Introduction |
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6 | (4) |
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Part 1 Advanced Techniques To Help You Keep Progressing |
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Five Factors That Stimulate Muscle Growth |
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10 | (3) |
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11 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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Free Weights or Machines: How to Make the Right Choice |
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13 | (1) |
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Compound Exercises or Isolation Exercises? |
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14 | (1) |
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How Can You Strengthen a Weak Area? |
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14 | (4) |
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Classic Strategies for Building Up Weak Areas |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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True and False Weak Areas |
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15 | (1) |
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What Causes a True Weak Area? |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (3) |
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Difficulties in Changing Motor Behavior |
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18 | (5) |
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Do Not Leave It to Chance |
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18 | (1) |
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Alter Your Motor Recruitment |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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Develop Your Mind---Muscle Connection |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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Isolate to Create Transfer |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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Use Preexhaustion to Build Up Weak Areas |
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20 | (2) |
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Make the Most of Postexhaustion |
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22 | (1) |
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Advanced Techniques to Increase Intensity |
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23 | (1) |
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Vary Your Intensifying Techniques |
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23 | (1) |
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TNT for Explosive Muscle Growth |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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Nontraumatic Training Strategies |
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24 | (1) |
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Adjusting the Speed of Your Repetitions |
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24 | (3) |
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24 | (1) |
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Superslow Repetitions in Practice |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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What Do Scientific Studies Show? |
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25 | (1) |
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Understanding Muscle Contraction |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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The Best Bodybuilders Train Explosively |
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27 | (1) |
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Adapting Your Training to Your Fiber Subtypes |
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27 | (1) |
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Explosive Training Is Not for Everyone |
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27 | (1) |
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Explosive Training: The Most Dangerous Technique of All |
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28 | (1) |
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A Physiological Dilemma: Should You Slow Down the Negative Phase? |
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28 | (6) |
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28 | (1) |
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Negatives Have Two Purposes |
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29 | (1) |
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When the Negative Phase Is Not Accentuated |
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29 | (1) |
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A Physiological Aberration |
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30 | (1) |
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What Do Scientific Studies Show? |
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30 | (1) |
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How Can You Make the Most of Explosive Negatives? |
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30 | (4) |
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34 | (2) |
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Potentiating Through Shrugs |
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34 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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Continuous Tension or Full Range of Motion? |
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36 | (2) |
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Exercises That Decrease Tension in the Contracted Position |
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36 | (1) |
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Exercises That Increase Tension in the Contracted Position |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (1) |
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Manipulate Your Genetics Using Sets of 100 Reps |
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38 | (2) |
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Advantages of Sets of 100 Reps |
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38 | (1) |
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Sets of 100 Reps in Practice |
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39 | (1) |
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How to Improve Your Mind---Muscle Connection |
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40 | (1) |
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Recover: An Increasingly Limiting Factor |
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40 | (3) |
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40 | (3) |
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43 | (2) |
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Origin of Muscle Soreness |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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Does Soreness Trigger Muscle Growth? |
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43 | (2) |
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Learn to Manage Your Ability to Recover |
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45 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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Strategies to Accelerate Recovery |
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46 | (1) |
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Why Does Recovery Take So Long? |
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46 | (1) |
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How Many Exercises Should You Do for Each Muscle During a Workout? |
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47 | (2) |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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Segmenting Muscles So You Can Dominate Them |
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49 | (5) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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Segmenting the Abdominal Muscles |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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Segmenting the Hamstrings |
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53 | (1) |
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Segmenting the Quadriceps |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (3) |
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Optimizing Your Strength by Holding Your Breath |
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58 | (1) |
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A Physiological Dilemma: Should You Hold Your Breath? |
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58 | (1) |
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Paying Attention to Head Position |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (6) |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (4) |
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Part 2 Exercises For The Main Muscle Groups |
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66 | (10) |
