Exercise Advice: Grab a pair of dumbbells and hold them at your sides, palms facing each other. Stagger your stance, with your front foot 2-4 feet in front of your rear foot. Stay on the toes of your rear foot. Lower your hips until your front thigh is at least parallel to the floor. Push through your front heel, and
Exercise Instructions: The sumo deadlift is performed in the following way. Begin with the barbell placed on the floor, not too far out from your shins. Assume a “sumo stance”, with your feet wide apart and use an overhand grip (meaning your palms are facing away from you), and place your hands in the middle of the barbell. Your hands
Overview: The walking lunge is a very effective bodyweight exercise used in CrossFit to strengthen and tone your lower body. This is an exercise that can be performed as part of your warm-up process before moving onto more advanced movements, or you can make it part of your leg training routine. A walking lunge, as the name suggests, is a basic lunge
Long considered the ultimate in free weight exercises, the barbell squat is a true test of motivation and dedication to an exercise routine. No other exercise pushes you to your limit or brings you the results you want quicker than barbell squats. Second only to the deadlift in total body muscle activation, the squat does not involve the limiting factor
Exercise Instructions 1. With your feet about shoulder length apart, pick up a pair of dumbbells. The dumbbells should be at your sides with your arms fully extended downwards. 2. Keep your knees slightly bent and buttocks out. Slowly bend at the waist while lowering the dumbbells past your knees. You should feel a slight stretch in your hamstrings and
The questions about glutes come from both female and male athletes, as well as general fitness enthusiasts. All of whom truly want to increase their speed, power and strength. The proper development of glutes can allow individuals to not only run, jump and swim faster, but can also increases their explosive power during sporting activities. These muscles, when properly developed, also give
Sometimes there’s nothing better than thrashing and slamming things around the gym when you need a good burn. Battle ropes are notorious for firing muscles head to toe while blasting calories and fat, but they’re not for the faint of heart. These 1.5 to 2-inch thick 50-foot ropes generally weigh anywhere from 25 to 50 pounds, swinging them for just 10-minutes can burn up to
In order to see an enviable hourglass frame with curves in all the right places, it’s crucial to not only target your waist but your hips. Flattening your stomach while creating defined abs means working your entire core, glutes and thighs. This body design consists of shapely hips and glutes, a robust chest, defined shoulders and defined abs. Developing an hourglass shape takes dedicated effort, especially
A common knee injury is the meniscus tear. The meniscus is a rubbery, C-shaped disc that cushions your knee. The knee has two menisci, one on the outer edge of the knee and one on the inner edge. The menisci keep your knees steady by balancing your weight. A torn meniscus can prevent your knee from working correctly. A tear
The benefits of foam rolling are due to the mobility of the fascia. Fascia is a fibrous layer of connective tissue that surrounds all of the muscles in our body. Without proper mobility, fibres of the fascia become cross linked and they bind to muscles and nerves, inhibiting normal motion and causing pain. Stretching can be more beneficial if foam rolling is done prior
