Category Archives: Training Tips

Get a Grip on Thick Bar Training

 Get a Grip on Thick Bar Training By Jim Vaglica Question #1: What muscle group can be seen more often than any other? Answer: Forearms Question #2: What’s the most functional strength you can possess? Answer: Grip Strength Weightlifters and … Continue reading

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Waltham cops team up on ABC reality show ‘Expedition Impossible’

  Three Waltham Police officers”were prime-time material”last summer. Sergeant Jim Vaglica, a Billerica resident, Lt. Robert Robillard from Concord, and Officer Dani Henderson, a resident of Marlborough, comprise the team known simply as “The Cops” on the ABC reality show … Continue reading

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Biceps: Two heads are better than one

Biceps: Two heads are better than one Have you ever seen a guy with biceps that look impressive from the side, with a great peak, but then all the size vanishes when viewed from the front? Conversely, have you seen … Continue reading

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Globe Gripz – Review

At first glance you might write off Globe Gripz as just another gym accessory gimmick but look a little further and you’ll discover they’re actually a very versatile tool that can add options to even the most basic gym.

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My Experiment with Triple Add Sets

My experiment with Triple Add Sets My friend Hugo Rivera told me about an intensity technique called the triple add set. It was developed by his friend Nick Nilsson. I was intrigued so I decided to give it a try. … Continue reading

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Skull Crushers and Beyond

 Skull Crushers and Beyond There’s never been an exercise with a cooler name than the”skull crusher”. This movement is also known as the lying triceps extension, but why call it that when you can bellow like a Viking and proclaim … Continue reading

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Dip into More Muscle & Strength

Dip into More Muscle & Strength Why should you include dips in your training? Because they are one of the greatest upper body muscle and strength building exercises ever created. Aside from chin-ups, dips are a best test of one’s … Continue reading

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Shoulders: You Must Be Frontin

  By Jim Vaglica Shoulders: You Must Be Frontin Stand at attention! Chin up! Chest out! Shoulders back! Even if you’ve never served in the military I’m sure you’ve heard these instructions before. But have you ever considered the reasoning … Continue reading

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The Key to Building Great Lats

 The Key to Building Great Lats So you’ve been doing pull ups and pull downs for years and you’ve got the lat flare of Sponge Bob Square Pants. You’re good for fifteen or twenty pull ups, on your first set … Continue reading

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Sling Shot Review

The website for powerlifter and Bodybuilding.com columnist Mark Bell’ invention the Sling Shot is howmuchyabench.net, so it’s clear that it’s meant to appeal to lifters who like to push up some serious weight. It has quickly developed an incredibly loyal following among that … Continue reading

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