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How to Perform Prisoner Squats

The Prisoner Squat (PS) is a great exercise for building strength and increasing mobility. PS’ are an effective full-body exercise, targeting the core, glutes, quads, hamstrings, and stabilizing muscles. Additionally, prisoner squats can help to reduce back pain and improve posture. Instructions To perform a PS correctly, start in a standing position with your feet…

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Squats with a Plate: A Comprehensive Guide to Building Strength and Stability

Squats with a plate are an essential addition to any strength training routine, combining the benefits of a traditional squat with the added resistance of a weight plate. This powerful exercise not only targets the lower body but also engages your core and enhances overall stability. In this guide, we’ll explore the advantages, proper technique,…

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How to Perform Overhead Broomstick Squats

As you stand in your living room, broomstick in hand, you have no idea of the full potential about to be unleashed. You may ask yourself, “How can I use a broomstick to improve my athletic performance?” The answer is as simple as it is powerful – by mastering overhead broomstick squats. Instructions: 1. As…

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How to Perform Yoga Pushups

Yoga pushups (YP’s) are all about strength and balance. By using your own body weight to perform a variety of exercises – from the traditional plank pose to Chaturanga Dandasana – you can challenge your core, arms, shoulders, chest muscles, and even upper back. Plus, these poses offer incredible benefits like improved posture and stability…

An expert personal trainer CSCS demonstrates the proper exercise form.
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The Ultimate Strength Booster: Weighted Push-Ups

Get ready to crank your workout game up a few notches with weighted push-ups! Regular push-ups are great, but why settle for “great” when you can be legendary? Slap on a weight vest or slide a plate on your back, and voilà—you’re not just pushing against your body weight; you’re forging a superhuman version of…

An expert personal trainer CSCS demonstrates the proper exercise form.
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How to Perform Spiderman Pushups

Listen up, comrades! Spiderman push-ups are no joke! It ain’t just a simple push and pump exercise, they’re a full-body workout! We’re talking chest, triceps, shoulders, core muscles, hip flexors, glutes and obliques all engaged at once! Like a symphony of muscles! And the best part? No need for equipment! Just your god-given body weight…

An expert personal trainer CSCS demonstrates the proper exercise form.
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How to Perform Single-Leg Pushups

Listen up mere mortals, for I am about to reveal to you a superhuman exercise that will take your upper body and core strength to the next level! The notorious single leg pushup is an advanced move that needs no fancy gadgets or equipment, just a flat surface and grit to execute. This “one-legged wonder”…

An expert personal trainer CSCS demonstrates the proper exercise form.
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How to Perform Single-Leg Feet-Elevated Pushups

Try the single-leg feet-elevated pushup! This superhuman exercise activates your pectoralis major, anterior deltoids, and triceps like a volcano. It also works your core, lats, and lower trapezius. All you need is a tall surface – box or bench – to hold your feet high. Adjust the height based on strength and flexibility. Lower chest…

An expert personal trainer CSCS demonstrates the proper exercise form.
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How to Perform Single-Arm Hands-Elevated Pushups

The single-arm hands-elevated pushup is a challenging exercise that requires strength, balance, and concentration. It involves pushing your own body weight away from the ground with one arm while keeping the opposite hand elevated on an object such as a bench or box. This exercise can help you build upper body and core strength by…

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How to Perform Renegade Rows

As an adventurer, I understand the importance of having a strong core equipped to take on unexpected challenges. The Renegade Row (RR) is one of the most effective compound exercises you can do to strengthen your core muscles, resulting in improved midline stability and pressing strength for total body fitness. Not only does this movement…