Morgan

I have put on over 30 lbs of muscle in the past 4 years Here is everything you need to know about building muscle and getting stronger 💪

@JoeyBergles Tore my ACL. didn’t have surgery. Guess what the rehab program is? Deep squats, deep pistol squats.

Squatting Below 90 Degrees Does Not Actually Put The Most Amount of Stress on the ACL Just because you say something is a “fact” - does not make it so.

@Big_Shiesty75 @GHSPantherFB @gwhspanthers That’s when we join rugby ;)

@Coachjgpatrick Stealing this for rugby

SPP Specific for our D-Line. Working on “Triple Extension” in the Horizontal Plane. Can vary resistance passed on specific quality you would like to train.

@BowTiedOx Choppy feet, on a side angle, wrapped and drove through. Perfect form

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@Keith_CO87 Every rep touched the chest. Combine style (I play rugby) means that we soft lockout at the top, which is how things are done at performance combines :)

@MorganAgran 16 half reps = 8 regular reps?

Guess there’s some questions about bench pressing 135 today on the internet. Thought I’d add my own so here’s 135x16

@Nessakins_ 5’2 woman and my max is 200

Dudes—disclose your press weight below

@PGC1a_RB 135x16 combine style. Not controlled like you Richard, but yeah something about being mayor😂

After 10 rounds of fasted HIIT Something about being a mayor I don't barbell bench press, haven't in maybe a year or more 135 lbs x 10 reps of Larsen pause bench 185 lbs x 3 reps of Larsen pause bench Failed 225 lbs x 1 reps of standard pause bench (failure shown too) 150 lb bodyweight Can I be mayor now Call me Mayor Ben Ching Mandatory HIIT 1-2x/week

@imbrettcooper @Riley_Gaines_ @ZohranKMamdani I posted 135x16 today

@Riley_Gaines_ @ZohranKMamdani this should become a challenge lol. just girls benching more than him 💀

165lb relatively easy reps on bench when I weighed 130lbs Take note, @ZohranKMamdani

@CGTCFA Thanks! Maybe I should be mayor someday🫡😂

@Michelle_812_ I should be mayor!

@MorganAgran Never a wrong time to be fit and strong 😃😅

@AlphaWolfForce 💪🏻💪🏻

@Roastbeast26 Thanks!

@MorganAgran Good work!!

@BHLevesque Exactly!

@MorganAgran Nothing beats a good bench video.

@Michelle_812_ This was honestly great coincidence. Been dealing with wrist pain so I did an AMRAP with 135 instead of going heavy on Tuesday instead of my regular bench day and the timing was hilarious

@MorganAgran I was waiting for your 135# post 😆 Best I have seen all morning 😉

I have some thoughts on this and to be clear I’m a rugby player, not a bodybuilder nor am I a strength athlete. I think that the reason many of the pro bodybuilders see such great growth with machines is that many started with free weight variations which allowed them to get increased benefit from the stability of machines When I train absolute beginners (as a personal trainer) they have minimal stability and skill with lifting. They improve their skill fastest (in my experience) with a mix of free weight and machine based exercise and squat patterns. And I would bet that many bodybuilders did get their start and run free weight squat variations for a while before moving to more optimal for hypertrophy exercises However I do agree that for specializing in bodybuilding in the case of someone advanced, machines are the way to go

𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲. So many people even today in the gym still practicing barbell squats. I don’t know why. ROI is too low in terms of hypertrophy. If your main goal = muscle building → switch to machines. Smith machine squats, hack squats, leg extensions.. They keep you stable and hit the muscle directly. Barbell squats are great for strength building, sure. But for hypertrophy? Machines > barbell squats. Even Cbum mostly does Smith & machine work now. There’s a reason pros choose efficiency over ego.

@wolfstrength Im 23, for body fat % I went with 26% because the an in-body at my gym gave me 24% (added 2% because I know in body isn’t the gold standard)

@MorganAgran Ya it doesn't depend on how much you can lift, though if you're in the mid 20s or higher you should be very strong. That said, 26 is exceptionally high for a woman - are you sure about bodyfat %?

The oft-cited natural upper limit of 25 FFMI is: 1. Correct 2. Correct but far right-tail genetic outliers could be higher 3. Broadly right but plenty of people with good genetics could exceed 4. BS

@FearedBuck Will always be Rick Penning’s dad to me 😂

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