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They currently have XXXXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXXX [#](/creator/tiktok::7091370762964091947/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXXXXX +128% - X Month XXXXXXXXX +1,083% - X Months XXXXXXXXXX -XX% - X Year XXXXXXXXXX +3,223% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/tiktok::7091370762964091947/posts_active)  - X Month XX +104% - X Months XXX +850% - X Year XXX +1,290% ### Followers: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/tiktok::7091370762964091947/followers)  - X Week XXXXXXX +2.10% - X Month XXXXXXX +5.80% - X Months XXXXXXX +46,290% - X Year XXXXXXX +50,950% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/tiktok::7091370762964091947/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [finance](/list/finance) **Social topic influence** [if you](/topic/if-you), [strong](/topic/strong) #2341, [core](/topic/core) #2926, [to the](/topic/to-the), [garage](/topic/garage) #565, [the only](/topic/the-only), [countdown](/topic/countdown), [biceps](/topic/biceps), [band](/topic/band), [the first](/topic/the-first) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@marrsbar](/creator/undefined) [@schieksportsinc](/creator/undefined) [@ninjawarrior](/creator/undefined) [@themadspotter](/creator/undefined) [@raspberryape](/creator/undefined) [@elitefts](/creator/undefined) [@tomhaviland](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "Triple Hybrid Dumbbell Bench Press. this is the PERFECT bench press rep for chest building.optimal if you will ;). This setup combines accommodating and directional resistance into one completely insane exercise.that LIGHTS UP the chest like nothing else you've ever felt. If you don't have chains you can just do the dumbbell press combined with cables and get XX% of the effect. You can use bands instead of cables as well. I just went a bit nuts and added chains for fun to see what would happen (awesomeness is what happened). Here's how it works. X. Flat Dumbbell Bench Press - the strength" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@madscientistofmuscle/video/7541277562316639502) 2025-08-22T05:28Z 112K followers, 571.5K engagements "Lockdown Serratus Dips.this is the ONLY exercise I've ever found that works the serratus muscles effectively for me. It works the serratus with substantial resistance.enough to actually get a strong muscle-building stimulus. The serratus anterior muscles are the "sawtooth" muscles just beside the chest and under the armpits. They generally only show up at lower bodyfat and give the physique a "finished" look. Some people naturally seem to have them. I'm not one of those people. Vince Gironda had a version of this one. his was done with arms straight and locked out on dip bars. I found my" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@madscientistofmuscle/video/7546738561169607950) 2025-09-05T22:40Z 112K followers, 4.5M engagements "Build Bigger Biceps with a Countdown Cluster Set of Dumbbell Curls and Chin-Ups. This method allows you to push closer to true muscle fiber mechanical failure than straight sets (or even supersets). You're going to go back and forth between a curl variation (any dumbbell or barbell curl) and a close-grip chin-up. For curls use a weight you could get about XX reps with. You'll need to be strong on chins too. You'll start with X reps of each then X reps then X then X then X taking no rest in between exercises. When doing a regular set you get a build-up of metabolites (lactate is one of them" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@madscientistofmuscle/video/7556324436727713038) 2025-10-01T18:38Z 112K followers, 228.5K engagements "Abdominal Sit-Up Progressive Pallof Press - this one will feel like you're "shrink wrapping" your abs by the time you're done. It hits the deep core muscles (the obliques and transverse abdominis) directly and very effectively without need to do any direct spinal rotation. It works these muscles via anti-rotation. You'll need a rolled-up towel under your lower back and a small to medium band attached to a solid object (any post etc. will work). The towel changes the sit-up from a hip flexion exercise to a spinal flexion exercise which gets your six-pack abs working instead of the hip flexors." [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@madscientistofmuscle/video/7569780248179526926) 2025-11-07T00:54Z 112K followers, 69.6K engagements "How to use leg drive in the barbell bench press. This is how I train and teach leg drive.I've found it's what works for me. If you have more tips or tricks share in the comments I love to crowdsource especially since I'm not a powerlifter. I'm always interested in learning other ways to teach and train it Now I'll be the first to tell you that I'm not a massive bench presser. My structure is actually terrible for the exercise (longer arms narrow clavicles no barrel chest) so I've had to really maximize every aspect of it that I can. With a lot of training perseverance and technique work at" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@madscientistofmuscle/video/7574855993692114190) 2025-11-20T17:10Z 112K followers, 18K engagements "Band-Dumbbell-Plate Lateral Raises - this is incredibly effective for hammering the side delts. Yes it looks strange but it's excellent. It not only gives you directional resistance (vertical from the dumbbells and the plate being raised up and lateral from stretching the band out) one of the biggest benefits I've found is that you start getting effective resistance SOONER in the movement. With regular dumbbell laterals you don't really start getting really good tension/resistance until you're about halfway up because gravity isn't working against the dumbbells too much until then. With this" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@madscientistofmuscle/video/7539661162951101710) 2025-08-17T20:56Z X followers, 1.5M engagements "Press/Pulldown Push-Pulls.if you try this your core is going to hate me. This is one of my "secret weapon" deep core exercises. I