The Front Squat is a great exercise for athletes and every intermediate to advanced lifter. Its an exercises with many advantages. The three main ones are: 1. More muscle recruited – the Front Squat is more of a full body exercise, because the weight lies on the shoulders in front of the[…]
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A powerlifting competition is comprised of three lifts: Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift. Then there are also two types of powerlifting. One is raw, in which lifters are permitted to wear a weightlifting belt, wrist wraps and knee sleeves. The other is equipped powerlifting, which permits the use of special[…]
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This weekend the first ever YPSI Functional Sports Nutrition Seminar with Dr. Bob Rakowski will take place at the YPSI in Stuttgart with attendants from all over Germany, Denmark, Greece, Portugal, Serbia, Colombia, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Finnland and Australia. The focus for the YPSI to offer this seminar[…]
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The intent of the Before’n’After Files is to give more insight into the training, nutrition and supplementation of our clients Before’n’After successes. This time it’s Florian Raus’s 11-month transformation in which he lost 14,8% body fat and over 17kg on the scale. A sample day during Florian’s journey to this[…]
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The Bulgarian Weightlifting System is known to be one of the most successful of all time. The man behind the system was the head coach Ivan Abadjiev who won Bulgaria’s first weightlifting medal in 1957 as an active competitor himself. From 1968 to 1989 and again from 1997 to 2000[…]
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This is a excerpt from the „Frequently asked questions“ Chapter of the „Improve your Arms“ Ebook Can I add the „Improve your Arms“ program into Push/Pull split? Yes, only if you train on six days per week which is what few have the time and recovery for. I recommend the „Improve[…]
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The second edition of the „Improve your…“ Series of YPSI Handbooks is finally available: What is the YPSI Handbook? This time the YPSI Handbook covers a major bodypart from two perspectives – the theoretical and practical. It includes detailed info on the Functional Anatomy of the Muscles involved – in this case the[…]
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… and a brief look at the physiology of body fat and toxins. The key to this is understanding the physiology of body fat metabolism and the fat-solubility of Turinabol, the substance Jon Jones is accused of having taken. First, I am a strength coach who has been obsessed with[…]
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The Strength and Mass Holiday calls for 10 workouts in 5 days. With the option of doing 2 weeks in a row by doing 10 workouts in 5 days then taking 2 days often to rest and recover and follow this up right away with another 10 workouts in 5 days for[…]
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There are many online programs that promise results. Very few deliver. Despite their length of 6-12 weeks. The Strength and Mass Holiday is a mere 5 days. And it delivers. Consistently. Adding 3-5kg leanmass and loosing 2-4% is consider normal. Just ask someone who has done it before. So what[…]
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