Are Free Weights Better Than Machines?
When it comes to building muscle; this question always seems to pop up. It would be pretty much impossible to find a gym that hasn’t seen people going crazy over this. “Should I squat with a freeweight barbell or Smith machine?”, “should flys be done with dumbbells or a pec-deck?” Well, at the end of the day it doesn’t matter what side [...]
How a Competitive Powerlifter Picks a New Rack
Who is Brandon? A quick intro for those of you who don't know about him. Brandon Campbell Diamond is a competitive powerlifter and well-known Youtuber with a following of 190,000. Although he does make a portion of his income from Youtube, he works at a data storage company as his main job. All of his powerlifting accomplishments are on the side. His [...]
Garage Gym Chatter – May 2019
Deadlift Pause Length Deadlifts are named that way, "dead," because they are meant to be done from a dead stop. With other exercises you can bounce the weight off your shoulders, chest, or whatever it is, which is fine to a small degree because you still are holding the weight in the air the whole time. Bouncing a lift off the floor, [...]
What Weight of Dumbbells Should a Beginner Use?
The perfect weight of dumbbells you should start with as a beginner will depend on your modality, or in other words the type of training and its objective. First let's look at the modalities that user lighter weights that I don't write about a whole lot on this site. Barre I've sold many sets of aerobic dumbbells to client with barre studios, [...]