call it the Ab Ripper.you're not literally going to rip your abs.it's just going to feel like it due to the push-pull nature of it. It's a single-arm dumbbell bench press while doing a single arm cable pulldown/row (similar weight on each exercise). As you're pushing the dumbbell UP you're pulling the cable DOWN. Now even though you're doing a back and chest exercise that's NOT the focus of the exercise. This puts INCREDIBLE cross-tension on the core which trains" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@madscientistofmuscle/video/7551960014563314958) 2025-09-20T15:00Z X followers, 3.1M engagements "Bench Clench Push-In Push-Ups. this is a great finishing exercise for chest similar in effect to Cable Cross-Overs or Pec Deck for focusing tension on the peak contraction position of the pecs. This is a mind-muscle connection type of exercise not a "rep counting" exercise. It doesn't matter how many reps you do.we're looking for that intentional contraction. All you need for this one is a flat bench which makes it great for use in a crowded gym at X pm or at home. It means you either don't need to wait for machines at the gym or you can do it in your home gym where you don't have that other" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@madscientistofmuscle/video/7553342288529788174) 2025-09-23T17:46Z X followers, 54.5K engagements "Dumbbell (or Weight Vest) Single Leg Pendulum Squat. if you don't have a Pendulum Squat Machine in your gym or if you train at home or in a garage gym this is a great option. It allows you to get a MASSIVE range of motion on the squat exercise with almost no knee stress whatsoever.right down to ATG squats. To set it up you'll need an incline bench (set to about XX degrees) a solid bar to grab onto (I'm using a bar set in the power rack but a Smith machine bar works great here too) and a way to make sure the bench doesn't slide. I've got a bumper plate bracing against the bench and the frame" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@madscientistofmuscle/video/7545176561192930573) 2025-09-01T17:39Z 112K followers, 416.8K engagements "Build serious tricep mass with Reverse Band Decline Close Grip Bench. This is one of my favorite exercises for building monster triceps. The decline close grip press in general is a great one (if you don't have bands work this exercise heavy and you'll build triceps).add in the reverse band method and they're even better. Basically the bands stretch and give help out of the bottom. Then as you press up they release tension and overload the triceps with heavier weight as the triceps get better leverage towards the top of the press. This matches the strength curve of the press very effectively." [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@madscientistofmuscle/video/7559673471756668174) 2025-10-10T19:14Z 112K followers, 36.3K engagements "Magnet Dumbbell Lateral Raises for INCREDIBLE stretch-focused isometric training at the bottom of every rep where normally you get ZERO tension with dumbbell raises. This is a pretty strange one (shocker I know) but the concept is AWESOME and I found it to be very effective. Essentially you're using "garage" magnets strapped to your dumbbells so that they stick strongly together at the bottom of every rep of the lateral raise. Normally you get virtually NO resistance at the bottom of the dumbbell lateral raise. This changes that. When you've got the magnets stuck together at the bottom you" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@madscientistofmuscle/video/7569328181094698295) 2025-11-05T19:40Z 112K followers, 1.8M engagements "My ideal setup for Incline Barbell Bench Press. If you have issues with inclines actually working your upper chest it could be exactly what you need. Essentially you're doing pin press (off the rails in the rack) with an incline bench. There's more to it of course. I find when doing normal incline barbell bench press where you unrack the bar then lower to your upper chest then press back up for me it turns into a front delt and tricep exercise. I hardly feel my upper chest working. The moment you unrack the bar you lose retraction in your shoulder blades which tends to shift the loading to" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@madscientistofmuscle/video/7571543246933937422) 2025-11-11T18:54Z X followers, 48.1K engagements "EZ Bar & Band Archer Pulls.because you don't come to me for normal. Yes this actually IS a real exercise and it's pretty fun to do. I think training SHOULD be fun even if it sometimes looks insane You might be familiar with Cable Archer Pulls (or Band Archer Pulls) for rear delts and upper back. So I thought you know what.let's take it to the next level. And seriously if you try it and catch it on video tag me on it (especially if you do it in a commercial gym). My first attempt was adding bands to a full size Olympic bar. That ended up being too heavy and compromising the intended purpose of" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@madscientistofmuscle/video/7577512045747113230) 2025-11-27T20:57Z 112K followers, 439.7K engagements "Finger Extensor Reverse Curls to help balance the tension and stresses on the hands and fingers due to lots of flexion work i.e. gripping of bars and handles and pretty much everything in everyday life (typing as well). The VAST majority of what we do with our hands is flexion based. It's very rare that you'll purposefully do any sort of extension with resistance. This can lead to strength imbalances and finger hand and wrist pain especially if you do a lot of grip work (even with wrist extensions you're still flexing the fingers). This is one simple method I like to use to strengthen the" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@madscientistofmuscle/video/7582663507775114509) 2025-12-11T18:07Z 112K followers, 18.1K engagements
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@madscientistofmuscle Nick Nilsson
Nick Nilsson posts on TikTok about if you, strong, core, to the the most. They currently have XXXXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.
