Apr

30

Pre-Exhaustion

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Pre exhaustion exercises refer to doing a single joint movement exercise before you do your heavy, or compound movement for that body part.
For example to  pre-exhaust chest you would do flyes before Benchpress, same for Leg Extensions before Squats, Side Lateral Raises before Shoulder Press
The idea behind pre exhaustion exercises is to stress the target […]

Apr

13

Anabolic vs Catabolic What Do These Terms Mean?

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Bodybuildering magazines always talk about being in an Anabolic state vs being in a Catabolic state, assuming that most of their readers understand.
Well here is a laymans guide to what the heck they are talking about.

Anabolic vs Catabolic
Anabolic means your body is in growth mode, you are getting bigger.
Catabolic means your body is suffering muscle […]