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- 'The BIG Three'
Deadlifts
Squats
And Bench Press!
Been dubbed ‘The BIG Three’!
Deadlifts, Squats and Bench Press have been a controversial discussion over many years, mainly, because of their earlier perception, that they were ‘only for people who wanted to get big and muscley’, and thus, weren’t practiced by many women for a long time.
However, thankfully, things have changed since then, and although their is still some scepticism amongst communities, there is ever emerging evidence that not only ‘suggests’ that resistance training is beneficial for strength and wellbeing, but outright states that it ‘is ESSENTIAL’ for strength, health, and wellbeing.
Most notably is Dr. Gabrielle Lyon who has a strong nutritional background and has practiced a very unique methodology in ‘Muscle-Centric-Medicine’ in where she proves in her brand new book ‘Forever Strong’ that muscle itself is an endocrine organ that is essential for health and longevity.
Another, and perhaps one of the most prolific writers (I argue), is in Nina Teicholz, a Scientific Journalist, who wrote one of the most researched books, ‘The Big Fat Surprise’ which depicts and deciphers all of the utter nonsense surrounding not only animal protein, but also fat and cholesterol.
There have been other prestigious researchers and writers in Gary Taubes, a very well-known Journalist in the field of science and nutrition, and Professor Timothy Noakes, who ended the argument on fat and cholesterol back in 2019!
These examples correlates strongly with the Deadlift, Squat, and Bench Press exercises, and improving their performance and efficiency. And you don’t necessarily have to lift heavy, you can go light, and use the barbell for many reps to increase your muscular and aerobic endurance ——This will also help improve your efficiency and comfortability with ‘The BIG Three’!
Deadlifts work your lower back, your glutes, hamstrings, calf muscles, shoulders, obliques, and the most intricate minute muscles in your feet as you contract them when you push with your feet off the ground.
Squats work your glutes, thighs, hips, hamstrings, lower back and shoulders, as you place the bar on your back, AND, as your obliques and lower back stabilizes the movement.
Bench Press works your pectoralis major & minor (major and minor chest muscles), shoulders, triceps, and obliques, as stabilizing muscles as you keep yourself still when pushing the barbell up towards the ceiling.
These ‘Three’ help build our strength from the ground up and can complement other exercises you do, and improve your physique! So let us drop the perception of “Bro-Exercises”, because these exercises are for EVERYBODY!
Thanks so much for reading guys! I appreciate you all!
Brad
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