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There are so many major muscle groups in your legs, it’s easy to neglect the small ones—especially your inner thighs. These muscles (a.k.a. your adductors) are responsible for so much. They’re the ...
Lie on a bench or floor with a dumbbell in one hand at chest level, feet flat on the ground. Press the dumbbell straight up until your arm is extended. Stand a couple of feet in front of a bench, ...
Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. The muscles in your lower ...
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The phenomenon began, as many do, with a post. There, in 2008 on the bodybuilding.com forum, a debate developed between users over the best way to work out, and devolved into an argument over the ...
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