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It’s been a busy week here with a ton of awesome fitness info. Here’s a recap of the best fitness info in case you missed anything!

Strength Tips

Simple bench press drill to build tension in your lats for a bigger bench press: Set your arch. Screw your shoulder blades into your back pocket. As you lower the bar, try to **touch the outside of your lats together** and load your lats as you lower the weight to your chest. Create so much tension that you cannot touch the unloaded barbell to your chest. #powerlifting #squat #bench #deadlift #strengthtips #technique

A video posted by Adam Pine (@adam_pine) on Jul 28, 2015 at 4:19pm PDT

From the latest edition from my new series Stronger in 60 Seconds. Check it out for more on how to get a bigger bench.

Every week I’ll be providing you with a short video, accompanied by a more detailed write-up on how to optimize your lifts. Each edition in the series is about a 1-minute read with a simple, effective tip you can implement into your training.

Recommended Readings

1.  Squats Versus Hip Thrusts: EMG Activity via Bret Contreras
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3. How to Program Group Fitness Workouts (Includes a 3-day Guide) via George Kalantzis, The PTDC
4. How Lifters Can Unleash Athletic Power via Eric Bach, Tony Gentilcore
5. Getting the Most Out of Your Lifting Belt via Rob Colameta
6. Stronger in 60 Seconds: Build a Bigger Bench via Adam Pine
7. Women and Lifting: The Truth Revealed via Ryan Wood
8. Vogue Magazine: More Fitness Fiction Than Fact via Tony Gentilcore
9. How to Get Your Clients to Really Stick to Their Diets via Sohee Lee, Armi Legge
10. 10 Principles Of Weight Loss via Greg Robins
11. Random Thoughts on Sports Performance Training – Installment 12 via Eric Cressey
12. How to Perform Rear Foot Elevated Split-Squats via Mike Robertson
13. Fermented foods, neuroticism, and social anxiety via Examine.com
14. 5 Ways You’re Wasting Time in the Gym via Travis Pollen
15. How Protein Can Help You Lose Weight Naturally Authority Nutrition

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