Weighted side bends are a great exercise for targeting your core, particularly the oblique muscles. You can add this move to your routine to tone and shape your waistline. Not only do weighted side bends help sculpt your obliques, but they also boost your back’s stability, which can help prevent injuries and protect your lower … Read more
The cable rear delt pull is a very effective and functional exercise for building muscle and strength in the rear deltoids. This movement also hits the traps, rhomboids and rotator cuff muscles, such as the infraspinatus. This helps build stability and strength in the shoulder blades and makes them more injury-resistant. It is usually performed … Read more
The Hindu push-up is a traditional Indian-style exercise practiced by wrestlers and Indian martial artists. For centuries, traditional Indian wrestlers have been performing Hindu push-ups to strengthen their upper bodies. Each repetition involves going from a downward dog position to a cobra pose and swooping by holding the head and body close to the ground. Bruce Lee also … Read more
Building a bigger, stronger back doesn’t always mean you need to hit the gym. Chiseled, V-shaped lats (latissimus dorsi) contribute to that coveted inverted triangle look, but you don’t need a fully-equipped gym to work this major back muscle group. While there are many lat exercises that can be done in a gym, there are … Read more
You don’t need special gym machines to get a strong and sculpted Lat. To get the same results, you only require a barbell, weighted plates, 15 minutes, and motivation. The barbell is one of the most versatile gym tools. When it comes to targeting your lats, it delivers both power and mass-building potential. Even better, … Read more
Barbell side bends free weight and isolation exercises that work for muscle groups on the side of your body—specifically, the oblique muscles—and also target the lower back. When done with the right form and technique, it improves the spine’s lateral flexion and functional mobility. Side bends stretch the abdominal muscles and digestive organs, aiding and regulating digestion, elimination, and … Read more
The upright row is a compound weightlifting exercise that involves multiple joints and simultaneously engages several muscle groups. It primarily targets the deltoids (shoulders) and trapezius, while also working the biceps, forearms, and upper back. When you do an upright row, you’re basically pulling a weight up along the front of your body to about … Read more
If you want to go to the gym and exercise, you know how important it is to prime your mind so that you can endure a tough workout. Your mind is a powerful tool and by filling it with positive messages, phrases, and sayings, they can help motivate you to keep going when you want … Read more
The single-arm upright row is an upper-body exercise that predominantly targets the lateral deltoids (responsible for adding width to your shoulders). It is more shoulder-friendly than barbell upright rows. This exercise also challenges your trapezius (traps), a large muscle in the back that helps you shrug your shoulders, the rhomboids, and even the rear delt. It … Read more