If You Don’t Feel Your Chest During Push Ups – Avoid These 5 Mistakes

Don't Feel Chest During Push Ups

It’s probably the most common complaint about push ups, namely that you don’t feel your chest working whiile performing them. The push up is primarily a chest exercise, so surely you should feel your chest whenever performing them. Admittedly, the push up also works the shoulders and the arms. And as the anterior deltoids and … Read more

How Much Easier is Bench Press on a Smith Machine? (Explained!)

How Much Easier is Bench Press on a Smith Machine

So, you want to know how much easier bench press is on a Smith machine? In effect, we’re back to the age-old argument – free weights vs. machines. This is not to say that machine exercises are ineffective, as you can still build muscle and strength. However, you’re probably also wondering how much more you … Read more

Why Do My Calves Hurt When I Squat? (6 Factors to Consider)

Why Do My Calves Hurt When I Squat

If your calves hurt whenever you squat it’s likely this is affecting you both in terms of good technique and the amount of weight lifted. However, it’s actually more of a common problem than you’d think. In fact, an extremely high percentage of lifters experience calf pain when they squat. Does this mean you’re doing … Read more

Why Am I Feeling Skull Crushers in My Chest? (Explained!)

Feeling Skull Crushers in Chest

Are you feeling skull crushers in your chest? Don’t worry, you’re not alone, as I’ve certainly experienced this, and I know many others have too. Skull crushers are without doubt a fantastic exercise for the triceps. However, I know only too well that you may not always feel the movement just in your triceps. And … Read more

How Deep Should I Go on Dips? (Revealed!)

How Deep Should I Go on Dips

When I talk of dips and how deep you should be going, I am specifically referring to parallel bar dips. Therefore, the type of dips that are focused on working the main upper-body pushing muscles, i.e. chest, shoulders, and triceps. Let’s face facts, you don’t want to be the person that everyone stares at in … Read more

Why Does My Lower Back Hurt When I Leg Press? (Solved!)

Why Does My Lower Back Hurt When I Leg Press

The leg press, whether seated or incline, is typically viewed as one of the best exercises for quad hypertrophy. However, this doesn’t mean it comes without its problems, and lower back pain is quite common. With that being said, if you adhere to a few “rules” you’ll be able to take the pressure off your … Read more

10 Bench Press Tips By Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (According to Artificial Intelligence)

It Doesn't Matter What My 10 Bench Press Tips Are!

Whether you realise it or not, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is taking over the world. From facial to voice recognition, chatbots, Siri, Alexa, Cortana, E-payments, maps and navigation, the list is endless. So, I decided to use Artificial Intelligence, in the form of ChatGPT, to provide some bench press tips. I simply asked ChatGPT to: “Give … Read more