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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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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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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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…
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5 Top Glute Bridge Exercises For Building Strong Glutes!
If you want to build strong glutes, here are 5 glute bridge exercises you need to try! These exercises require minimal equipment, so they can be performed anywhere. And if you missed…
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This Hollow Body Hold Is Very Specific To Pull-Ups
Are pull-ups a goal of yours? If so, check out this innovative hollow body hold variation. This exercise has a great carryover to pull-ups! This exercise improves lumbo-pelvic stability, and shoulder and…
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5 Bear Crawl Variations For Athletes
Here are 5 humbling bear crawl variations you might not have tried. While I mention athletes in the title, these exercises will be beneficial to most people. #1) Band Resisted Scapula Slides…
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5 Of My Top Anti-Extension Core Exercises
Here are 5 of my top anti-extension core exercises. I could have included MANY more! So stay tuned for follow up articles. If you are unfamiliar with the term anti-extension, anti-extension involves…
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Two Unique Hollow Body Holds You Need To Try!
Hollow body holds are one of my favourite exercises for improving lumbo-pelvic stability. Here are two innovative hollow body hold variations I’m guessing you haven’t tried before! #1) Dynamic Hollow Body +…
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Stronger Grip With This Awesome Superset!
Here is a superset you can do that will help improve your grip (among other things). These exercises require minimal equipment. Exercise 1a) Tall Kneeling Single Arm Bottoms-Up Overhead Kettlebell Presses This…
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5 Exercises For A More Durable Rotator Cuff
Here are 5 exercises for a more durable rotator cuff. Some of these exercises are fairly innovative. Many also require next to no equipment. Enjoy! #1) Overhead Barbell Hold + Single Hanging…
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A Plank For Shoulder Stability And The Posterior Core?
This deceptively challenging plank variation improves shoulder and scapular stability, and strengthens the posterior core muscles. Coaching Tips: Place each elbow on a bench or other stable surface, and point your forearms…
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Are You Making This Common Plank Mistake?
When countless people perform plank variations (or really, many exercises that are done in a prone position), they mindlessly hang out on their shoulders. This might not make your shoulders overly happy,…
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Sloppy Renegade Row Form? Try Out This Trick!
If you are performing Renegade Rows correctly, your weight should remain equally distributed on both feet and your body should not move at all. VERY few people perform Renegade Rows correctly…
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Serratus Slides Form Fix. Troubleshooting This Awesome Exercise
Serratus slides are an awesome exercise for strengthening the serratus anterior muscle. The serratus anterior is overlooked by many, and is hugely influential in terms of shoulder health and function. The serratus…
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5 VERY Humbling Exercises That Use A Foam Roller
This week I am sharing 5 VERY humbling exercises that use little more than a foam roller (several also use a band). While these exercises require minimal equipment, they are challenging and…
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Wall Mountain Climbers: Advanced Core Exercise
Here is a tough core exercise I saw another coach share a while back. This exercise is also great for shoulder and scapular stability, strengthening the hip flexors, and full body coordination.…
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Superman Catches: Awesome Shoulder Warm-Up
This exercise, which I got from @realgame.athletics, is a fantastic exercise for warming up the shoulders. This exercise is also great for hand-eye coordination. This exercise could be great for baseball players,…