Do you want to feel your glutes? Good news! This exercise will do the trick! This an effective glute and leg strengthening exercise with a wee bit of balance thrown in for good measure. You’re about to see if you have one good side and one gumby side!
At first you will almost plonk down. The aim is to get better so that you can sit down in a controlled manner. As my mum says “Plonk is your for grandmother” hehe
Tip: Preferably use a leg curl machine that is angled as opposed to flat since an angled position is more favorable for hamstrings recruitment.
Never use so much weight on the exercise that you start using swinging and jerking as you can risk both lower back and hamstring injury.
Need to target your hamstrings? Here you go. The Hamstring Machine Curl does the trick nicely. A few things to be mindful of. 1. You are unlikely to ever need a lot of weight on this exercise. So never use so much weight on the exercise that you start using swinging and jerking as you can risk both lower back injury and also a hamstring tear.
Variations: Since you have three foot positions you have in reality three exercises.
This exercise is given it’s name as it’s like dragging another person to where they need to go.. odd that it’s a shallow grave.. but hey.. given the resistance and how potentially angry you might be in how much resistance they give you? The name stuck!
Named after two-time Mr. Olympia champ Larry Scott, who never did any exercise in the conventional style; the Scott press is an interesting variation on a standard shoulder press because it takes the triceps out of the press. To do it correctly, rotate your shoulders forward as the weight is in front of your face. When you bring the weights away from your face and up, pull your shoulders backward as much as possible. This is an exercise where the muscle is under tension at all times and thus it’s sometimes difficult to perform these correctly, but the feeling you get in your shoulders is undeniable.
This exercise is a great way to learn what it feels like to create hip extension – which means you are shortening your glutes and contracting them! The versatility of the exercise can’t be ignored and it can be done in a variety of places! The edge of a bed, couch, bench.. it’s a fantastic way to wake up your butt!
This is an evolution of the Bench Bridge exercise. The evolution being that you now will be conducting the bridge with only one leg on the ground which is definitely an increase in challenge!
Walking – you can do this by yourself.. with your dog.. somebody else’s dog? I don’t know.. be creative.. but within the law! Try and get your heartrate up a bit!
This is a great exercise to help with strengthening your back to stop that hunched back look.
The Seated Shoulder Extension movement is a great preparatory movement to help prepare the shoulder for shoulder extension movements.
A variation on a typical barbell row that is more demanding given you have to lift the bar from the ground each time.
20 February, 2018 My morning drive – It can go one of two ways. I have a pretty awesome run and I can get to work in like 15 minutes. Or It can be ruined by people who DO. NOT. KNOW. HOW. TO. DRIVE. Ugh.
Born from curiosity, named by the group.. The Reverse Puppeteer is a fantastic way to really target those rear deltoids
Skipping improves your cardio, strengthens your calf and quad muscles, and improves your coordination. Also, you can do it anywhere as long as you have a rope!
If you are looking for a basic impact free cardio session, the bike will do the trick. Ensure that the bike seat is set to the right height so that you have the correct biomechanics for peddling.