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Anatomical Considerations |
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66 | (1) |
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Five Obstacles to Developing the Shoulders |
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66 | (4) |
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Strategies for Building Up the Shoulders |
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70 | (4) |
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Techniques for Building Up the Back of the Shoulder |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (28) |
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Exercises for the Front of the Shoulders |
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76 | (11) |
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Exercises for Increasing the Size of the Shoulders |
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87 | (8) |
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Exercises for the Back of the Shoulders |
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95 | (7) |
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Exercises for Stretching the Shoulders |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (7) |
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Anatomical Considerations |
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104 | (1) |
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Eight Obstacles to Developing the Back |
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104 | (3) |
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A Morphological Dilemma: Can You Develop the Width or the Thickness of Your Back? |
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107 | (4) |
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111 | (5) |
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Building Up the Teres Major |
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111 | (3) |
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Building Up the Latissimus Dorsi |
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114 | (2) |
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> Latissimus Dorsi Exercises |
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116 | (20) |
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Exercises for Stretching the Back |
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134 | (2) |
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Do Not Neglect the Infraspinatus |
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136 | (4) |
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Roles of the Infraspinatus |
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136 | (1) |
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Is the Infraspinatus a Back Muscle? |
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136 | (1) |
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A Muscle in Poor Condition |
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136 | (1) |
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Paradox of the Infraspinatus |
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137 | (1) |
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Difficulty Feeling the Infraspinatus |
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137 | (1) |
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Strategies for Increasing the Intensity |
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137 | (1) |
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When Should You Work Your Infraspinatus? |
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138 | (2) |
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> Infraspinatus Exercises |
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140 | (6) |
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Isolation Exercises for the Infraspinatus |
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140 | (4) |
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Exercises for Stretching the Infraspinatus |
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144 | (2) |
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Build Impressive Trapezius Muscles |
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146 | (2) |
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146 | (1) |
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When Should You Work Your Trapezius Muscles? |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (4) |
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Develop Strong Lumbar Muscles |
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152 | (1) |
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Roles of the Sacrolumbar Muscles |
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152 | (1) |
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Compound Exercises Can Cause Herniated Discs |
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152 | (1) |
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Be Smart When You Work Your Lumbar Region! |
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153 | (1) |
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> Exercises for the Lumbar Region |
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153 | (11) |
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The Most Effective Alternatives to the Deadlift |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (3) |
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Working the Quadratus Lumborum |
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158 | (6) |
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Create Balance in Your Chest |
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164 | (6) |
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Anatomical Considerations |
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164 | (1) |
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Roles of the Chest Muscles |
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164 | (1) |
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Morphological Characteristics: The Pectoralis Major Is a Muscle With Angles |
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165 | (1) |
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A Morphological Dilemma: Is the Bench Press the Best Exercise for the Chest? |
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165 | (1) |
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Four Obstacles to Developing the Chest |
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166 | (4) |
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170 | (24) |
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Compound Exercises for the Chest |
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171 | (14) |
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Isolation Exercises for the Chest |
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185 | (7) |
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Exercises for Stretching the Chest |
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192 | (2) |
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Build Your Biceps Quickly |
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194 | (11) |
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Anatomical Considerations |
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194 | (1) |
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The Secret to Large Biceps |
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194 | (1) |
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Five Obstacles to Developing the Biceps |
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194 | (4) |
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How Can You Develop Your Biceps? |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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Are You a Hyperpronator or a Hypersupinator? |
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201 | (1) |
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Adapting Exercises to Your Morphology |
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202 | (1) |
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A Biomechanical Dilemma: Are Curls a Compound Exercise for the Biceps? |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (14) |
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Exercises That Focus on the Biceps |
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205 | (6) |
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Mixed Biceps---Brachialis Exercises |
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211 | (3) |
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Exercises That Focus on the Brachialis |
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214 | (4) |
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Exercises for Stretching the Biceps |
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218 | (1) |
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Attain More-Developed Forearms |
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219 | (3) |
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Anatomical Considerations |
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219 | (1) |
