Spread the love The banded Good Morning is an exercise used to strengthen the posterior chain. The hamstrings, glutes, and low back can be activated without heavy compression on the spine when performing the banded good morning. This movement can be programmed into a fitness routine to introduce proper hip hinge execution without the use of […]
Spread the love CRAWL YOUR WAY TO A FITTER PHYSIQUE Bear Crawl Bear Crawl The bear crawl is a total body movement that will challenge you from many pathways including, strength, coordination, stability, and mobility. This exercise is performed in the quadruped position (on your hands and knees). Make sure you are properly aligned at […]
Spread the love barbell Hip Thrust The barbell hip thrust is a triple threat for the glute and hamstring muscles. This exercise is a display of power, strength, and muscle hypertrophy through hip extension. This hip dominated exercise can be performed as the big movement of the day or as an accessory exercise to your main lift. […]
Spread the love Skull Crushers barbell The Skull Crusher is a single joint pushing exercise for increasing overall strength and mass in the triceps. Stronger triceps improve all pushing exercises such as bench press and vertical press. There is a greater amount of stress placed on the long head of the tricep when performing the Skull Crusher. The Skull Crusher is also known as […]
Spread the love Triceps Pushdown The Triceps Pushdown is a single joint exercise for isolating the lateral (outside) head of the triceps. I prefer using a rope, but a straight bar or a v-bar are also commonly used. The rope gives me a greater range of motion at the bottom of the movement which allows me to contract the triceps more effectively. […]
Spread the love Rear foot elevated Split Squat When it comes to selecting exercises that ad multi layers of value all in one movement, the exercise that comes to mind immediately is the rear foot elevated split squat. This exercise could arguably replace any bilateral squat movement without neglecting any strength benefits whatsoever. This single leg exercise puts a […]
Spread the love Pallof Press The Pallof Press is an anti-rotation exercise used for improving core stability and strength. This form of the Pallof Press shown in a 1/2 kneeling 90/90 position. This means the outside leg bent in a 90 degree angle and the back leg is also in 90 degrees. Your outside knee […]
Spread the love The Goblet Squat is one of the best progressions for a novice lifter learning how to properly squat. However, the goblet squat is widely used by lifters of all experience levels. Usually, the goblet squat is executed with a dumbbell or kettlebell. This style of squat is a front loading exercise that helps you […]
