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How to BACK YOURSELF

It’s the “Mirror Muscles” you can’t see that make an athlete — the big, burly, powerful back muscles that form the posterior chain. In recent years, the posterior chain has come to the anterior of many fitness, physique, and performance conversations. A strong p-chain makes a strong athlete.

THE WHY

A strong posterior chain helps contribute to a strong core musculature, which helps reduce lower back pain and prevent injury, as well as facilitating co-ordination and strength through the limbs. It’s fine to train muscles in isolation, but training an entire “chain” to work

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