The silent stealthy killer! Pulse n Stands seem pretty good at first – not so much by the end! Just like sitting down in a chair, the Pulse n Stand is about engaging those glutes and hamstrings to control your descent and using your quad engagement at the correct part of the movement.
It is important to ensure that your knees don’t collapse inwards while doing this exercise and don’t forget to squeeze and engage your glutes otherwise your back will try and engage!
The Leg Press has often had a bad reputation in the gym. Elitists mocking it because EVERYONE SHOULD SQUAT. Yeah, whatever ya big meat heads.
The Leg press has a multitude of uses that make it a fantastic piece of equipment. You can go much heavier than with squats, you can use it for rehabilitation.. the list can go on.
Ensuring that your back isn’t copping the load is important and remember – it shouldn’t matter how heavy you lift.. we want a weight that does the job. You’d be surprised as to how many people lift too heavy and don’t get the full benefits of the Leg Press!
Given it’s name due to the similarities to the stance used by Sumo Wrestlers, the Sumo Squat is a great butt shaper!
The Split squat is effectively a fancy term for a lunge. Let’s be honest đŸ˜‰
This is a great exercise to get your quads and glutes firing. It also has a number of great variations that can change things up for your program.
Another variation on the classic deadlift. The Hex Bar Deadlift offers a slight change in the force curve in how weight is distributed during the lift. Those who might find the classic deadlift to be a strain on their lower back often find the body mechanics of the hex bar deadlift to be better on their lower back.
The Squat.. one of the BIG lifts in the gym and with good reason as well since they are so effective! There are a number of different of variations as well but I feel that nothing truly beats the classic barbell squat!
The Goblet squat is a great variation of the standard squat. By holding a weight in front of you, it changes the weight distribution of the lift and puts a more frontal weight distribution which can definitely get the quads burning!