Hollow body holds are one of my top exercises for building a strong core. If you want to thrive at pull-ups, push-ups (and also perform more advanced variations of both), and countless…
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5 “Strength” Exercises For Better Mobility – Part 2
Here are 5 exercises that will help improve your mobility. You’ll notice that most of these exercises involve a strength component. Not all mobility training you do has to involve “traditional” mobility…
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5 Important Muscles You Are NOT Training!
When a lot of people train, they focus purely on the larger muscle groups, or the muscles they can see in the mirror. Can you relate to this? Only training the larger…
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Get Stronger With These 5 Kettlebell Exercises
If you want to get stronger but don’t have a lot of equipment (and even if you do), training with a kettlebell can be a great option! Here are 5 of my…
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5 Hip Flexor Strengthening Exercises For “Tight” Hip Flexors
I’ll come right out and say it. Stop automatically assuming you have to stretch your “tight” hip flexors. I have tight in quotations as there are different reasons why your hip flexor muscles…
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5 Planks That Aren’t Easy Or Boring – Part 2
Despite what you might think, planks don’t have to be easy or boring. Once you have mastered the fundamentals there are countless possibilities. Here are 5 plank variations that are not…
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Pull-Ups: 10 Exercises For Durable And Resilient Shoulders
Here are 10 of my go-to exercises for keeping the shoulders feeling good, and functioning at a high level. If doing pull-ups is a goal of yours (or if pull-ups are already…
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5 Exercises For More Durable Adductors
The adductors are a muscle group that are overlooked by many. Fixating on the glutes (a lot of people can probably relate to this) but neglecting the adductors is a big mistake.…
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Do This Instead Of Crunches! 5 Exercises You Need To Try!
Here are 5 awesome exercises for improving lumbo-pelvic stability. You do not need to do crunches or sit-ups to have a strong and highly functioning core! To be clear, unless there are…
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Bang For Your Buck Inverted Row Exercise You Need To Try
This advanced inverted row strengthens the muscles in the mid and upper back, improves shoulder and scapular stability, and lumbo-pelvic stability. You may use rings, a TRX, bar, rope, etc. Coaching Tips:…
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Awesome Accessory Exercise For Pull-Ups, Push-Ups, Muscle-Ups!
This exercise strengthens the triceps and improves lumbo-pelvic stability. This is a great example of a “moving plank.” This exercise will have a great carryover to pull-ups, muscle-ups, push-ups, and many other…
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Get A Grip: Improve Your Grip And Much More With This Exercise!
This exercise improves shoulder and scapular stability, lumbo-pelvic stability, and grip. Loading just one side of the bar makes these very anti-lateral flexion in nature. This exercise will have a positive carryover…
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5 Innovative Exercises For Improving Your Pull-Ups
Pull-ups are an empowering, effective, and exciting exercise to do! While pull-ups are challenging for people of all genders, ages, and backgrounds, achieving one or many consecutive pull-ups is a realistic goal…
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Stop Making Yourself Exhausted With Mountain Climbers! Try This.
Here is an awesome mountain climber variation I recently saw. This exercise would be great for runners, athletes, and anyone who wants to improve their lumbo-pelvic stability, shoulder and scapular stability, full…
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Give This Challenging Adductor/Inner Thigh Strengthening Exercise A Try!
This exercise strengthens the adductors, improves lumbo-pelvic stability, and shoulder and scapular stability. The addition of the weight on the bottom leg makes the exercise significantly more challenging. Before you do this…
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Get A Stronger Grip With Pull-Up Iso Grip Switches
Are you looking to improve your grip for pull-ups (and many other exercises)? Give this badass exercise a try! This advanced exercise improves grip, shoulder and scapular stability, and lumbo-pelvic stability (think…
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5 Effective And Deceptively Challenging Resistance Band Exercises
Here are 5 effective and deceptively challenging resistance band exercises you can add to your arsenal. While these exercises are great options for home workouts, they can also be done at…
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Landmine Oblique Strengthening Exercise. Humble Yourself Quickly!
This challenging landmine exercise improves lumbo-pelvic stability, and shoulder and scapular controlled mobility. This exercise is very anti-rotational in nature and is SO much tougher than it looks! Coaching Tips: Rest…
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An Awesome Trap Bar Exercise I Bet You’ve Never Tried.
Here is an awesome trap bar exercise I’m guessing you haven’t tried. While this exercise does strengthen the hamstrings and glutes, I mostly consider this an exercise for the posterior core muscles.…
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A Challenging Plank For The Core, Back, And Shoulders
This exercise improves lumbo-pelvic stability, and shoulder and scapular controlled mobility (and stability on the planted side). This challenging exercise can be done at home, or the gym! You can also do…