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Select a muscle and it provides the exercises to workout the selected muscle

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Re: Select a muscle and it provides the exercises to workout the selected muscle

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Thanks OP for sharing my website! Please be gentle with me. This is a project website that I built out of frustration a few years ago. I know there are things that need improving and a lot of things that could be adjusted. I work full time at Brave Software (brave.com) and simply don't have time to put a ton of effort into MuslceWiki. I do however have a big backlog of videos to add and I've slowly been working on an…

Fantastic website! My GF is using it right now at the gym. Just wanted to report a bug; when you click on “more” in the female abdominals, you get a server 500 response. Anyways, really good job and very user friendly.

Re: Select a muscle and it provides the exercises to workout the selected muscle

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Going off the rock climbing theme: getting better at bouldering (or any other style, really) requires strengthening the muscles in your fingers. It would really be handy to have some exercises linked here for improving those muscles' firepower.

I don't climb much these days (but I used to enjoy a spot of overhang crack climbing), but I've always been under the impression that there aren't muscles in the fingers. I just double-checked, and there are some muscles in the fingers... but it looks like they're only good for opening the hand. Are kids these days using some esoteric hand-splaying moves I don't know about, or do you mean the muscles in your forearms…

I was thinking of the finger muscles themselves--if you're trying to do a static move on a crimpy hold, finger strength really helps.

Re: Select a muscle and it provides the exercises to workout the selected muscle

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post #32

Thanks OP for sharing my website! Please be gentle with me. This is a project website that I built out of frustration a few years ago. I know there are things that need improving and a lot of things that could be adjusted. I work full time at Brave Software (brave.com) and simply don't have time to put a ton of effort into MuslceWiki. I do however have a big backlog of videos to add and I've slowly been working on an…

Thanks for building this. Interestingly simple and Amazingly useful. Never found a user intuitive way to access muscle group and find stretches. Please don't change the home page.

Re: Select a muscle and it provides the exercises to workout the selected muscle

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post #23

Why do they distinguish between genders? Pretty sure curls are going to work the biceps if you are a male or female.

When I first made the site, my wife asked me if I had videos of women doing the exercises. So I added them. Simple as that.

It's probably a losing battle.

I shared the same thought as the OP and went clicking around to see if there were differences in the suggested exercises based on sex. If you intermix the videos you're going to have people wondering if the exercises demonstrated by a specific sex are recommended for that sex.

To put things in perspective, I think the fact that the muscle models had hair and the male was pigeon toed from behind bothered me more than anything else.

Re: Select a muscle and it provides the exercises to workout the selected muscle

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post #203
post #152

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Have you tried archery? My neck and shoulderproblems got a lot better after I started with that.

Doesn't archery normally cause uneven muscle development between right and left side of a body?

Especially for youth yes, but there are exercises for that too.

Re: Select a muscle and it provides the exercises to workout the selected muscle

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post #32

Thanks OP for sharing my website! Please be gentle with me. This is a project website that I built out of frustration a few years ago. I know there are things that need improving and a lot of things that could be adjusted. I work full time at Brave Software (brave.com) and simply don't have time to put a ton of effort into MuslceWiki. I do however have a big backlog of videos to add and I've slowly been working on an…

Pretty slick well done!

Re: Select a muscle and it provides the exercises to workout the selected muscle

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post #38

Isolating specific muscles can be useful in limited circumstances. But most of us will get better health and fitness results with compound functional movements that engage multiple muscle groups.

Yes, you say the same thing everyone else said before looking at the site!

I'd point out that the site also lets you target areas for stretches, which for me is awesome.

Re: Select a muscle and it provides the exercises to workout the selected muscle

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post #51
post #32

Thanks OP for sharing my website! Please be gentle with me. This is a project website that I built out of frustration a few years ago. I know there are things that need improving and a lot of things that could be adjusted. I work full time at Brave Software (brave.com) and simply don't have time to put a ton of effort into MuslceWiki. I do however have a big backlog of videos to add and I've slowly been working on an…

Thanks for building this! I love that this exists, and want to encourage you to continue. Like a lot of people working in tech, I've had persistent neck and posture issues for years. I'd love to see you expand to cover those, focusing on the many smaller muscles in the neck like SCM/Scalenes/Occipitals/etc. Another great area to expand is 'click where you have pain' and it would recommend certain stretches, weights,…

Smart people tend to overthink things, i.e. looking for exercises that isolate smaller muscles. If you have neck, back, or posture issues the chances are you will benefit greatly from just lifting weights. Before I started training I had terrible back pains and spontaneous spasms in the neck, which went away within weeks of regular training. Moreover, if I ever miss training for too long the pain returns. Focus on building up the strength to do respectable weight on the main compound lifts. Your body will thank you.
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