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Alternate Methods to Strengthen Your Back

by Joe Lawrence June 11th, 2025| Strength Training, Upper Body





Back strength is vital to having less pain and a better future overall. It is vital to build a stronger back and there are many ways to do this safely and still keep it interesting. This article is going to

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A Stronger Back in Only Seven Minutes

by Joe Lawrence June 4th, 2025| Strength Training, Upper Body





I have been involved in fitness and the study of the body since I was about ten years old. Twenty-five years later and I still maintain a few simple truths that I understood back then: the core is key and

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15 Minute Arm Workout for Results

by Joe Lawrence May 14th, 2025| 15 Minutes or Less, Strength Training, Upper Body





The past several years have caused me to think of new ways to workout to challenge myself and to maximize my limited time. It is not always an easy task to find ways to accomplish this. However, I have found

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Push-up Variations

by Joe Lawrence January 15th, 2025| Strength Training, Upper Body





When it comes to exercise, there are two things I look for to compile my list. They are variations to keep the routine exciting and the ability to do the exercise without special equipment. I want to be able to

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Flexibility is the Key to Stronger Shoulders

by Joe Lawrence December 25th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body





Shoulders are one of the most important areas to work. Without your shoulders, your arms are useless. Many of us do not focus on them and just add an exercise or two while doing another muscle

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3 Exercises to Tone Your Shoulders

by Joe Lawrence December 18th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body





Shoulders are the unsung hero when it comes to men and women. Tone shoulders make every shirt or dress look better. Not to mention they are a great muscle group to start with while trying to get back into shape

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Avoid Chest Routine Injuries

by Joe Lawrence September 25th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body





The harsh reality to any fitness program is an injury can happen. Injuries are more likely to happen during the infant stages of a new program or when you begin to plateau and decide to push yourself extra hard without

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Quick Chest Workouts

by Joe Lawrence September 18th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body





The hardest part about getting into shape is finding the time to do it. When I was younger, I could spend hours at the gym and never skip a beat. However, now I am in my 30s, married, and have

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The Heavy Bar is Still Relevant to Chest Routines

by Joe Lawrence September 11th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body





In my past few articles I have discussed the benefits of using dumbbells. They help with breaking down mental barriers we place on ourselves and build stability muscles. Although they are my favorite tools for the job, there are also

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What Do You Bench?

by Joe Lawrence September 4th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body





Go to any gym in the world and it is a given that there will be somebody on the flat bench trying to see what his one rep max is on bench. For some odd reason,

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Dead Lifting… Who Knew

by Joe Lawrence June 12th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body





About five years ago I discovered the best exercise ever. I had always heard about it, but never tried it. I am not sure if it was fear, intimidation, or whatever; however, I just never attempted it. Now, it is

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Give Your Arms a 21 Gun Salute

by Joe Lawrence May 29th, 2024| Strength Training, Upper Body





I have said this many, many times in the past - I love working arms. For me there are not many other muscle groups that you can isolate as easily as arms. When you walk away


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