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The 10 Best Arm Exercises to Add to Your Routine, Plus 5 Full Workouts
If you’ve landed on this page, the jig is up: You want bigger (or stronger) arms. We understand — at BarBend, we’re just as devoted to building up our arms as you are. Training your arms with weights can improve your confidence, sculpt and shape the muscles, and help you perform better in all manner…
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Train Past Failure for the Thickest Calves
Is pushing beyond training limits the key to faster muscle gains? Are partial reps better than a full range of motion? In April 2025, the House of Hypertrophy (HoH) shared an analysis of studies comparing the hypertrophic effects of forced reps, post-failure partials, and different ranges of motion. With post-failure partials, the lifter squeezes as much motion as…
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Jeff Cavaliere’s 8 Most Effective Muscle-Building Exercises
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Building Forearms: Arm Wrestling vs. Manual Labor
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3 Reasons Why Upright Rows Are Bad
In an earlier article, we discussed the upright row and its potential as a favorable training exercise for athletes seeking to increase movement-specific strength (such as in Olympic weightlifting), muscle hypertrophy (in the traps and deltoids), or improve performance in fitness WODs. However, some athletes and coaches feel that this move provides greater risks to…
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Experts and Science Agree These Are the Best Biceps and Triceps Exercises
Traditional biceps curls are a cornerstone arm exercise for beginners but far from the best option for intermediate and advanced lifters. Most tension during standard arm curls occurs mid-rep, but many back exercises cause more tension in the same position. Therefore, standard biceps curls alone won’t maximize biceps growth. The results of a 2025 study…
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The 5 Worst Machine Exercises and 23 Better Alternatives
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Why Size Does Not Always Equal Strength
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How Strong Was Ronnie Coleman? Looking Back at the Incredible Strength of the 8-Time Mr. Olympia
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The 7 Worst Gym Machines Your Workout Does NOT Need
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Don’t Neglect Your Upper Pec Training
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Which Squat Is Better for Muscle Growth — Barbell vs. Smith Machine?
