I have been getting a lot of emails lately asking me to explain what rep timing is, and why it’s important. Rather than answering each one, I’m going to write up a detailed post here and reference it for those who need to know.

So what is rep timing?

Rep timing is exactly that, timing of your reps. A rep is one movement of the weight. For example, on a bench press it would be lowering the weight down, pausing, the pressing the weight back up. How you time reps is very important, much more important than most people think.

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Two of the most common lagging areas for many weight trainers are the lower back and hamstrings. Because you can’t really physically see these body parts they’re often neglected. For anyone who is over 40 I don’t have to underline the importance of having a strong back, especially if you’re training with heavy weights. And as far as hamstrings go, pull your shorts up and do a side pose in the mirror. What’s missing? Although hamstrings are much smaller than the quads and glutes, having sizable hams really adds some width to your upper legs.

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Want 6 pack abs? Of course you do. Every guy does. But every guy doesn’t know how to achieve the 6-pack look. In fact, most guys go about it totally the wrong way when trying to get the 6 pack look.

They key to getting a flat stomach with 6 pack abs is lowering body fat. It’s really that simple, 6 pack abs are more about diet and cardio than they are about ab exercises and ab workouts. In this post I’ll post up some common mistakes made by those looking to get a 6 pack and some tips on how you can get one.

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If you’re reading this post you’re probably looking to either increase your size or strength right? Well I thought I’d post up some practices that you should follow on your road to reaching your goals.

This is not an A to Z guide on building muscle and strength, but it should give you something to think about. If you have any questions or comments, post them at the bottom of the page.

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This is a guest post from Jeff at 4 Supplement Reviews. Thanks Jeff for sending us this article. Article starts below…

Your parents, teachers, friends, and maybe other people have told you how good exercise is for you. In addition to helping you feel good, it’ll also keep your energy levels high and will enable you to do more things throughout the day without feeling tired as easily.

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Stuck for time? I was the other day and had to cram a chest and back workout into under 30mins. I didn’t want to drop any exercises, because I would not be training as hard. So how did I fit it all in? I used opposing muscle supersets.

For those of you who don’t know what a superset is, it’s one set completed straight after another, with no rest in between. A good superset example would be bench press/flat bench flys. Where you would bang out a set on the bench the as soon as the weight is on the rack pick up the dumbbells and bust out a set of flys. An opposing muscle group superset is a superset using opposing muscle groups. This was perfect for my chest/back workout as these muscle groups are opposing. Here are some other opposing muscle groups:

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Today I came across a good video with some simple exercises you can do with a single barbell at home. If you equipment is limited, here’s a good exmaple of what you can do if you get creative. This guy hits almost every muscle group in this vid.

On top of the exercises you see in the video you’ve also got all the traditional barbell exercises you can do for building muscle.

Check out the video:

This is going to be the first entry in my “how to” series. I will be writing many how to guides in the future, hopefully answering a lot of the questions that the reader of this blog have. Today I’m going to be showing you how to improve your grip strength.

Grip strength is so important, not just for weight training but for many sports like rock climbing, MMA, wrestling, powerlifting, strongman etc. Good grip strength is essential for all weight trainers, and there are some good exercises available that will help you increase your gripping power!

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Just a quick post today to let everyone know that I added a new tips section with a whole bunch of solid tips to help you achieve your goals!

I’m sure there are plenty more tips that ya’ll know so leave them in the comments at the bottom of the tips page.

Click here to view the new tips page!

Check out this video, do you think you could tear through a phone book?

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