Squat University on Instagram: "The science: The resistance band forces abduction (pushing knees outward) and helps maintain hip external rotation, which strongly recruits the glute medius and the upper fibers of the glute maximus (both key players in those actions). This “wakes up” and prioritizes the glutes as the primary hip extensors, reducing the hamstrings’ overcompensation (called synergistic dominance) and shifting neuromuscular control back to the glutes for better activation during the

Muscle and Motion on Instagram: "FRACTIONAL SETS 🤯 Are you actually counting your sets correctly? You log your chest sets during the bench press, but what about your triceps? A new meta-analysis by Remmert et al. highlights that during every compound lift, such as the bench press, shoulder press, or dips, the triceps play a meaningful role. They are not the primary movers, yet they still contribute enough to influence your total training volume. In other words, you might be training your tricep

Ariel_yu on Instagram: "Straight-Arm Triceps Pushdown • The bar is not gripped fully in the palm, but lightly pressed against the base of the palm. • The upper arms are not reaching forward; they stay naturally close to the sides of the body. • The shoulders are not shrugged; keep them down and stable. • The torso is not completely upright; maintain a slight forward lean. • The elbows are not flared outward; keep them close to the body. • At the bottom, the wrists are not bent; keep them neutral