Full-body mobility is a good thing; it keeps you pain-free, healthy, and affords you the blessing of greater functionality in your day-to-day life. Sometimes, functionality is necessary, such as when needing to be close to the ground without placing anything other than your feet. Known as the Asian squat, this position can be a tricky one to achieve, but it …
Challenging Ankle Stability Exercises: No Equipment Required!
While there are a lot of great ankle rehabilitation devices and ankle-specific equipment out there, not everyone has access to them, or any other equipment, for that matter. So, how can you perform effective ankle stability exercises without any equipment? Can it even be done? Of course it can! And I’ll prove it to you if you read through this …
Cerakote Barbells: All You Need to Know | What | Why | Benefits
Colored barbells are becoming a popular item in modern gyms and training facilities. From home gyms and garage gyms to public and private training facilities, it’s not uncommon these days to see Olympic barbells that span far beyond the traditional all-silver color. Blue barbells, orange barbells, red barbells, and so on, they certainly stand out, thanks to being coated in …
Bulgarian Split Squat Benefits (Are You Missing Out?) | Make Gains!
The Bulgarian split squat just might be the best leg-strengthening exercise you could possibly do. It’s so good, in fact, that if there were only ONE specific leg exercise I could perform for the rest of my life, this would likely be it. But I’m just some guy on the internet who you likely don’t know, so I don’t expect …
Hip Flexor Pain When Squatting: It Might Be More (Here’s Why)
Squats and squatting-based movements often comprise a significant portion of one’s strength training and exercise pursuits. And for good reason — these movements are necessary for developing stronger legs, more muscular endurance, and improved overall lower body performance. But man, this is a hard thing to do when you experience hip flexor pain when squatting. So, finding a fix — …
Lifter’s Guide: Low Back Pain From Squatting | What To Know & Do
Working out and performing squats is supposed to make you stronger, not break you down and leave you writhing in pain. Even if you only have mild pain or discomfort after squatting, it needs to be addressed. At best, experiencing lower back pain from squatting will interfere with your next one or two workouts, while at worst, it will lead …
Bench Press With Resistance Bands: Purpose | Benefits | How to | Tips
When it comes to the bench press, there’s no shortage of ways in which the exercise can be performed, and lifters of all types — be they competitive or recreational — are always looking for ways to increase their bench press and optimize their training to ensure they’re getting as strong as possible. Adding a resistance band to the barbell …
Eccentric Push-ups: How to Build Upper Body Strength for Beginners
Push-ups are an age-old, tried-and-true upper body exercise that offers profound benefits. Unfortunately, not everyone has the upper body strength to perform traditional push-ups. If you fall into this category but want to make substantial improvements to your upper body strength, including your chest, shoulders, and triceps muscles, don’t fret; this article will open your eyes and reveal the surprising …
Can’t Keep Your Chest Up During the Squat? Here’s Your Solution!
When it comes to building a strong set of legs, squats are a foundational exercise to perform. But they’re not worth performing if you can’t keep your chest up throughout the movement; at best, you’ll have lousy squats, and, at worst, you’ll get injured. Not being able to keep your chest up when squatting is a relatively common issue, and …
Eight Remarkable Benefits of Overhead Squats | Don’t Miss Out!
If there were only one exercise I could perform for the rest of my life, it might just be the overhead squat. Ideally, I’d likely perform the snatch since it contains the overhead squat and a wide-grip deadlift. But I digress—overhead squats are a phenomenal exercise that offers immense physical benefits in one’s training pursuits. From improving full-body strength to …