🌱😤 I’m not a fan of the preworkouts on the market loaded with artificial flavors, artificial colors, and compounds that make me feel uneasy. So I created goodroot. A preworkout that provides you with energy, focus, endurance, recovery, and juicy pump built from ingredients provided by Mother Nature herself. No additives. No Bullshit. Natural results. Coming soon 🎥 #fitness #supplements #gymtok

What's the one exercise you MUST be doing to grow your legs? 🤔💭   This is a trick question! There's not a single exercise in particular you absolutely have to do in order to see progress. If a particular exercise doesn't align with your anatomy, swap it for something else!   There's a lot of misleading information on socials where people say you have to do a certain movement because it's optimal or you have to do a particular exercise in order to maximize your gains.    This is incorrect. Of course there are certain movement's that are better than others, generally speaking. However, if that particular movement leads you to injury or set backs, is that really the better movement for you? No.   The reality is, fitness is a lifelong journey of trial and error. Find what works for you and stick to it. As you age and your lifestyle changes, more trial and error is required. That's why it's so important to be a student of your own body. Take guidance from folks online, don't follow blindly. #gymtok #weightlifting #squat #fitness

Scientific Explanation👨‍🔬: Training to failure, or close to failure, maximizes hypertrophy. In order to break the threshold of muscle adaptation , full motor recruitment and high mechanical tension on the working muscle fibers is required. Additionally, training to failure leads to greater metabolic stress, and enhances fatigue resistance.  Bro Science Explanation🏋️‍♀️: I'll dumb it down for you. Say you're performing a set of bench press for 12 reps. It's difficult, you kinda have to push yourself, your output is enough to where you feel challenged but you can keep this baseline the rest of the workout. At this level, your muscles are on cruise control. When you train to failure, it's the last 1-2 reps that engage the most muscle fibers and break down the muscle to stimulate protein synthesis and create new muscle fibers. This leads to you getting jacked. If you're not pushing hard enough, you'll plateau.    Keep in mind, training to failure is very taxing. This requires de-loading phases and adequate recovery. #fitness #fittok #weightlifting #gym

How I’m approaching my bulk: 📝 ‼️ - caloric surplus (eat big to get big) - 8 hours of sleep per night (you will not grow without adequate recovery) - 1.2g of protein per lb of bodyweight (if you’re leanish this number is best. The more body fat you have the more this number drops) - consistenly follow a structured program that allows you to progressively overload DON’T OVERCOMPLICATE THINGS. Eat big. Lift big. Rest bug. Get big. 💪🏼 #fitness #weightlifting #physique #gymtok

Squats: From comprehensive muscle engagement to hormonal benefits, back squat is the GOAT of compound movements. The output required for such a movement stimulates hormone production. Additionally, a squat is a functional movement used in everyday life. Mastering the back squat will also help with core strength, posture, and mobility. Chest supported row: People tend to overthink their back training due to the variety of muscle groups that make up the back and their various functions. While stabilization training is extremely beneficial, it’s also important to incorporate exercises that isolate the desired muscle group (reducing the need for stabilization to come into play). For overall back development, the chest supported row allows for grip variation to bias the upper back or lats, or maintain a neutral grip to hit the entirety of the back. Romanian deadlift: Personally, I’m not a huge fan of the conventional deadlift. The Romanian deadlift has superior posterior engagement and is typically more forgiving on the lower back (typically more difficult therefore requires less weight). Hypertrophy stimulus is greatest when the muscle is under tension in the lengthened position. Because your legs are in a somewhat fixed position when performing the rep, your hamstrings maintain a lengthened position through the rep. Additionally, this is a full posterior exercise hitting your hamstrings, glutes, and back. Incline Bench Press: I’ll always prefer dumbbell over barbell when it comes to pressing movements. Everyone's anatomy is different, dumbbells allow for more flexibility with hand and elbow position allowing you to find that “sweet spot” for your shoulders. If you look at Arnold’s chest, what gives him that width and fullness that everyone desires is a pronounced upper chest. Overhead Dumbbell Extension: While the overhead extension hits all 3 heads of the tricep, the lateral head is the primary. Again, hypertrophy stimulus is greatest when the muscle is under tension in the lengthened position. Because your arms are above your head, this is one of the few tricep exercises that allow you to target this muscle group in its lengthened position.