Doubling as a back and chest exercise, the Dumbbell Pullover can train both your pecs and lats. All you need to do is make a few important tweaks to shift that focus on the right muscle. The po...
If you can master those initial steps to Bulgarian Split Squats, the rest of it – perfect and proper squat form – will easily fall into place within an efficient workout. From the anatomy to ...
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The squat is one of the best functional movements, which means it does more than just make your legs look great. It strengthens your joints, reduces your risk for injuries, and improves your hip...
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If you’ve been wondering how to deadlift properly, I’m going to help you with that. What I want to do is provide you with an official deadlift form checklist that breaks down this exercise s...
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Your gluteal muscles are some of the most powerful in your body and they play a fundamental role in your mobility. It's time to embrace the strength, functionality, and yes, even the aesthetic ap...
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I can tell you that to build bigger calves, you need intensity. One of the best ways to increase the intensity is through volume, using a simple standing calf raise done every single day. The p...
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In this article, I'm going to provide you with a hamstrings workout that will build serious strength as well as bulletproof the hamstrings from injury. The post Hamstring Workouts first appear...
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There are a couple of key issues with the typical leg workout. First, most leg workouts only work in the sagittal plane, but want to make sure we’re also including exercises that work in the tr...
The best lower body workout should overlook no component of upper leg training to ensure we’re hitting the hips, the glutes, the hamstring muscle, and the quads and working in all three planes ...
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If you’ve been wondering how to deadlift properly, I’m going to help you with that. What I want to do is provide you with an official deadlift form checklist that breaks down this exercise s...
I provide an overview of glute muscle anatomy to help you understand how the best glute exercises work. Then I will give you all the glute workouts you’ll need, regardless of what type of exerc...
To truly unlock the full potential of your calf muscles, you'll need to engage these muscles with the best calf muscle exercises. In this all-inclusive guide to calf workouts, I'll lead you thro...
I’m going to provide you with the most effective glute workout you've ever done. How do I know it’ll be the best? Because this butt workout focuses on trading ineffective volume and wasted ti...
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Whether you are not getting into full extension, only focusing on one part of the muscle, or avoiding glute work altogether, you’re putting yourself at risk for weak glutes, muscle imbalances, ...
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One of the largest muscle groups of the lower body, the glutes support compound movements like squats and deadlifts. Do you feel like you're doing all the things you should be, but nothing is hel...
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Is your butt the one part of your body that’s lagging? Maybe you have a flat butt but you’re also pretty weak in your squat game. Your glutes are one of the most important muscle groups on y...
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Leg workouts can be downright crippling if you attempt them with bad knees! This leg workout contains carefully selected leg exercises that are closed-chain and functional with is a high degree o...
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It’s a myth that you NEED a barbell to build your legs. The truth is that dumbbell exercises are just as effective. I'm going to show you the best dumbbell leg exercises for building strength, ...
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Anyone that has ever struggled to build muscle has likely had trouble adding mass to their legs. Today I’m going to give you 4 leg workout tips for mass that will help even the hardest of hardg...
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Today, I want to look at the ever-controversial Rack Pull – an exercise that sits at the crossroads of admiration and disdain within the fitness community. No matter how you feel about the Rack...
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Genetics play a large role in the ultimate size of your calves. I am Jeff Caveliere, no doubt, but I've never been confused with Jeff CALF-aliere! My struggles in building better calves have pr...
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There's no debating that the squat is critical to leg development and function. But what if you're just not that strong at it OR it causes pain in your knees when you it? The post Do This EVERY...
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It's just 10 minutes! How hard can it really be?? That's what WWE Superstars Sheamus and the Tag Team Champion Uso's thought too. Famous last words! I have a feeling that you'll be looking a l...
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When it comes to squatting. the most popular question people want to know the answer to is: How LOW Should You Squat? Well, I put together a comprehensive and science based video to answer this ...
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