plus: inside Chris Bumstead's Olympia diet September 25, 2024 | [Read Online]( [BarBend Newsletter] [fb]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20BarBend%20Newsletter&body=The%20Best%20Bodybuilding%20Ab%20Workouts%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter.barbend.com%2Fp%2Fthe-best-bodybuilding-ab-workouts) POWERED BY: Hereâs everything on tap for today: - Inside Chris Bumsteadâs Olympia prep diet - Why you should arch your back during the bench press - The best bodybuilding ab workouts Bodybuilding An Olympia Diet Credit: Chris Bumstead / YouTube Chris Bumstead is gearing up for yet another defense of his increasingly popular Classic Physique Olympia title, which means his diet and midsection are getting tighter. CBum recently provided some in-depth details about his diet, and weâve taken the liberty of distilling them down into a fine powder for easy consumption. While Bumstead expects his coach to throw in refeeds to ensure he doesnât get too depleted, his diet is a classic example of bodybuilding discipline and prioritizing function over taste. (Not that a pile of plain cod and white rice canât be appetizingâ¦) See how one of the biggest bodybuilding sensations in recent memory handles his pre-contest diet prep in the breakdown below. [Feed On]( A Message From NativePath All About NativePath Collagen So⦠what exactly does collagen do, again? This nutrient is Insta-trending for a reason â itâs essential for healthy skin, joints, and bones. The big bummer: many collagen supplements are made with artificial ingredients and (gross) animal byproducts. NativePath has a different approach. [NativePath collagen]( is certified grass-fed and pure, and sourced from 100% happy, healthy cows⦠so you can put nutrients into a happy, healthy human. It provides Types 1 and 3 collagen â more than 90% of your bodyâs needs. Plus, itâs tasty and provides 20 grams of protein, so youâll get lots of energy to boot. Find out more about the many benefits of NativePathâs collagen powder on their website! [Get Yours Today]( Training Tips Arch Deluxe Credit: Kitreel / Shutterstock Arching on the bench press is such a powerful tool that the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) has taken steps to limit the amount of parabola lifters can create in contests. That should tell you all you need to know about getting set up on the bench, but some people still havenât gotten the memo that creating a (suitable) arch increases stability and force transfer, leading to a bigger, safer press. Establishing an arch doesnât mean you need six years of intense yoga to get into position, and itâs not just for powerlifters looking to eke out marginal gains. Bodybuilders can gain greater pec hypertrophy by placing the muscle in a more biomechanically advantageous position for complete contraction. If you havenât explored your arch, you havenât really begun to bench press. Follow coach Joe Bennettâs advice and change your horizontal pressing game for the better. [Read More]( Workouts Ab Fab Credit: Jasminko Ibrakovic / Shutterstock Ab training is always somehow controversial, and it is no different in the bodybuilding world. Training your abs exclusively for aesthetics requires you to shape enough muscle to explicitly pop when you shred your body fat down low enough to see a six-pack. Just like most people arenât going to be challenging Bumstead in his Olympia supremacy, your abs donât always follow the same rules as the rest of the muscles in your body. The beginner-to-advanced journey doesnât include adding five pounds a week for several years, as it might in the squat or deadlift. It does, however, involve choosing the right exercises in the right amounts. Want the cheat sheet for sleek abs? Weâve compiled the best core workouts for your bodybuilding goals in the guide below. Plus, we threw some science-y stuff in there so youâll learn the hows and whys of it all. [Get the Workouts]( Everything Else The Kingâs Lifts Credit: Giphy - During a recent talk with NFL great Shannon Sharpe, eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman divulged some of his best-ever lifting PRs. And, uh, if you didnât know, [Ronnie was pretty darn strong](. - While âhiding paintingsâ and âstoring goldâ arenât among the best exercises for the Swiss bar, you can find 11 perfectly morally neutral shoulder-saving movements [in this article](. - Exercise sequence can sometimes matter as much as the choice of movement itself. Learn how to [put together the perfect series of muscle-building lifts]( with Dr. Mike Israetel. [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [in]( [Advertise with us]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 BarBend Newsletter 228 Park Ave S, #29976, New York, New York 10003, United States [[beehiiv logo]Powered by beehiiv](
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