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Not Only focus on Bilateral Movements

Don't Make the Mistake of Focusing Only on Bilateral Movements By Kyle Leon Bilateral moves are an integral part of any strength training program. But if you focus only on bilateral movements, you're missing out on serious development. There are a lot of really effective bilateral movements that we can use to build and develop the various muscle groups, but too often I see guys who focus solely on bilateral exercises in their split routines. Maybe it's because they feel like it's the most efficient use of time or maybe it's just that they don't know what unilateral moves can do for them over and above the results they're seeing with their split routines. They're missing out on the really fine-tuned development that you can get from using unilateral exercises as well. Most guys are pretty good at mixing up bilateral and unilateral movements in certain splits, such as when they're doing their arms. Most guys will do standard bilateral m...

Bodybuilding Body of your Dreams

How To Build A Body Women Can't Resist  By Kyle Leon You workout to look good, that is no mystery. The real mystery is what looks good to women. Guys too often make the mistake of working out to impress other guys by trying to be the alpha male. Sure the 300 pound bodybuilder lifting the 150 pound dumbbells might be impressive to power lifters and other bodybuilders, but do most women actually find this kind of enormity attractive? The answer is no, research tells us that women in general are not attracted to overly muscled guys, they prefer a well built guy who isn't excessively big. And if you think you can intuitively guess at your ideal size you're probably wrong. There is also research to show that guys typically overestimate the size they think women will like buy as much as 30 pounds! So if you can't trust your intuitions, how can you find out what kind of body you need to be building? There is a specific mathematical formula for measuring the i...