8 Exercises To Be A Better Athlete
Use these eight exercises to increase your athleticism and performance.
Kickstand RDL
Primary Muscles Used: Hamstrings Glutes Erectors Key Points To Keep In Mind: Start in the kickstand position, where one foot is off-set forward, and the back leg is supported with the toes on the ground. This can be loaded in a various of ways, but typically DB’s and KB’s work best hanging from the sides.…
Wall Press Abs
Primary Muscles Used: Transverse Abdominis Abdominals Obliques Lats Key Points To Keep In Mind: Keep the back from tailbone to head flat on the floor. This is a quality based movement. Good quality reps and slow tempo are very important. Pick a variation that suits your experience level. Keep pelvis tucked hard and pulled towards your…
11/11/16 – Week 4, Day 1 – Max Effort Lower
I traveled down to Memphis again this past weekend and was fortunate enough to train at the strength training haven that is NBS Fitness. From a program standpoint, I was supposed to be hitting dynamic lower work but when I get the opportunity to train with a sponsored Elitefts athlete such as I did here with Christian…
The 14 Best Resources for Strength – May 2016 Edition
Stabilize Your Deadlift With Straight Arm Pulldowns – John Rusin This is a great in depth article covering all things straight arm lat pulldowns. Dr. John Rusin goes into a variety of different variations of the movement, and how this exercise can help benefit your deadlift and trunk stability. I’ve found myself using and…
The 14 Best Resources for Strength – April 2016 Edition
How to Fix A Good Morning-Style Squat – John Clark John breaks down one of the main technical reasons that lifters tend to pitch forward in the squat. We can typically look at a lifters elbow position, and this will dictate where the bar will go. If we see the elbows shoot back (I…
