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The landmine has been around much longer than you realize. Long before it became a staple, lifters would prop a barbell in a corner to perform T-Bar Rows. What started as a side hustle became an effective tool for improving strength, power and performance. Many view incline barbell training as training wheels for barbells or […]
Rotational exercises are all the rage because they look cool and athletic. But doing them sooner could cover up a little-known weakness that’s holding back your bigger lifts. Anti-rotation strength. Your lack of anti-rotational strength shows up when you leak strength when the weight gets heavy. It is a shift, rotation or tilt of your […]
Shifting the barbell from back to front is a whole different story for your squat setup. When you’re in a hurry, the bar rolls forward, pulling your elbows down or folding your torso into a good morning pose. If you miss one detail, the elevator unravels quickly. Front squat setups will look different due to […]
The barbell overhead press may seem like a grab-and-go exercise. Yet anyone who has done heavy overhead pressing knows that this move punishes sloppy setup more than almost any other lift. If you miss one detail, the bar will slide forward, your lower back will stretch too far, or your shoulders will say “no thank […]
Most squat performance issues don’t appear after you release the bar; they most likely appear when you hit ‘the hole’. That’s when the heels rise, the knees collapse, the hips shift and the chest collapses. When that happens, lifters often blame themselves. But more often than not, it’s not just about strength, it’s also about […]
Sebastian Oreb, better known as ‘The Australian Strength Coach’ to his over half a million followers on Instagram, knows the importance of lifting heavy while staying injury-free. And as mentor to Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, the results speak for themselves. So when Oreb took to social media to correct the common mistake of arching during squats, […]
Two-time Mr. Olympia Brandon Curry loves maximizing his muscles by getting the most out of every machine, and in a recent Instagram post, “The Prodigy” shared the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ when it comes to building a ton chest of jerseys. Here’s what you need to know. The pullover machine is a basic exercise used […]
Popular online coach Roynier Benitez recently took to Instagram to try out the viral Goblet Squat Challenge, and he quickly discovered that counting is just as hard as repeating when crushing those quads. The concept is simple, but the execution is anything but simple. To try it yourself, grab a heavy dumbbell or kettlebell and […]
Opinions vary on core training, but everyone agrees that stability is key. Your abdomen remains stable as you move. Some people think a one or two minute plank will do the job, but they haven’t met the TRX Body Saw yet. The TRX Body Saw improves your ability to support, resist extension and keep your […]
