Tired Of The Barbell — Give Bodyweight Squats A Try After many years of heavy barbell training you sometimes have to admit that you need a break. All that heavy weight can really stress you out when things get too tough. That’s when bodyweight squats come in handy. Lifting just your bodyweight will give […]
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Conditioning Exercises Shouldn’t Just Burn Fat, They Should Build Muscle Too Have you ever had an amazing workout and felt great until the end when you have to do your conditioning exercises?
Handstand Push Ups – The Best Kept Secret Of Building Massive Shoulders Doing handstand push ups can be very intimidating and sometimes we don’t know where to start. So we’ve got some great variations on the handstand push up as well as, some regressions and progressions of it.
It All Starts With A Plan A push up program for beginners or intermediate trainees is designed to guide you from where you are now to where you want to be.
Want To Do More Push Ups? Find The Right Push Up Program We all at some point have wanted to do a push up or have tried to do one, and failed. The first step to getting the push up down is great form and learning how to set up a push up program.
If you want to build an athletic upper body and fine tune your shoulders, then listen up, because this is only one of the many handstand benefits that will help you move better. It says a lot about how in touch with your body you are when you can go completely inverted and maintain this […]
The airborne lunge is one of the most under-appreciated exercises for the lower body. Just because it is a bodyweight exercise and it is more difficult than a barbell squat doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. Whenever you search for a lower body calisthenics exercise to build lower body strength, you typically get pistol squats for […]
Should you do the pistol squat? Yes! There is no debate. If you are a fitness nut, or an athlete, the pistol squat is a must. Every exercise has its pros and cons, good and bad, etc. When selecting any new exercise to add to your regimen, you must always outweigh the good with the […]
We’ve all seen Rocky Balboa banging these out in the classic movie training montage. There is something special about the one arm pushup. It is sort of like a holy grail exercise that tells bystanders that your no ordinary workout guy/gal. No, you are one tough mutha that no one should dare piss off. It […]
In my previous article, How Beginners Should Train Pushups, I described how a complete beginner should progress into doing a perfect pushup. So if you are new to pushups or are looking to improve your form, be sure to check it out. In this article, we are going to discuss pushup progressions and where to […]
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