Dear Dr. Bell I’m a pretty skinny guy and I want to increase my calorie intake so I can start making gains. What is the easiest way to go about this? PS: I just started on weight gainer. Thank you for your question. When I was much younger I had a tough time gaining weight. Then, …
Hi Dr. Bell, Exercising and meal planning are very new to me. This may be a dumb question, but someone recommended I do a split routine. To not look stupid, I pretended I knew what he was talking about. I keep finding varying explanations. What is a split routine and do you recommend it? Hello …
Dr. Bell, I’m trying to get my 6 pack back. Is it okay to do abs every day I lift? Or is it better to set one day a week as an all day abs day? I lift M-W-F, and do cardio T-Thr. Thanks, Brian Dear Brian, You could have the World’s Greatest Abs, but if …
Hi Dr. Bell, I wanted to train in some flashy exercises like the “planche pushup.” I just started this last week and I’m starting to notice discomfort in my wrists. Does this mean I have really weak wrist strength? If so, what are some wrist strength training exercises I should do? Or are planche pushups …
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(April 1, 2016) Dear Dr. Bell, how do you train for muscle ups? I can already do pullups and clapping pullups. But I’m not even close to doing even one muscle up, any recommendations? This is a first! I have never been asked how to do a “Muscle Up” before. When I was a gymnast, …
Hi Dr. Bell, I’m new to the gym scene. I was putting together an exercise program for myself from various resources and I noticed there are seated vs standing options for many exercises. Is it better to do all exercise seated or standing? Are there any benefits to doing both? Every time you make a …
Dear Dr. Bell, is performing a Squat on a Smith Machine totally different than performing a standard Squat? It seems like the form changes? When would you recommend using a Smith Machine instead of free weights? YES! There is a big difference between a Smith Machine Squat and a Free Weight Squat…or to channel Donald …
