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Mike Mentzer Recommending the "Close Grip Palms Up Lat Pulldown" as a Biceps Exercise

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Mike Mentzer recommends the close grip palms up lat pull down as one of the "best biceps exercise in the world" and "better than any curl you can do." Most people think of lats when they think of the lats pulldown exercise, but the exercise also works the rear deltoids and the biceps. Mike Mentzer states that the Close Grip Palms Up Lat Pull Down works at the elbow joint and the shoulder joint. He calls out this exercising as causing the muscle to contract "uniformly" at both ends. Another mechanism involved is that when a biceps contraction occurs overhead (ie., with the elbow overhead), the biceps in the raised arms brings the origin and insertion of the biceps closer together even before the biceps contracts. This puts a little slack in the biceps, which changes force production in the biceps because of the principle of the Length-Tension Relationship.  Optimal Length of Muscle - Additional Commentary from ArlingtonAthletics.com: Force generation in...
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Training Methods for Sylvester Stallone for Rocky and Rambo Movies

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Sylvester Stallone training transformation for Rocky & Rambo movies ( Best Action Movies/YouTube ). The video shows the transformation of Sylvester Stallone from an above average athletic physique to a ripped and chiseled physique with extra muscle mass and lower body fat percentage. Stallone used a split routine with two workouts per day for six days per week. Some workouts were four hours long. Different one or two muscle groups were worked on different days to allow focus on a muscle group alternated with rest on another muscle group.  Each workout often involved minimal rest between sets, which kept his heart rate elevated to help burn fat. There was one day every week dedicated to rest, but Stallone also made the rest day an active rest day.  Diet: No mayonnaise. No cream. No butter. Mostly lean meats and fish, eggs and vegetables. Protein shakes throughout the day.  No steroids. All content, videos and links mentioned are for information only, and are not n...
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One-on-One Discussion About Training with Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Arnold Schwarzenegger emphasizes the importance putting your mind in your muscle that your are training and staying in the zone (no phone calls, even between sets) on Arnold Schwarzeneggers official YouTube channel ( @ArnoldSchwarzenegger ). Mind in your muscle -- Mind - Muscle Connection. Stay in the zone. Enthusiasm began immediately when Arnold entered the gym. Supersets - the importance of antagonist exercises. Calf Raises -- his weakest feature became the best in bodybuilding. Conditioning. Good form, cheating, and more cheating. Favorite Superset of Only Two Exercises ... Barbell curl with an EZ curl bar would be his favorite exercise, and triceps pressdown with a cable. Arnold's best barbell curl was three reps of 275 LBS. All content, videos and links mentioned are for information only, and are not necessarily endorsed or specifically recommended by ArlingtonAthletics.com for your specific condition or situation.
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