Body by Margo

Consulting the website I  use to study/review for the NSCA-cpt test because this site is not afraid of a biomechanical explanation I found an excellent explanation of how a chin up works. https://exrx.net   explains why  palms facing you/Palms Up  is easier than palms away from you when pulling your body on a bar... Picture By Dima Goroziya  at PixaBay.com   Royalty Free Images  https://bodybymargo.blogspot.com/2018/02/chinups-and-pullups-getting-it-done.html ...It’s interesting that the chin-up has a more dynamic resistance curve than the pull-up. Both movements allow the muscles to relax momentarily at the bottom of the motion. However, at the top of each movement, the lever arms are closer to the body’s center of gravity in the chin-up as compared to the wider grip pull-up. So it turns out that the Chin-up is relatively easier at the top of its motion. Also, the underhand grip of the Chin-up allows the Biceps Brachii to p...

Secret:  Vic Tanny & Jack La Lanne trained in early Hollywood ...Stars trained @ the studio or sometimes at home  Pre Jane Fonda it was Organic food and Pilates........  Before that was the magazine Physical Culture 1910-1948  Link here  Golds  and  Muscle Beach came Later  after Vic Tanny's old place AKA the  Dungeon  Exact reprint here  from the Daily Mail UK from an early Life magazine Feature  retrieved from the web  October 14, 2017 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2595707/Those-famous-curves-hard-work-Marilyn-Monroe-works-home-rarely-seen-images-taken-LIFE-magazine.html Marilyn Monroe became world - famous for her curvy figure, but it may be surprising to know that keeping that alluring hourglass involved a lot of work.  Just before she hit it big in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', Philippe Halsman photographed her for LIFE magazine, taking a few candid shots of her da...