Engagements: XXXXXX #
- X Week XXXXXXXXX +128%
- X Month XXXXXXXXX +1,083%
- X Months XXXXXXXXXX -XX%
- X Year XXXXXXXXXX +3,223%
Mentions: XX #
- X Month XX +104%
- X Months XXX +850%
- X Year XXX +1,290%
Followers: XXXXXXX #
- X Week XXXXXXX +2.10%
- X Month XXXXXXX +5.80%
- X Months XXXXXXX +46,290%
- X Year XXXXXXX +50,950%
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Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @marrsbar @schieksportsinc @ninjawarrior @themadspotter @raspberryape @elitefts @tomhaviland
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"Triple Hybrid Dumbbell Bench Press. this is the PERFECT bench press rep for chest building.optimal if you will ;). This setup combines accommodating and directional resistance into one completely insane exercise.that LIGHTS UP the chest like nothing else you've ever felt. If you don't have chains you can just do the dumbbell press combined with cables and get XX% of the effect. You can use bands instead of cables as well. I just went a bit nuts and added chains for fun to see what would happen (awesomeness is what happened). Here's how it works. X. Flat Dumbbell Bench Press - the strength"
TikTok Link 2025-08-22T05:28Z 112K followers, 571.5K engagements
"Lockdown Serratus Dips.this is the ONLY exercise I've ever found that works the serratus muscles effectively for me. It works the serratus with substantial resistance.enough to actually get a strong muscle-building stimulus. The serratus anterior muscles are the "sawtooth" muscles just beside the chest and under the armpits. They generally only show up at lower bodyfat and give the physique a "finished" look. Some people naturally seem to have them. I'm not one of those people. Vince Gironda had a version of this one. his was done with arms straight and locked out on dip bars. I found my"
TikTok Link 2025-09-05T22:40Z 112K followers, 4.5M engagements
"Build Bigger Biceps with a Countdown Cluster Set of Dumbbell Curls and Chin-Ups. This method allows you to push closer to true muscle fiber mechanical failure than straight sets (or even supersets). You're going to go back and forth between a curl variation (any dumbbell or barbell curl) and a close-grip chin-up. For curls use a weight you could get about XX reps with. You'll need to be strong on chins too. You'll start with X reps of each then X reps then X then X then X taking no rest in between exercises. When doing a regular set you get a build-up of metabolites (lactate is one of them"
TikTok Link 2025-10-01T18:38Z 112K followers, 228.5K engagements
"Abdominal Sit-Up Progressive Pallof Press - this one will feel like you're "shrink wrapping" your abs by the time you're done. It hits the deep core muscles (the obliques and transverse abdominis) directly and very effectively without need to do any direct spinal rotation. It works these muscles via anti-rotation. You'll need a rolled-up towel under your lower back and a small to medium band attached to a solid object (any post etc. will work). The towel changes the sit-up from a hip flexion exercise to a spinal flexion exercise which gets your six-pack abs working instead of the hip flexors."
