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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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…
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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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Stronger Core With This Hollow Body/Dragon Flag/Flutter Kick Combo!
This advanced core exercise improves lumbo-pelvic stability, and shoulder and scapular stability. This exercise is basically a dragon flag, hollow body hold, flutter kick hybrid. This exercise will have a positive carryover…
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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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Two Humbling Dead Bugs You Should Be Doing!
Dead bugs are one of my top exercises for improving lumbo-pelvic stability (think core). Here are two of my favorite variations. Make sure you are proficient at regular dead bugs BEFORE you…
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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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Stop Chicken-Winging Your Muscle-Ups!
With muscle-ups, do you find yourself struggling with the transition and you ‘’chicken-wing’’ your elbows in order to make it over the bar? This is a very common breakdown in form. In…
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5 Advanced Core Exercises You Can Do From Home
Here are 5 deceptively challenging core exercises you can do from the comfort and convenience of your home. All of these exercises require minimal equipment. I am certain these exercises will humble…
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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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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.…