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LIFE LIFE
One of the tendencies in power sports is one trend: they often may not pay enough attention to such basic exercises as squats or deadlifts, but this never happens with the bench press. The bench press is really incredibly popular, and even very distant people from the gym, once inside it, intuitively start classes with a bench press. And the weight of the bar raised from the chest is a kind of universal rank among the students.
And now some dry facts. The bench press refers to one of the three basic exercises in bodybuilding and powerlifting. Performing the bench press perfectly develops all the chest muscles, deltoids and triceps. This is the best exercise for gaining weight and developing the strength of the pectoral muscles. Continue reading
SQUATS
Squatting is one of the most important basic exercises in bodybuilding and powerlifting. Squats are often used as ancillary exercises in many sporting disciplines, as well as used as a general strengthening and rehabilitation exercise. Along with the deadline, squats give the greatest impetus to gain strength and muscle mass of the whole body.
Being a multi-joint exercise, squats involve several muscle groups in the work. Of course, the main load falls on the muscles of the legs, but in addition to the legs, straightening the muscles of the back, abdominal muscles and buttocks also work. Continue reading
MACHINE DRIVE IN THE STYLE “SUMO”
The main difference from the classic deadlift is that in the deadlift in the style of “sumo” legs are placed wider, the hands are between the legs, and the main load falls on the thigh muscles. This exercise, like the classic deadlift, has great potential in building up the overall strength and weight of the whole body, because the load, direct or indirect, is distributed to almost all the muscles of the body.
Because of the difference in the technique of performing the exercise, deadlift in the style of “sumo” is not so critical to the characteristics of the constitution and therefore often becomes an excellent alternative for the classic deadlift. Continue reading
