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New Article: Looking at Body Part Splits

Body Part Splits: Making Them Work

Bodybuilders swear by them; strength coaches seem to hate them; and yet, for some reason, everybody still trains the body with the classic chest/back/shoulders/legs routines. So let’s have a look at that.

And come talk about it on the forum.

Lagging Muscle Group: Does this demand special training?

Lots of people have muscle groups or body parts they’d like to look better. This fair enough, in concept, but I’m not sure that average folks really understand some of the implications. Make no mistake, this applies to both males and females that aspire to have better bodies.

The rationale goes that if you want a part to look good, you have to work that part. It’s logical enough if you don’t know any better, I guess. Guys are all about the chest and biceps. Women like the butt and legs. Both seem equally obsessed with abs.

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