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Five Obstacles to Developing the Forearms |
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219 | (3) |
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222 | (5) |
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Exercises That Focus on the Forearms |
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222 | (4) |
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Exercises for Stretching the Forearms |
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226 | (1) |
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Develop Impressive Triceps |
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227 | (4) |
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Anatomical Considerations |
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227 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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Three Obstacles to Developing the Triceps |
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227 | (4) |
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231 | (13) |
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Compound Exercises for the Triceps |
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231 | (3) |
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Isolation Exercises for the Triceps |
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234 | (8) |
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Exercises for Stretching the Triceps |
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242 | (2) |
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Take Steps Toward Massive Quadriceps |
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244 | (9) |
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Anatomical Considerations |
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244 | (1) |
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A Morphological Dilemma: Is the Squat a Universal Exercise? |
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245 | (1) |
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What Range of Motion Should You Use in Quadriceps Exercises? |
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246 | (2) |
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Four Obstacles to Developing the Quadriceps |
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248 | (1) |
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Strategies for Building Up the Quadriceps |
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249 | (1) |
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Balancing Your Development |
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250 | (1) |
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Focusing on the Rectus Femoris |
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251 | (2) |
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253 | (21) |
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Compound Exercises for the Quadriceps |
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253 | (16) |
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Isolation Exercises for the Quadriceps |
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269 | (3) |
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Exercises for Stretching the Quadriceps |
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272 | (2) |
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Bring Your Hamstrings Up to Speed |
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274 | (8) |
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Anatomical Considerations |
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274 | (1) |
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Two Obstacles to Developing the Hamstrings |
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275 | (1) |
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A Morphological Dilemma: How Do You Optimally Contract the Hamstrings? |
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276 | (1) |
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Strategies for Increasing the Intensity |
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277 | (5) |
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282 | (8) |
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Compound Exercises for the Hamstrings |
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282 | (3) |
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Isolation Exercises for the Hamstrings |
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285 | (4) |
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Exercises for Stretching the Hamstrings |
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289 | (1) |
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Develop the Calves Evenly |
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290 | (5) |
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Anatomical Considerations |
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290 | (1) |
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Two Obstacles to Developing the Calves |
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290 | (2) |
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Strategies for Increasing the Intensity |
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292 | (2) |
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A Morphological Dilemma: Should You Straighten Your Legs to Work Your Calves? |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (5) |
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Isolation Exercises for the Calves |
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295 | (4) |
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Exercises for Stretching the Calves |
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299 | (1) |
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Chisel Your Abdominal Muscles |
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300 | (8) |
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Anatomical Considerations |
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300 | (1) |
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Roles of the Abdominal Muscles |
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300 | (1) |
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Four Obstacles to Developing the Abdominal Region |
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301 | (1) |
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A Morphological Dilemma: Is It Possible to Isolate the Upper Abs From the Lower Abs? |
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301 | (1) |
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Why Are the Lower Abdominal Muscles So Difficult to Develop? |
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301 | (1) |
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A Physiological Dilemma: Will Working the Abs Increase Muscle Definition? |
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302 | (1) |
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A Small Waist With Abdominal Muscles |
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302 | (1) |
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Beware of Arching Your Back! |
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303 | (1) |
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Strategies for Building Up the Abdominal Muscles |
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304 | (4) |
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308 | (18) |
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Exercises for the Rectus Abdominis |
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308 | (9) |
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Exercises for the Obliques |
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317 | (9) |
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Beginner Program for Putting on Muscle Quickly---2 Days Per Week |
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326 | (2) |
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Beginner Program for Putting on Muscle Quickly---3 Days Per Week |
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328 | (2) |
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Advanced Program---4 Days Per Week |
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330 | (4) |
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Advanced Program---5 Days Per Week |
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334 | (4) |
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Programs for Building Up Weak Areas |
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Program for Building Up the Arms |
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338 | (3) |
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Program for Building Up the Chest |
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341 | (2) |
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Program for Building Up the Back |
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343 | (3) |
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Program for Building Up the Shoulders |
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346 | (2) |
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Program for Building Up the Thighs |
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