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How To Perform The Barbell Front Squat to Box: A Blueprint for Strength and Precision

Imagine this: You’re in the gym, barbell across your back, knees trembling as you sink into a squat. Your lower back burns. The weight feels like betrayal. Now, picture a different scene—the bar rests snugly against your collarbone, your torso upright, knees tracking forward like pistons. You descend with control, tap a box beneath you,…

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The Bowler Squat: Rewire Your Hips, Resurrect Your Strength

You’ve squatted. You’ve lunged. You’ve deadlifted. But your hips still creak like a porch swing in July, your knees whisper threats on rainy days, and that nagging asymmetry—one leg stronger, one tighter—haunts every stride. Enter the Bowler Squat: the unassuming, whiskey-smooth movement that’s about to become your secret weapon. Eugene Thong, CSCS, calls it “the Swiss Army…

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How to Perform the Squat Thrust: A Blueprint for Raw, Relentless Power

The squat thrust is not an exercise—it’s an interrogation. It asks your body, Can you coordinate explosiveness under fatigue? Can you turn gravity into an ally? In its simplest form, this primal movement—knees bent, hands planted, legs snapping back and forth like piston rods—hides a fractal complexity. Below, we dissect its mechanics, pitfalls, and hidden dividends for men…

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The Anderson Front Squat: Rewiring Strength, One Static Rep at a Time

The Anderson Front Squat—a lift born from stillness—is not just an exercise. It’s a confrontation. Starting from a dead stop in the power rack, the barbell rests on pins at knee height, stripping away momentum, forcing your muscles to awaken raw tension. Named after Olympic weightlifter Paul Anderson, who famously lifted 6,270 pounds in a…

Squats: Complete List of 25 Variations

Squats are a timeless exercise, essential for toning and strengthening the body. And with 25 different variations to choose from–including smith machine squats, squat stance wider or narrower than normal, weighted squats in the gym plus more — it’s easy to tailor this classic move so you can take advantage of any structural support offered…

An expert trainer CPT CSCS demonstrating the exercise.
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How To Perform Rear-Foot-Elevated Barbell Split Squats

The Rear-Foot-Elevated Barbell Split Squat revs up one’s lower body with its quad-wrangling, glute-strengthening and hamstring-charging power. Each set sparks an inner engine of strength and power, allowing them to take the wheel of their own personal Ferrari. So don’t let your drive slow, strap in and get ready to take off! Exercise Tutorial To…

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How To Perform The Kettlebell Split Squat w/ Blocked Knee

Listen up, fitness fanatics, and hear me loud and clear! The kettlebell split squat with blocked knee is the ultimate lower body exercise to get your gluteus, quads, and hammies in tip-top condition. This killer exercise will have you feeling like a superhero in no time! To dominate this exercise, grip a kettlebell in both…

Certified personal trainer executing goblet split squat with blocked knee.
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Unlock the Power of Goblet Split Squat with Blocked Knee

Let me paint you a picture: You’re in the gym, staring down that rack of dumbbells, and it hits you. It’s time to stop flirting with mediocrity and start forging legs that command respect. Enter the Goblet Split Squat Blocked Knee—a power-packed move that doesn’t just work your quads and glutes but molds you into…

Certified personal trainer demonstrating rear-foot-elevated goblet split squat

Master Rear-Foot-Elevated Goblet Split Squat for Leg Strength

You’ve been crushing leg day, but there’s one move that can take your lower body training to the next level. Enter the Rear-Foot-Elevated Goblet Split Squat. It’s not just another squat variation—it’s a game changer. Whether you’re looking to build more strength, stability, or enhance muscle definition, this movement has got you covered. Let’s dive…

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How To Perform Goblet Split Squats

Ah, the Goblet Split Squat! An intermediate level exercise that’ll have your glutes, quads, and hammies singing sweet tunes of gratitude. Equipment needs? Just a hearty weight to give you the support you deserve. Reps and sets? 8 to 12 per set with 1 to 3 sets. But hold on, my dear fitness warrior, these…