TikTok Link 2025-11-07T00:54Z 112K followers, 69.6K engagements
"How to use leg drive in the barbell bench press. This is how I train and teach leg drive.I've found it's what works for me. If you have more tips or tricks share in the comments I love to crowdsource especially since I'm not a powerlifter. I'm always interested in learning other ways to teach and train it Now I'll be the first to tell you that I'm not a massive bench presser. My structure is actually terrible for the exercise (longer arms narrow clavicles no barrel chest) so I've had to really maximize every aspect of it that I can. With a lot of training perseverance and technique work at"
TikTok Link 2025-11-20T17:10Z 112K followers, 18K engagements
"Band-Dumbbell-Plate Lateral Raises - this is incredibly effective for hammering the side delts. Yes it looks strange but it's excellent. It not only gives you directional resistance (vertical from the dumbbells and the plate being raised up and lateral from stretching the band out) one of the biggest benefits I've found is that you start getting effective resistance SOONER in the movement. With regular dumbbell laterals you don't really start getting really good tension/resistance until you're about halfway up because gravity isn't working against the dumbbells too much until then. With this"
TikTok Link 2025-08-17T20:56Z X followers, 1.5M engagements
"Press/Pulldown Push-Pulls.if you try this your core is going to hate me. This is one of my "secret weapon" deep core exercises. I call it the Ab Ripper.you're not literally going to rip your abs.it's just going to feel like it due to the push-pull nature of it. It's a single-arm dumbbell bench press while doing a single arm cable pulldown/row (similar weight on each exercise). As you're pushing the dumbbell UP you're pulling the cable DOWN. Now even though you're doing a back and chest exercise that's NOT the focus of the exercise. This puts INCREDIBLE cross-tension on the core which trains"
TikTok Link 2025-09-20T15:00Z X followers, 3.1M engagements
"Bench Clench Push-In Push-Ups. this is a great finishing exercise for chest similar in effect to Cable Cross-Overs or Pec Deck for focusing tension on the peak contraction position of the pecs. This is a mind-muscle connection type of exercise not a "rep counting" exercise. It doesn't matter how many reps you do.we're looking for that intentional contraction. All you need for this one is a flat bench which makes it great for use in a crowded gym at X pm or at home. It means you either don't need to wait for machines at the gym or you can do it in your home gym where you don't have that other"
TikTok Link 2025-09-23T17:46Z X followers, 54.5K engagements
"Dumbbell (or Weight Vest) Single Leg Pendulum Squat. if you don't have a Pendulum Squat Machine in your gym or if you train at home or in a garage gym this is a great option. It allows you to get a MASSIVE range of motion on the squat exercise with almost no knee stress whatsoever.right down to ATG squats. To set it up you'll need an incline bench (set to about XX degrees) a solid bar to grab onto (I'm using a bar set in the power rack but a Smith machine bar works great here too) and a way to make sure the bench doesn't slide. I've got a bumper plate bracing against the bench and the frame"
TikTok Link 2025-09-01T17:39Z 112K followers, 416.8K engagements
"Build serious tricep mass with Reverse Band Decline Close Grip Bench. This is one of my favorite exercises for building monster triceps. The decline close grip press in general is a great one (if you don't have bands work this exercise heavy and you'll build triceps).add in the reverse band method and they're even better. Basically the bands stretch and give help out of the bottom. Then as you press up they release tension and overload the triceps with heavier weight as the triceps get better leverage towards the top of the press. This matches the strength curve of the press very effectively."
TikTok Link 2025-10-10T19:14Z 112K followers, 36.3K engagements
"Magnet Dumbbell Lateral Raises for INCREDIBLE stretch-focused isometric training at the bottom of every rep where normally you get ZERO tension with dumbbell raises. This is a pretty strange one (shocker I know) but the concept is AWESOME and I found it to be very effective. Essentially you're using "garage" magnets strapped to your dumbbells so that they stick strongly together at the bottom of every rep of the lateral raise. Normally you get virtually NO resistance at the bottom of the dumbbell lateral raise. This changes that. When you've got the magnets stuck together at the bottom you"
TikTok Link 2025-11-05T19:40Z 112K followers, 1.8M engagements
"My ideal setup for Incline Barbell Bench Press. If you have issues with inclines actually working your upper chest it could be exactly what you need. Essentially you're doing pin press (off the rails in the rack) with an incline bench. There's more to it of course. I find when doing normal incline barbell bench press where you unrack the bar then lower to your upper chest then press back up for me it turns into a front delt and tricep exercise. I hardly feel my upper chest working. The moment you unrack the bar you lose retraction in your shoulder blades which tends to shift the loading to"
TikTok Link 2025-11-11T18:54Z X followers, 48.1K engagements
"EZ Bar & Band Archer Pulls.because you don't come to me for normal. Yes this actually IS a real exercise and it's pretty fun to do. I think training SHOULD be fun even if it sometimes looks insane You might be familiar with Cable Archer Pulls (or Band Archer Pulls) for rear delts and upper back. So I thought you know what.let's take it to the next level. And seriously if you try it and catch it on video tag me on it (especially if you do it in a commercial gym). My first attempt was adding bands to a full size Olympic bar. That ended up being too heavy and compromising the intended purpose of"
TikTok Link 2025-11-27T20:57Z 112K followers, 439.7K engagements
"Finger Extensor Reverse Curls to help balance the tension and stresses on the hands and fingers due to lots of flexion work i.e. gripping of bars and handles and pretty much everything in everyday life (typing as well). The VAST majority of what we do with our hands is flexion based. It's very rare that you'll purposefully do any sort of extension with resistance. This can lead to strength imbalances and finger hand and wrist pain especially if you do a lot of grip work (even with wrist extensions you're still flexing the fingers). This is one simple method I like to use to strengthen the"
TikTok Link 2025-12-11T18:07Z 112K followers, 18.1K engagements