are not blessed with a genetic strength in one area of your body, you can at least make some progress that will indeed be invaluable when it’s time to fight. Likewise, even if you are blessed with the ability to take punches well, any more improvements in this area will certainly still do you the world of good. Lastly, the scalenus posterior, which originates from the posterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the lower cervical vertebra inserting into the outer surface of the first rib also assists with inspiration and lateral flexion of the cervical spine. Splenius Muscles

Many people think training their body is just about getting stronger - but that’s only part of it. You also need to be actively improving the mobility and range of motion you’re capable of, while also improving your ability to stabilize loads. A special thanks goes out to Wesley Showalter and Justin Assadinia of the Penn State Rugby team for demonstrating the exercises featured in the videos in this article. References They’re going to be responsible for stopping the weight from dropping on your big toe randomly and trust me, that’s a situation that you’ll want to actively avoid. They come in several different kinds of material, although for the most part, they will consist of strong nylon.It's as much about what you eat as it is about the effort you throw into the mix, and yeah, this goes both ways. When done correctly, using manageable loads and proper form - it is completely safe. Watching our videos on how to conduct certain exercises will help prevent you from injury while training.

For Day 1 of the program, start with a weight that is relatively easy for 1 x 15 and work with that same weight until you can do 3 x 15 easily with that weight. The splenius group consists of two muscles, the splenius capitis and splenius cervicis. The splenius capitis originates in the spinous process of the first three thoracic verterbra, inserting laterally between the superior and inferior nuchal lines.

Kendall F, McCreary E, Provance P, Rodgers M, Romai W. Muscles: Testing Function with Posture and Pain, 5th Edition). Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams, & Williams; 2005. Lateral flexion and rotation are similar in that both these movement patterns deal with left-to-right movement, but they differ a bit in specifics. It just means that a piece of equipment that let’s you do one thing is specialised for that one movement. The overhead press and push press will also bulk up your traps. When you press a weight overhead, your traps assist your shoulder muscles. Both bulk up together. A good goal to work towards for a bigger shoulder girdle is to do a few reps in a row with 135 pounds.