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Mitchell Hooper Partial Deadlifts a 505-Kilogram Double in Training
The 2025 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) competition is set for May 15-18, 2025. Reigning Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE), three-time Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) champion, and 2023 WSM winner Mitchell Hooper is amidst his prep to recapture the title in Sacramento, CA. Training in Vegas at the renowned Dragon’s Lair Gym alongside 2016 Europe’s Strongest…
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Planks Suck; Ab Rollouts Are Better — 5 Exercises You Should Replace for Good
“[Planks] are an exercise lazy people made up to give themselves the illusion they’re training their abs. They’re doing nothing at all,” hypertrophy expert Dr. Mike Israetel said in a recent YouTube video. Is it a hot take? Possibly. But he didn’t stop there. Here are five exercises Dr. Israetel says to avoid, along with…
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The 11 Best Triceps Exercises and Workouts, Recommended by a CPT
The biceps get too much credit. Don’t get us wrong; training your biceps is a must for bigger and stronger arms. But your triceps make up two-thirds of your upper arm mass and cover the entirety of the back of your arm. That’s a chunk of prime real estate. With that in mind, here are…
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