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As I get older, I become more focused on looking built in clothes rather than shirtless. That’s because I resemble a white raisin on the beach rather than a Greek statue.
Seriously, even if you’re not old, certain muscles are important for that bodybuilder look like in clothes—like forearms and—one most bodybuilders neglect—neck. [Read more…]
Many bodybuilders live by the “no pain, no gain” credo. But some types of pain can smother hypertrophy.
In fact, one minor nagging ache derailed Steve’s muscle-building progress for months…
Steve was having neck pain. It was low-grade, throbbing, and consistent—so much so that he had trouble sleeping and even got frequent headaches.
In the gym, it affected almost every exercise. It wasn’t so severe that he couldn’t train—it was just annoying enough to feel it on almost every rep of every exercise.
And that type of low-grade pain derails focus and intensity, which means less muscle stimulation at every workout.That’s not good.
He thought he had pulled a muscle or pinched a nerve and that it would eventually heal. It didn’t…
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