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Of the former era of bodybuilding, Frank Zane is who I look to for inspiration, and of the present era, Shawn Ray. These guys with slightly larger traps in proportion to the rest of my body is the look I'd ultimately like to achieve. Genuine muscularity, leaness and symmetry is what an...

Of the former era of bodybuilding, Frank Zane is who I look to for inspiration, and of the present era, Shawn Ray. These guys with slightly larger traps in proportion to the rest of my body is the look I'd ultimately like to achieve. Genuine muscularity, leaness and symmetry is what an...

</span> <span =''> I am only familiar with machines that work on one fixed plane of motion. For my first year of training, I worked out primarily on Nautilaus machines. Take a look at the basic dumbell bench press. The weights have the ability to go in a number of directions. In order to...

When practical, dumbells are preferable. EMG studies for bench pressing and overhead pressing have shown slightly more activity in the pectorals and deltoids with dumbells rather than barbells. Dumbells also reduce one's risk of future injuries by making sure small stabilizer muscles are...