I’m sure you’ve read countless articles or watched many YouTube videos about doing 100 push ups a day. In fact, a popular way to perform the exercise is to do 100 push ups per day for 30 days. And, no doubt, you’re amazed by the physique transformations of these people doing 3,000 reps of push … Read more
The main reasons you can perform chin ups but not pull ups include, your biceps are usually better trained than your lats, traps, and upper back. Your grip, forearms, and rotator cuff muscles may not be strong enough to perform pull ups. This may lead to avoiding pull ups completely, and even a mental plateau.
There are few better bodyweight exercises for chest and core development than push ups. However, an issue that many of us face when doing push ups is sore wrists. In fact, the pain can feel insufferable, and almost as though your wrists are going to snap in half. So, let’s look at why you get … Read more
I’m a massive fan of burpees, but I always thought they were difficult enough just performing the standard variation. And then someone had to go and make them 10 times harder (well, 3 times harder if you want me to be precise). I give you the Navy Seal Burpee. Clearly, any exercise with the words … Read more
You want to build muscle, but time is your most pressing factor. I totally get it, most of us lead busy lives, so finding enough time to train can be a struggle. But, you don’t just want to train, you also want to build muscle. However, is working out for just 3 days a week … Read more
Do you really have to kill yourself at the gym with long drawn-out workouts? I mean, you’ve probably heard of all these great athletes who typically spend 2-4 hours in the gym to hone the perfect physique. So, is it really possible to build muscle from 30-minute workouts? 30-minute workouts are ideal to build muscle. … Read more
I’m actually surprised it’s taken me this long to write an article entitled, “What is the Best Exercise For Biceps?” I mean, come on, I’m a guy, and therefore I should be obsessed with producing massive biceps, right? Well, in truth, I hardly ever exercise my biceps. Shock! Horror! I know, I know. However, I … Read more
I’ve just discovered that, “What Are The 5 Basic Exercises?” is an extremely popular question that is asked online. You can find people asking this question through various search engines, such as Google, and on the many Question and Answer websites. This tells me one thing – that a lot of you are extremely knowledgeable … Read more
Today I’d like to introduce you to my ever so simple goblet squat workout (well a few workouts to be more precise). The goblet squat happens to be one of my favourite exercises ever. I’ve even managed to create a small army of goblet squat followers and fans at my local gym. These are guys … Read more
You’d think the Murph was hard enough to do just once, nevermind multiples times a week. In fact, this Crossfit “hero workout” is generally viewed as a test rather than a regular workout. However, I totally get you wanting to perform the Murph on a weekly basis. Let’s face facts, it’s a fantastic conditioning workout, … Read more