Legs, along with the core, are the foundation for functional strength. Muscles achieve proper function with exercises that simulate the body’s basic movement patterns: squat, bend, lunge, push, pull and twist. Big legs start with big hips. Perhaps the athletes…
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Trap, Delt and Rotator Cuff Exercises
If you want to build big muscles in your shoulders and upper back, you should know that the shoulder joint is a ball-and-socket joint, much like the hip. However, the shoulder is much more sensitive and at a greater risk…
Exercises to Improve Vertical Leap
To develop a specific exercise program for any movement or sports skill requires some basic information. First, the individual needs to understand the mechanics of the movement along with the muscles most involved in that movement. Second, the individual needs…
Functional Training
The goal of most diet and exercise programs is to improve the look of the body. People are always looking for the magic exercise, pill or diet to achieve the “perfect” body. One of the recent trends is functional training.…
Great Exercises for Hamstrings
Your hamstring muscle is actually a group of three muscles running along the backside of your thigh. Strong hamstrings are very important for athletes. Training them properly can help you lengthen your stride, give you more power, improve your balance…
Beach Body Core Workout
If you anticipate wearing a swimsuit this summer, chances are you’ve already begun tailoring your workouts for weight loss and muscle toning. Maybe you’ve shed the winter weight from your midsection and are looking to show off the six-pack that’s…
Abdominal Exercise Equipment
When people think of abdominal exercise equipment, the popular as-seen-on-tv products like the Ab Roller or Ab Lounge probably come to mind. The truth is, these pieces of equipment aren’t needed in order to see results from ab exercises. Tennis…
A Review of Stephan Korte’s 3 x 3 Powerlifting System
There are many different methods available to those interested in strength training. Access to the internet has made it possible to see how some of the big names are training and what systems they are doing, whether it is Sheiko…
Adding a Twist Can Increase Workout Intensity
Keep the elbows in tight, upper arm locked in its position and lift the weight with the bicep. That has been the prescribed way of doing a curl. But increasingly, personal trainers and fitness buffs are learning the value of…