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Here’s what’s going on in today’s edition:

• Exercises that build strength and size

• Sure-fire shredding tips from Joe Bennett

• Where to place the deadlift in your weekly split

Workouts

Size, Strength, and Awesomeness

While some moves are effective at adding size to your frame, and others may be adept at increasing absolute strength, the panacea of training is exercises that make you stronger and bigger.

Former World’s Strongest Man winner Mitchell Hooper fills up your bucket of knowledge with five movements he uses to accomplish this very feat.

In order to grow and strengthen the body, you need to place it under heavy loads, so low-bar squats and full ROM deadlifts are an absolute must. Having access to a solidly built leg press machine gives you another bonus exercise to add to your toolkit. When time is of the essence, you can use these lifts to feed both heads of the beast that lives within you.

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Weight Loss

Shred More Than Documents

Joe Bennett might be nicknamed “The Hypertrophy Coach,” but that doesn’t mean he only knows about getting bigger. For anyone looking to peel some layers off in preparation for warmer weather, he has a foolproof, five-step plan for getting you lean and mean.

While you need to maintain some stoic levels of consistency, it doesn’t mean you need to live in a constant state of starvation. By using incremental changes, you get the power of cooking your body with a low-and-slow method rather than trying to endure the pain of searing it off rapidly. This longer time frame allows you to take breaks and enjoy refeeds that set your body up for continued success.

Call Bebop and Rocksteady because Shredder is coming to town.

Programming

A Tale As Old as Time

Even though the deadlift has had a meteoric rise to the top of the social media-crazed fitness world, the move oftentimes raises more questions than answers. Namely, does the deadlift belong on your leg day or your back day?

Both can work, but you’ll need to take into account several factors if you’re looking to get the most you can out of your training. Your deadlift style, its purpose in your program, and your ultimate goals will dictate where you place it in your calendar.

Case in point: if you use a sumo stance, you’ll definitely want to deadlift on leg day. On the flip side, back day is better for those who don’t load up the bar with endless plates.

There may be no wrong answers, but some are certainly more right than others.

Everything Else

Turkish Delight

• Getting up in the morning can be an ordeal, but if you really want to fry your whole body, you can try standing up with some weight by learning the Turkish get up.

• With a wildly optimistic name and solid formula behind it, Live It Up Super Greens might be your new go-to drink.

• Fresh off another Olympia victory, Fitness division powerhouse Missy Truscott is making a change in her future competitive plans.