Exercises You Should Be Doing: Prone Plank Push-Pull
There’s no debating the fact that planks (and all their infinite variations) have a place at the “big boy” table in terms of exercises which 1. offer a horde of benefits, and 2. are wildly popular in the fitness community. Personally I have a love/hate relationship with them. I love them because, well, it’s hard [...]
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Exercises You Should Be Doing: Seated KB Curl to Bottoms-Up Overhead Press
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve added a new exercise to the Exercises You Should Be Doing arsenal, so here you go. How’s that for straight and to the point? What Is It: Seated Kettlebell Curl to Bottoms-Up Overhead Press Who Did I Steal It From: It just so happens that former CP intern, [...]
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Improving Exercise Technique: Pull-Throughs
I know some reading are going to scoff at the title of this post and immediately go off on some diatribe about how pull-throughs are so 2002 and about why we’re even having this conversation in the first place when we can just mosey on over to the corner of the gym, grab a kettlebell, [...]
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Exercises You Should Be Doing (Better): Box Jumps
Today’s guest post is brought to you courtesy of Michael Anderson: friend, strength coach, and fellow lover of dead animal flesh (and Alicia Keys). I felt this was an outstanding post and something I’m hoping people will take to heart. As Mike notes below: box jumps, while considered “easy” and much of the time haphazardly [...]
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