JackedPack has teamed up with Paul Mihalescu of Leader's Fitness. This man knows fitness and most importantly for you, he KNOWS weightlifting. Now it's to fill out your shirt with this pec-popping chest knowledge.
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If you’ve been lifting long enough, there’s a good chance you’ve experienced some sort of back pain while exercising. I have a crappy lower back that flares up on me from time to time and I have to be pretty careful with a few of my favorites: deadlifts, back squats, power cleans, and bent over rows. Fortunately there's a very simple and effective cue that can help reduce back pain...
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Here is a list of some of our favorite, simple kettlebell complexes designed to burn fat and build muscle. These complexes will crank up your cardio without sacrificing gains or have you running on a treadmill. Just add one of these complexes to the end of your normal workout as a closer. Read on for more!
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This workout incorporates core strength and upper body strength. Try it out and let us know how it goes!
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All right everybody. Lets get ready for a workout that separates the men from the boys. No drinks required, but it just might put hair on your chest (or facial hair for some). We have a power lifting routine set up to increase force production, cardio strength, and badassness (yeah I said it). If executed correctly, these exercises will maximize muscle fire-rate efficiency, increase lean body mass, enhance athletic ability, and allow the opportunity to dominate your next competition.
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The odds of you witnessing somebody perform a front squat correctly in the gym are about as slim as Justin Bieber’s arms. While some people are too lazy or scared to do any legs at all (LIGHTWEIGHTS!), most simply have never been taught how to properly perform this awesome exercise. We’re gonna change that by showing you the basics and giving you an easy guide to get you front squatting like a champ in no time. Read on to learn how to get your front squat on!
This last weekend I had the great pleasure of working out with our own Chief HUGEness Officer Alex Lewis. We met, confided, schemed, and came up with this intense leg workout that had us sore for days. The workout revolved around front loaded leg exercises but also included hamstring and glute dominant exercises as well. The sets and rep ranges were focused on building strength, but we focused on using explosive energy during the concentric phases of the exercises.
Here is a recent shoulder workout that our Chief Hugeness Officer and I completed. We performed all presses standing up in order to include the core and posterior chain and focused on shoulder stability and balance.
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The squat is one of the most basic human movements.The deep squat (hips below the knees) is a natural resting position that many of us have lost the ability to perform through years of immobility, bad posture and the use of modern furniture. Consequently the body compensates by rounding the lower back during the squat. This can be a cause of back pain during and after exercise. We're here to show you how to fix it!
As Benjamin Franklin said and legendary basketball guru John Wooden championed, “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail”. To achieve maximal success in most activities, it is crucial to prepare both your mind and body. When Babe Ruth stepped up to the plate in game five of the 1932 world series and pointed to center field, he was so jacked up on caffeine and non-FDA approved pre-workout supplements that he blasted the next pitch over the center field wall. Well, probably not, but he unquestionably premeditated and visualized his success before it happened.
Hello fellow patriots, today let us exercise the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution… The Right To BARE Arms. Yep, BARE arms. Get out the tank-tops, cut-offs, and sleeveless ponchos because its time for a live feeding… a python feeding. By the time you’re done with this workout, a squadron of cop cars will be ready to take you in for brandishing those guns without a permit!
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The world of aesthetics driven exercise has many believing that crunches are the vessel to a respectable six-pack. While crunches are an excellent, efficient exercise, they are often performed incorrectly. We do not want that washboard stomach to be complementing the Quasimodo posture, here are just a handful of terrific core exercises that help increase trunk stability and core strength without spinal flexion.
It is time to take your man strength to the next level. Since the dawn of man, the ability to carry a heavy object from Point A to Point B has been used as a measurement of one’s “manliness”. In survival situations and daily tasks, humans have been forced to carry heavy objects at their sides. Grip strength, consequently, is crucial to performing many physical activities effectively.
Like all of the winters in my short life, the winter of 2011-2012 was a bulk season. I ate more, lifted heavier, watched Arnold and Ronnie Coleman videos on repeat, and of course gained weight. A meathead at heart, I carried out this bulk season right through spring following a traditional bodybuilding/hypertrophy split: legs on Monday, chest on Tuesday, back on Thursday and shoulders on Friday. I did not perform many isolated arm movements besides a few triceps exercises at the end of chest day and bicep and forearms exercises at the end of back day. I made some decent gains in both strength and mass for the first few months as I continued to crush ze iron.
