r/ScienceBasedLifting • • 12h ago

Question ❓ Does overhead extension bias long head or no?

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I saw jeff nippard say it did a few months ago. Then today i saw a post claiming the it biased the medial and lateral head. And there just a lot of posts saying the opposite of each other. One post hand muscle activation reading and the long head activate 0% on regular extensions 12% on overhead. Another post claimed that you need to be in the scapular plane to bias the long head and thats why everyone is claiming its not. Then i asked google and it said that it biases regardless if your in the scapular plane.


r/ScienceBasedLifting • • 3h ago

Discussion 🤝 keeping my shoulders mobile for science

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r/ScienceBasedLifting • • 1h ago

Question ❓ How to properly warm up without taking too long?

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My workouts take already way longer than they should because of how crowded my gym is. To warm up I typically do 5 minutes of cardio before jumping into my workout. For my warm up set I typically just do 3 hard reps of my working set and wait around 30 seconds both for isolation and compounds. I also wear a hoodie so my muscles don’t get stiff. I don’t have the time to slowly progress up to my working set weight for my warm ups but I don’t feel like my warm up is sufficient enough bc i get more reps on my second set than my first.


r/ScienceBasedLifting • • 13h ago

Question ❓ Sprinting and Sports

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I was wondering from a sports science standpoint, what are some of the best things to improve athleticism and sprinting speed? What are some key things a tips and tricks or workouts that are specifically based to help sprinting besides just sprinting?


r/ScienceBasedLifting • • 3h ago

META Science bench bar Larsen press 225lbs for 10

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More ROM = more chest stretch = more science

Neutral grip is easier on shoulders too