The windmill is fundamentally a combination of two movement patterns: Hip hinge and Spine rotation.
This exercise is great for building low back function, as it engages both the core and back muscles at the same time.
The cable pull-through is a great compound exercise that trains the powerful muscles of the posterior chain which includes the hamstrings, the glutes, and the low back.
Too often are we having to sit in certain positions where our focus and posture start to get a bit.. lazy.
This posture correction guide is a great way to reset your sitting position and practice it. By being in this position, you will be less prone to hip tightness, back pain and shoulder/trap tightness.
We can’t really escape sitting at computers, in cars or just work that requires certain movements – we can however ensure we counter act it and make an effort to combat it!
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.
This exercise is possible using a back extension machine or even over the edge of a leg press seat. The addition of the olympic bar provides further resistance.
This slow and controlled exercise will help strengthen all of the muscles in your upper back.
This piece of gym equipment is rarely used. Most people look at it not knowing exactly what to do with it so they just avoid it. Those who do use it are rarely using it for the correct reasons! However when there is an actual need and a purpose – it can be a very effective piece of equipment.
Dead Lifts are often considered to be the biggest and most beneficial lift in the gym. It makes sense as to why too. The number of muscles recruited and the amount of weight the body can lift are both impressive and very effective in changing your body.
The Dead Lift is also one of the more technical lifts in the gym but if you learn correctly first time around, they can be seen as a simple lift! Afterall – it is simply lifting a dead weight from the floor đŸ™‚
The Swiss ball back extension builds strength and stability in the lower back, glutes, and hamstrings. Performing the exercise on a Swiss ball will actively engage the core and improve balance.