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Flex-Pause Training Book - Now available at Amazon and Google Books

Flex-Pause Training book now available Amazon  Kindle and paperback Google Books  Ebook. Audiobook coming later. Kobo (Link will be updated when available) Build the Athletic Physique That Lasts - Without Letting Training Take Over Your Life Most training programs assume you have time, energy and perfect consistency. Real life doesn’t work that way. Work, family, stress and injuries make it difficult to follow rigid workout routines. When training becomes hard to maintain, progress stalls and eventually stops. Flex-Pause Training is a simple, time-efficient system designed for real life. This system combines rest-pause principles with simple programming to deliver effective workouts in a fraction of the time. No complicated routines. No strict schedules. No wasted effort. Instead of chasing optimal plans that demand more time than you can give, this method focuses on what actually works long term: • Minimal effective training volume • Flexible scheduling • Joint-friendly exer...

Bodyweight triceps training

Strong triceps will complement your arms and well developed triceps can represent almost 65% of the arms mass. Contrary to the belief that the biceps are the king, the triceps contribute a lot to the outlook and functionality of the arms. All pressing movements from dips to handstand push-ups rely strongly on the triceps to get the arm straight at the lockout position. There are good bodyweight exercises that help you to get most out of your triceps and that way most out of your pressing movements. You can use ordinary household items or gymnastic rings to perform the following exercises. Homemade suspension trainers don't last forever. These are good for triceps extension since they rotate in the straps. Had to replace the inner pipe. Tricep push-ups - Compound exercises for triceps  Tricep push-up is a compound exercise that also works the chest and the front delts. Closest equivalent barbell exercise would be the close grip bench press which is also a great tricep builder. But d...

Bodyweight biceps training

Powerful biceps will help you to excel in your pulling exercises. But by doing only compound exercises such as chinups and rows you might not be able to stimulate the biceps enough to make them grow big and strong. That's why a good combination for the biceps is to use both compound and isolation exercises. If you already do a lot of pulling in your workout routine you can do only isolation exercises for the biceps to avoid overuse injuries due to the repetitive motion. Let's take a look at some great biceps exercises you can do at home with rings or minimal equipment. My favorite biceps exercises are weighted chinups and inverted curls Isolation exercises for the biceps Isolation exercises work the biceps directly with very minimal assistance from other muscle groups. You can do these exercises with rings, suspension trainers or with a dining table. If you are not strong enough for compound exercises that is fine. Work your way up using the following isolation exercises until ...