The Hanging Knee Tuck will challenge your core and help you to sculpt out that strong and defined six pack that everyone wants to have.
There are two different variations of this exercise that will change the central focus between the Abdominals and your Hip Flexors.
The first variation we will focus on will primarily target your abdominals and move them through their full range of motion.
The second variation will primarily focus on your hip flexors and work your abdominals with an isometric contraction.
In this article, we will provide image and video demonstrations with a step by step description explaining how to perform the movement.
The difficulty level and equipment required to do this exercise. The different muscles that get worked. Some training tips to make sure you are doing the exercise correctly.
Use this move to work your back biceps and abdominals at the same time.
The L-Sit Pull-Up is a challenging variation of the traditional pull-up.
With this variation, your legs get raised in front of you causing the center point of gravity to change. This shift in gravity makes the L-Sit Up more difficult.
Having your legs held up and raised in front of you also creates an isometric contraction in your abdominals.
Another benefit to having your legs are held out at 90 degrees is that you will not be able to use kipping or jerking to cheat.
The Front Foot Elevated Split Squat is a strength training exercise that will increase the power in your lower body.
This exercise is will also help to stretch your hips. If you spend a lot of time sitting this will help you to increase your mobility and flexibility.
Having your front leg elevated will help to increase the range of motion compared to other types of split training.
Many people find that having the front leg raised instead of the back leg makes balancing less complicated in comparison.
Keep reading to learn how to perform this exercise with video and image examples.
While you may not see the Squat Snatch at your local gym, it is a popular exercise in many CrossFit boxes.
This lift will develop your explosive power, speed, improve coordination and stability. It also increases your mobility and flexibility.
The Squat Snatch is classified a compound pulling exercise.
In this article, we will cover how you do the exercise with video, image and a written step by step description.
The different equipment you will need. Muscles that this exercise will work.
Build larger triceps by using the Dumbbell Kickback exercise.
The Kickback gets classified as an isolation push exercise. It will help you to develop the three different muscles that make up your triceps.
If you are new to weightlifting, this is not the type of exercise you should be using.
Isolation exercises like this one work best for people who already have a solid base of strength.
If you have been lifting for less than six months, there will be little to no benefit in you using this lift.
For the first few months to a year or two, you will see the best results by using heavy compound movements while using progressive overload.
It does not matter if you are trying to build the explosiveness of your legs or you are looking to add definition to the lower body.
The Squat Hop can help you to achieve your goal.
In this article, we will cover how you perform the Squat Hop with image and video examples. A written step by step guide explaining exactly how you do the movement.
The equipment you will need. Different muscles that this exercise works. Also, the various benefits you get adding it to your training routine.
We will end the article with some different exercise you can use that work on the same muscle groups as this exercise.
Tired of performing the traditional push-up?
Try out one of the three different variations of the Atlas Pushup to keep challenging your body.
We will cover the traditional Atlas Push-Up (hands elevated).
Version two where your hands and feet both get raised when you are performing it.
Finally, version three will have your body in a declined position. Your feet should be inclined at a height approximately double the height you have raised your hands.
The higher your feet get placed, the more percentage of your bodyweight will be used when lifting.
The Push Jerk will help you to develop your body's strength and endurance.
This lift has become very popular in many CrossFit and athletic training routines. It requires raw overhead power and proper technique for someone to perform this lift correctly.
Before using this lift you should already have a solid technique with the strict presses, and push presses.
The Strict Press will teach you how to move a weight overhead.
The Push Press will instruct you how to begin using your legs to help drive a weight overhead.
The Seated Barbell Twist is a useful way to train the obliques with weights.
Seated Barbell Twist is a very simple exercise making it perfect for beginners. It gets classified as a strength training isolation exercise.
This exercise is very well suited to progressive overload. All that you need to do is increase the amount of weight on the bar to increase the difficulty when you are performing them.
The ability to increase how hard it is by increasing the weight also makes it very useful to people at an intermediate and advanced fitness level.
When used consistently the Kettlebell Clean and Jerk will develop strength, power, and help you condition your body.
When used with a lighter weight it is a great way to burn a high number of calories.
The first thing we are going to cover is the difference between an overhead press and the Jerk.
When you are performing an overhead press, your feet stay firmly planted. You will then use your shoulder and arm power to move the weight overhead.
When you are doing a Jerk, you will first use your legs to create momentum to drive the bar upwards. Then you will either Split or Squat under the bar. You only use the arms to help push your body under the weight.
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