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What Is The Fastest Way to Lose 10lbs of Fat?

The first thing to discuss here is what it really is to lose 10lbs of pure fat. Most people lose ...

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Building and maintaining muscle mass while concurrently stripping body fat to reveal the separation and conditioning which defines the elite-level ...

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Resistant Starch, Part 3 of 3, Why?

Why Should You be eating Resistant Starch? RS is a starch that when digested in the large intestine, leads to ...

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MI40 Strength: Hypertrophy & Strength Periodization Programming – Part 1

Covered:
> Where does hypertrophy training fit into a strength athlete’s training cycle?

> The science of strength

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Putting The Dirty Bulk To Rest

You often hear the same questions no matter what gym setting you are in.  What’s your max bench?  What pre-workout ...

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Wheying in on the Debate: A Case for the Superiority of Whey Protein

Whey protein has been used in one form or another for at least 300 years, yet it has taken until ...

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Trap 3 Isolation


Prone Incline Trap 3 Raises

Trap 3 - Retraction

Retract the shoulder blades first at the beginning of each rep

Trap 3 - Front Raises

Position at the top

    Exercise Specific:

  • Head slightly over the edge of the bench (looking at the ground)
  • Begin by retracting shoulder blades, then raising arms into a high ‘V’ at the top (2 distinctly separate movements)
  • Focus on shoulder blade retraction on the way up, depression on the way down
  • Keep trunk tight to the bench throughout (more chest than abs)
  • Reach for the front walls on the way up keeping arms as far away as possible throughout.

 

Prone Incline Trap 3 Flys

Trap 3 - Retraction

Retract the shoulder blades first at the beginning of each rep

Trap 3 - Fly Portion

Position at the top

    Exercise Specific:

  • Head slightly over the edge of the bench (looking at the ground)
  • Begin by retracting shoulder blades, then raising arms out and up (2 distinctly separate movements)
  • Focus on shoulder blade retraction on the way up, depression on the way down
  • Keep trunk tight to the bench throughout (more chest than abs)
  • Reach for opposite walls on the way up keeping arms as far away as possible throughout.