Switch up your training today by adding some Jumping Switch Lunges into your routine.
When you are first learning the Switch Lunge, practice your form with just your bodyweight. Over time when you feel you have nailed your form, you can add extra resistance with Dumbbells, Barbell(probably the hardest due to you having to balance the bar on your back while jumping), Kettlebells or a heavy-duty weighted vest.
Lunges are an undeniably useful leg training exercise, and with all the different possible variations there is no reason for you to get bored.
If you are looking to take your push-ups to the next level and place some additional focus on your shoulders then Side to Side push-ups are what you need to add to your routine.
Step 1: Lie face down on the floor with your body straight. Put your palms faceing down on the floor. Your fingers should be pointing straight ahead. You are going to use a slightly wider than shoulder width positioning.
Step 2: Extend at your elbows raising your body to the top of the push-up position. Your body should form a straight line from your head to your heels.
You are now in the starting position.
Step 1: Start by kneeling on the ground. You can use a weighted vest or barbell racked across your back to add extra resistance to this lift.
Step 2: Now sit back with your hips until your glutes are touching your feet. Make sure you keep your head up and shoulders pulled back and down.
Step 3: Now use your hips and explode upwards. You need to generate enough power so that you land with your feet flat on the floor.
If you want to create a V-shaped back, the One Arm Lat Pulldown is going to be one of the tools you are going to need to use to get it.
This exercise targets your lats and is a great way for you to increase the width of your back. If you want to increase the thickness of your back, then check out our Bent Over Barbell Row article.
The Flat Bench Leg Pull-In is a Calisenthetic(body weight) Compound exercise that will help you to strengthen your core.
It is suitable for people who are just beginning their fitness journey, and it has a low chance of injury when performed correctly.
This article will include a video, image and written step by step description on how to do theFlat Bench Leg Pull-In exercise.
Its difficulty level, the equipment you need to do it. The different muscle groups that get worked when you perform it.
The benefits you get when adding it to your training routine. Also, some different training cues to use when you are performing it.
If you feel your Glutes could use some extra focus, then you should put this lift into your routine today.
The Smith Machine Hip Thrust is a Compound(multi-joint) exercise.
Regularly performing Hip Thrust will help you to improve your strength, speed, power, and help teach you how to perform optimal hip extension.
It does not matter if you are performing Squats, Deadlifts, Sprinting or Jumping, having weak Glutes will severely limit your capabilities with these movements.
You may have heard people call this a bridge or weighted hip extension, but it is all referring to the same exercise.
Today we are going to look at another Calisthenics(bodyweight) abdominal exercise. This exercise is a compound(multi-joint) movement. The Bent Knee Hip Raise is another useful exercise to use when you are traveling or on days you just can't make it to your local gym.
This article will include a video, image and written step by step description on how to do the Bent Knee Hip Raise also commonly called the Reverse Crunch exercise.
Its difficulty level, the equipment you need to do it. The different muscle groups that get worked when you perform it.
The benefits you get when adding it to your training routine. Also, some different training cues to use when you are performing it.
Building a powerful chiseled chest does not come easy, but if you start using the proper compound movements, you can get there in no time.
It does not matter if you are a man trying to add some definition or a woman looking to add a little more height to the chest wall the Reverse Grip Incline Dumbbell Press has got you covered.
With this exercise, you are performing a traditional incline bench except for one tiny difference. With this lift, your palms are going to be facing you. Think the same hand positioning you would use for pull-ups.
If you have never performed this exercise make sure you significantly drop your weight until you have your form mastered.
If you are looking to bring your core strength to a new level and improve other compound movements like Deadlifts and your squats the Cable Push-Pull could just be what you need.
This article will include a video, image and written step by step description on how to do this exercise.
Its difficulty level, the equipment you need to do it. The different muscle groups that get worked when you perform it.
This article will cover the different aspects of the Kettlebell Push Press exercise.
Before moving to this exercise, you should be able to perform the traditional overhead press with proper technique.
The Push-press is also a useful lift to learn before you try to progress to the more advanced Push-Jerk movement.
This lift is a functional compound movement placing significant tension on your upper body, core and legs.
People training in sports commonly use this exercise. The movement focuses on what gets referred to as the "Power Zone(hip flexors, hip extensors (glutes and hamstrings), spinal erectors, and quadriceps.)"
You can also push with both hands or only one.
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