Neck & Traps

Your Deadlift Grip

by admin on May 15, 2012

The Deadlift is a very demanding exercise, one that puts extreme tension on the lower back, legs, arms, traps, forearms and the hands. With this in mind in order to pull a maximum lift our deadlift grip must be strong enough to handle the load while under tension. There are various forms of deadlifting: sumo [...]

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400lbs Dumbbell Deadlift Technique

by admin on May 10, 2012

When people think of the deadlift they mainly think of either the conventional style or the sumo style. Both of these are the top two deadlift techniques commonly used by strength practioners today. However, there is more to the deadlift than just the norm. One of the deadlift techniques that I have started to implement [...]

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In these days of armchair strongmen and strength coaches my buddy the Machine is a breath of fresh air. There is far too much advice on the internet based on research by guys who are more familiar with a lab coat than a barbell, guys who are not and have never been strong.  The Machine [...]

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Neck Q/A part-3

by admin on May 3, 2012

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Neck Q/A part-2

by admin on April 26, 2012

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TNT-2 now available for digital download.

by admin on April 20, 2012

http://www.mikethemachine.com/store/tnt2-digital-download/

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Neck Training Q/A

by admin on April 20, 2012

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Workouts for the week of 4/16-4/20

by admin on April 18, 2012

4/16 1a)barbell bench 2b)db incline 3c)Dips I pushed the volume on the dips, everything was in the heavy range of 3-6 reps. Except on db incline it was for 2×20 finished with a nasty abdominal circuit. Dips were heavy for 2×6, then a set of 16, then 12 finally bw for 30 4/17 1a)Incline rows [...]

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In the previous Human Jack article I talked about the template that I used to pull my personal best deadlift of 660 at 198lb bodyweight. Now I’m going to teach you about some other deadlift technique that I use to assist in building my deadlift to an even higher strength level. The following exercises show [...]

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