A deadlift is a “dead” lift, not a “bounce” lift. Check out how Chantal performs the exercise. She maintains a flat back with the bar positio...

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If supinated-grip chin-ups with a straight bar give you elbow or wrist pain, try doing them semi-supinated. Just drape an EZ curl bar over a power ca...

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What many people consider a reverse squat is more like a reverse leg press, although technically it's a low-pulley knee-in. This is what a reverse sq...

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Do you want to squat deeper, jump higher, or run faster? Hip isolation work can help your performance in and out of the gym… and as an added bonus,...

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Check out the new addition to the family. It’s called the Tib Bar and as the name implies, it works the tibialis anterior, a muscle that is often o...

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The low-pulley wrist roller is a great exercise for the forearm extensors and flexors. Just make sure to have a fire extinguisher nearby! https:/...

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Here’s an exercise I picked up from Paul Sklar. It will cause some “tenderness” in your calves! https://youtu.be/YK5QYSHk-hk They’re ...

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Unilateral (one-side-at-a-time) training allows you to restore left-right symmetry that may have strayed with constant bilateral work. When training ...

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It's a good idea to pair antagonist (opposite) body parts or movement patterns in strength training. When it comes to primary exercises for the upper...

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Here are two ways to perform negative-accentuated lying leg curls. Method #1 https://youtu.be/oKFPG5lr554 Lift with two legs, lower with one. ...

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Here’s a great way to emphasize the top of the range during pull-ups. When doing a Wide-Grip Side-To-Side Pull-Up, your chin must stay above the ba...

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With the recent gym closures, many people have been forced to train at home. You can target most of the major muscles with limited equipment except f...

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It’s not how much you do, but how you do it. Controlled “pin-touch” reps on the bench press are far better than uncontrolled “bounce-off-your...

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Male or female, the Angles90 grips are a great tool to use for pull-ups. Pick up a pair today! Visit http://tinyurl.com/Angles90Grips and use coup...

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Last week we looked at a great forearm training tool called the Formulator. Today, we’ll look at another good one, the wrist roller. With this t...

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A great exercise to pair with incline or standing presses is the subscapularis pull-up (also known as a lean-away pull-up). To do it, pull yourself u...

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IronMind implements are a great way to improve your grip. Here I’m using a pinch-grip block, but there are many more tools that you can use. ht...

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Doing dips on rings will heighten stabilizer activity. If you do a phase of these and then return to parallel-bar dips, you should notice a nice boos...

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Yesterday we looked at a simple fix to decrease the stress on your hips during wide-stance squats and deadlifts. Today, we’ll look at a way to de...

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The front plank is a popular exercise to promote core stability. Sure, it carries some benefits and there are ways to make it more difficult. Problem...

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