by admin | Feb 21, 2023 | glutes, hamstrings, leg day, leg workout, lunge, quads, split squat, Train, training
Whether you want to build an impressive set of wheels, boost your strength, or improve athletic performance, your training had better include some single-leg exercises. Indeed, they are invaluable for balancing your physique, addressing weaknesses, improving leg...
by admin | Feb 20, 2023 | beginner workout, masters lifters, Train, training, training over 40, workout tips
The gym is for everyone. It’s for bodybuilders working to reach 5% body fat on stage and powerlifters who want to bench press 500 pounds. The gym is also for folks who have some gray in their hair, some well-earned laugh lines, and a few general aches and pains from...
by admin | Feb 17, 2023 | clean and jerk, CrossFit, olympic lifting, Train, training
Is there a feat of strength more visually striking than taking a heavy chunk of metal from the ground, heaving it into the air, and locking it overhead? The image alone, sometimes seen in silhouette, is iconic. The clean & jerk, along with the snatch, make up the...
by admin | Feb 15, 2023 | Chest Flye, chest workout, pecs, Train, training
The quest for a deep, muscular chest has probably been ingrained deep in human DNA since time immemorial. As such, dumbbell chest flyes were likely the second exercise ever invented, right after the king of chest-builders — the bench press. The chest flye is an old...
by admin | Feb 14, 2023 | ab workout, exercise guide, Exercise Guides, Train, training
Physical therapist John Pallof shared a simple exercise with a few influential strength coaches in the early 2000s. It offered an effective way to challenge core stability in an upright, athletic position. Due to the exercise’s relative starting and ending point, he...
by admin | Feb 11, 2023 | Ab Workouts, CrossFit, exercise guide, Exercise Guides, toes-to-bar, Train, training
Ask several people to describe the toe-to-bar movement and you’re likely to hear multiple descriptions of how the outcome should be accomplished. That is, actually getting one’s toes “to the bar.” You might think the exercise was relatively simple enough considering...