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...
by admin | Feb 9, 2023 | glute workout, hamstrings, hip thrust, leg workout, Train, training
Although current social media pages might be filled with so-called “glute girls” who prioritize their posterior in the gym, targeting your glutes and hamstrings isn’t just for likes and shares. A muscular backside also happens to be a key component in performing big...
by admin | Feb 6, 2023 | arm workout, back workout, biceps workout, Train, training, Workouts
Pairing your back and biceps in one workout has been a classic muscle-building session for decades. It’s a time-tested approach that’s reliable, effective, and it simply makes sense — the majority of rowing and pulling-type movements that target your back also recruit...