Did you know that the plank is more efficient than crunches? Not only will you gain a flatter, defined core, but you will also improve your posture and strengthen your back! Planks target multiple muscles including: Abdominal. Trapezius. Biceps & triceps. Glutes. Obliques. The traditional crunch, once a recognised and highly implemented ab exercise, is now being replaced by the
Do A Burpee As An Efficient Home Total-Body Exercise Burpee - You love to hate them, but burpees are an efficient total-body exercise. Here’s how to do this move correctly and in style. Anyone who’s been training a while has a love/hate relationship with burpees: they’re a lung-busting total-body move that you know is oh-so good for you but oh-so
If you've never heard of or understood what supersets are and the benefits, then look no further, because here at gymguider we have outlined the structures and reasons why you should start involving them into your workouts! There comes a point in every trainers life when they stop, and realise that no matter how much time, effort or exercise change
Featured in this article are 10 tips to really increase leaving the plateau behind, and increasing muscle mass. When training you reach the point where completing 3 sets of 10, and traditional straight sets, become maintenance as opposed to growth. Also, no matter what supplements, how many times you train or for how long, you are just stuck at the
Yoga is a great addition to any fitness routine. Unlike your high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts or weight-lifting sessions, yoga is often slow, and it focuses more on being mindful and stretching out the body—two things that come with huge benefits. It's totally possible, though, to incorporate strength training into a yoga workout too. The combo of an intense strength-training workout and slow, mindful
Not all exercises are created equal. Some exercises do a far better job at working certain muscles then others. That being said you want to do the exercises that will work your chosen muscle group the best. For example the bench press does workout the shoulders but the military press works out shoulders far more effectively. If your looking to
Eight hours and one minute: That’s the world record for longest-held plank! But you don’t have to be a planking superstar (thank goodness!) to get the full-body strengthening benefits that planks provide. And more than just chiselled abs, strengthening your core with planks will help prevent back injuries and help maintain a healthy posture. Planks are also easy to learn,
In this article we will be looking at the foot placement for the leg press, and it's muscle target and benefits. The barbell squat is considered the best of all leg exercises, but the leg press is definitely next for beneficial strength and growth. The leg press is easy to load up and press but, where you place your feet is an important decision. The
The glutes consist of three parts known as the gluteus maximus, medius and minimus. From an anatomical standpoint, this is the largest muscle group in the body. If you stepped foot into a gym, you would most likely see men and women doing exercises like squats, lunges and step ups to work their glutes. A reverse hyperextension is a less
These 6 CrossFit moves will not only raise your heart rate, but will challenge your entire body. You’ll be working your shoulders, arms, core, legs and everything in between. The goal is to finish this fat burning workout as fast as you can without affecting your form. It’s a serious fat melter with 4 rounds of CrossFit moves that also
