Here are 5 of my go-to exercises for strengthening the lower body. As all of these exercises require a fairly minimal amount of equipment, they can be done at home or the…
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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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Get Stronger Legs With These 5 Landmine Exercises
Landmine training is an extremely underrated method of training. Landmine training will help you get stronger, build muscle (if this is a goal), and improve your athleticism/movement. Landmine training is very user…
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Learn Single Leg Deadlifts With This Exercise
This exercise is fantastic if doing single leg deadlifts is a goal of yours. Even if you have no desire to do single leg deadlifts, this exercise is a great posterior chain…
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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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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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Light Up Your Posterior Chain And Core With This Exercise!
This deceptively challenging exercise strengthens the posterior chain muscles, and the muscles in the foot and lower leg. This exercise also improves lumbo-pelvic stability. This exercise happens to be a favourite of…
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5 Exercises Runners Need To Try.
To be very clear, if you want to get better at running, you NEED to run. However, while running offers many benefits, running is not a suitable substitute for strength training.…
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Hip Hinging: Form Fix
Hip hinging is a movement you are required to do every day. Many people struggle to perform this movement correctly. The video on the left highlights several mistakes you often…
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Stronger Glutes With These 5 Deceptively Tough Exercises
Here are 5 effective and deceptively challenging exercises that will help you strengthen your glutes. #1) Single Leg Isometric Glute Bridge + Single Leg Slides This exercise strengthens the glutes and hamstrings,…
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5 Challenging “Filler” Exercises You Need To Try!
My time is valuable, so I like to maximize every minute I spend training. A lot of the time, instead of remaining totally idle between sets I will incorporate “filler” exercises. As…
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Get Strong To Run: Runners, Check Out These 10 Exercises!
To be very clear, if you want to get better at running, you NEED to run. However… While running definitely offers many benefits, running is not a suitable substitute for strength…
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Trap Bar Deadlifts: Knee Dominant Vs Hip Dominant
Trap bar deadlifts are one of my favourite exercises. This exercise is often pretty user friendly, and can be done by people of many fitness levels and backgrounds. Here is an awesome…
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5 Deadlift Primers You Might Not Have Tried
This week I’m sharing 5 exercises that can be great deadlift primers. These can be done pre-deadlift as part of the warm-up, or on non-deadlift days. #1) Goblet/Anteriorly Loaded Hip Hinges This…
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Deceptively Tough Exercise For The Core, Lower Legs, And Feet
This innovative and very deceptively difficult exercise improves lumbo-pelvic stability (VERY anti-rotational in nature), strengthens the muscles in the foot and lower leg, and to some extent, the posterior chain muscles. …
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Strengthen Your Posterior Chain With These 3 Landmine Exercises
Do you want to strengthen your hamstrings and glutes but don’t know where to start? Have you been performing countless reps of isolation exercises and aren’t experiencing results? Or perhaps you are bored…
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Awesome Primer For Deadlifts You Can Do
This exercise improves lumbo-pelvic stability, and is a great primer for hip hinging exercises. The weight placement really challenges the core muscles, and reinforces the 360 degree brace. Coaching Tips: …
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Get A Stronger Posterior Chain With These 5 Hip Hinging Exercises
Hip hinging exercises strengthen the posterior chain muscles. Here are 5 awesome hip hinging/deadlifting variations that don’t involve starting from the floor. #1) Single Leg Rear Foot Elevated RDL’s Your front…
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Trap Bar Deadlifts Vs RDL’s
Here is a VERY basic comparison of trap bar deadlifts vs RDL’s. Both of these exercises strengthen and develop the posterior chain muscles. Before introducing any barbell or trap bar deadlifting…
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Single Leg Deadlift: Form Tips
Single leg deadlifts are one of my favorite lower body exercises. This unilateral hip hinging exercise strengthens the posterior chain muscles, and improves balance. Unfortunately, very few people execute this movement correctly,…