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Exercise Breakdown: Leg Curls, Rich’s Go-To Hamstring Exercise

When it came to legs, Rich often trained his hamstrings first. What was his favorite exercise? Leg Curls! He would do them lying, seated, or standing. Back in his competitive days, Rich felt legs w...

Exercise Breakdown: The Seated Dip Machine

One of the keys to training triceps includes using compound exercises in your routine. These are the exercises that will work all 3 tricep heads and help build the most size. In this edition of Exe...

If You’re Training For Strength, Don’t Forget These 5% Supplements!

Is getting stronger on your list of goals? Besides training specifically towards that goal, your nutrition and choice of supplements can make the difference.

The Basics Of Stacking

Gains begin with hard training and lots of quality real-food meals. Yet this approach is incomplete without supplements, and lifters can get the maximum benefits from using them if they understand ...

The Best Rep Tempo For Growth

Any routine requires some level of planning, such as the exercises, planned weight, reps, and sets. But, how often do you think about rep tempo?

Rest-Pause Training

Rest-pause is an intensity technique with an interesting history and multiple variations. Like many intensity techniques, rest-pause extends the set beyond what you would normally be able to do. Wh...

Rich Piana: The 5% Mentality

Rich’s legacy continues to inspire the bodybuilding community. Every day, we hear new stories of 5%ERS who are inspired by the message, legacy, and lifestyle exhibited by Rich and carried forward b...

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