The resistance band good morning is a fantastic hip hinge posterior training exercise. It’s a simple banded variation of the classical good morning (which is usually done with free weights). It’s a good movement to train your hips, hamstrings, and your lower back. What makes it such a great exercise is the fact that it can be done virtually anywhere, be it at home, at… Read More »Resistance Band Good Morning Exercise Guide
The resistance band deadlift is a great variation of the conventional lift that is an ideal alternative to free weights. Using resistance bands for the deadlift has many benefits such as its a safer option, they can be done at home or basically anywhere, it will recruit more of your stabilizer muscles, and they are great for preventing injuries. It’s a full-body exercise that trains… Read More »Resistance Band Deadlift – Exercise Guide, variations and benefits
The dumbbell sumo deadlift is a popular variation of the much-loved sumo deadlift (which itself is a variation of the conventional dl). It’s an incredible full-body compound lift and one of the best alternatives to the conventional barbell DL. How does it differ from the conventional lift? Well, first of all in this modification, either a single or a set of dumbbells are used instead… Read More »The Dumbbell Sumo Deadlift: How To Do, Benefits, And Tips
The Reeves deadlift is a DL variation that is very similar to the snatch grip deadlift. Both exercises have an extra-wide grip of the barbell. In the snatch grip DL, you are gripping the bar at its ends, but in the Reeves version, you are taking it even further and gripping the barbell from its plates. It places an extra load on your upper-body muscles… Read More »The Reeves Deadlift: Exercise guide, Benefits, and Tips
Seeing someone do the shovel deadlift in the gym might look strange and even weird at first glance. If you’re not familiar with the exercise, it might seem very unorthodox, but this deadlift variation is actually one of the best core lifts you can perform with the barbell. So what makes this exercise strange? Well, in this deadlift alteration, only one side of the bar… Read More »The Shovel Deadlift: Exercise guide, Benefits, and Tips
The Zercher deadlift is a strange and very unorthodox looking exercise. It’s a very challenging and extremely hard variation of the conventional deadlift. But what makes this lift so challenging and daunting? Well, it’s because of two things. First, the way the barbell is held and secondly the impossible-looking starting position of the lift. In the ZDL you hold the bar with your forearms basically… Read More »The Zercher Deadlift: Exercise guide, Benefits, and Tips
At first sight, the Bulgarian deadlift is a strange and a very awkward variation of the conventional deadlift. But in reality, this deadlift variation is a “beast” of an exercise. It might be a little challenging to master at first, but when you do, it will quickly become one of your favorites lifts to do at the gym. What makes this unconventional exercise so hard… Read More »The Bulgarian Deadlift: Exercise guide, Benefits, and Tips
The strict shoulder press is definitely one of the best shoulder exercises ever. It’s great for gaining insane upper body strength and packing a lot of muscle mass in your deltoids. But what’s so good about the strict press? Well, it isolates and targets your whole shoulder area. Not many exercises are capable of doing that. Also, it’s an incredible exercise to develop your overhead… Read More »The Strict Press: Benefits, Variations and How To Do
