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@trob442 I have absolutely no idea if this is a joke or not, but I'm thrilled and very amused by your question. Are you asking about strengthening your jaw muscles? Like how the old school boxers would chew on wood to make themselves (allegedly) more durable against punches to the jaw?

@bookit I missed a major opportunity by not calling them this.

Intro Strengthening your neck muscles is an overlooked part of a training regimen. It insulates you from injuries during high-impact activities, and affects your upper body aesthetics. With the right bodyweight exercises, you can build a strong and healthy neck without the need for any...

In the process of editing tables to be used as a quick reference. It will take a while, but I do plan to do tables for all the listed exercises.

@juancarlos As far as I am aware it just aggregates all the entries for the lifts based on the entered bodyweight, age, and sex. So accuracy increases the more entries there are.

Link To Strength Level 1RM Calculator: https://strengthlevel.com/one-rep-max-calculator This calculator will let you calculate 1RM, as well as calculating the equivalent load for 1-30 reps.

@xelalex I use the large Baseblocks pullup bar. The material is great, it can be a bit wobbly (I don't think this is an issue for the shorter bars). The thick grip is fantastic and very comfortable. The wobbliness can be addressed with heavy counterweights. I also have the old basebench, I...

@ngie When you say making it on a table, do you mean just taking the average strength standard for each male/female in each lift?

@jacojacojaco Oh! Apologies for confusion about the assertion. As far as I can tell, the claim that the deltoids are the largest by volume cites a 2007 study using MRI measurements. There's newer research using different models, but it is locked behind paywalls. I'm not certain what the...

@ant0099 Ah, yes. I understand now. I have not heard of Dry Fighting Weight, but programming around 5RM seems like a very applicable metric for my training goals. I will have to look into it. The larger weight increments are certainly a limiting factor in terms of precision. You're going to at...

@jacojacojaco It's a cost to benefit ratio. Is the cost of training much higher volume on more taxing compound movements worth the benefit of gaining some additional shoulder development? That's up to you and your training goals. This is just another option that involves less taxing exercises...

@ant0099 Interesting input! I definitely don't think it's very useful to the average person to max out on a KB exercise. However, a 1RM is useful as a metric that the average person can grasp easily. A reliable 1RM can then be used to calculate your 5, 10, or even 20RM for an exercise with...

@umbreon0 Glad you gained something from this post! It depends on my programming and schedule, although I usually try to squeeze in at least a little bit of isometrics if I can. Currently, I am doing high-intensity isometrics with the Isochain about 2-3x a week since it saves time and I'm...

@newsgurl If you're talking about the scapula overall, those are groups of many different muscles. Also, still not true, the lats are the largest.

@atheautistic So a lot of interesting ideas presented here. When I say they are essentially the same thing, I am considering the average person. Individual anatomy is going to impact how well you can do one or the other. In your case it seems that your upper body is far better suited for a...

@dawn16 An isometric would be a bit easier to recover from than the equivalent dynamic set. A lot depends on the complexity of the exercise and how many muscle groups are involved. Intensity also matters, max strength sets are most fatiguing whereas muscular endurance would be the least. That...

@dawn16 Appreciated

Hey all, I've had great difficulty finding a set of consistent strength standards for kettlebells since I have begun training with them. I generally use a website called strengthlevel.com as a reference point for a given exercise, but they currently lack any kettlebell exercises. However...

@dawn16 Thanks! I also post some more exercise info on my youtube now: https://youtube.com/@pricerowland?si=2hB-C2TBzpODIRFs

@drayanna Isometrics honestly saved my knee joints. I'd recommend checking out weighted isometrics too, they can be very useful.