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Matthias Steiner drops weight on his back after a failed lift.

You’ve Been Set Up To Fail

I started writing about two and a half years ago. I never really expected things to go the way they have.  I didn’t plan on a career in fitness – at the time, I was still planning on getting a degree in history.  I’d always loved lifting and coaching, but I didn’t really see myself making a career of it. All I ever wanted to do with this site was create a resource that would

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Band-Resisted Pushups = Bench Press for strength gains? Plus, how useful is EMG?

First things first, please give this post a little time to get rolling. There are bits of it that are primarily for nerds like myself, but there are also directly actionable parts, so be patient while we get there. You may have heard of EMG before. EMG stands for Electromyography – essentially measuring the electrical activity in your muscles. Muscle contraction starts with a nerve impulse. If the nerve impulse is strong enough, it creates

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