Exercise Guides
Powerlifting
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How to Train Powerlifting Once Per Week (And Make it Count)
If you’re a competitive powerlifter, you know firsthand how demanding this sport can be on time, energy, and resources. And even if you don’t compete, the rigors of loyally training the squat, bench press, and deadlift may well catch up with you. Life can get in the way, and you may find yourself unable to…
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The Best Powerlifting Workouts for Beginners to Break Into the Sport
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The Best Powerlifting Chest Workouts to Help You Bench Heavier
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The Guide to Arm Training for Powerlifters
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How to (Properly) Combine Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Training
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Bodybuilding vs. Powerlifting Programs — Understanding the Difference
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7 Lateral — Yes, Lateral — Exercises Powerlifters Should Be Doing
CrossFit
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How to Get Into CrossFit as an Older Adult
CrossFit may well be one of the most popular workout programs in the world. According to the organization’s website, CrossFit boasts more than 5 million global participants and 14,000 gyms exclusively dedicated to the training methodology. (1) Whether you’re a skeptic or a hardcore athlete, you’ve probably seen at least one CrossFit WOD (that’s workout…
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How to Do a Picture-Perfect Overhead Squat for Olympic Lifting, CrossFit, and More
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The 9 Best Stretches for CrossFit Athletes to Maximize Performance
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The Best CrossFit Warm-Up to Help You Crush Your Next WOD
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The 12 Best Leg Exercises for CrossFitters for Strong, Powerful Legs
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Power Your Way to Better Lifts With Thrusters
Weightlifting
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How to Do the Muscle Snatch for Better Weightlifting Performance
If you’re on the hunt for a new way to improve your weightlifting game, the muscle snatch is an absolute game-changer. The muscle snatch can help you build explosive leg power, teach you how to be a powerful and aggressive vertical puller, and reinforce solid snatching mechanics to boot. The tremendous amounts of strength and…
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The Snatch Pull Can Elevate Your Weightlifting Game — If You Do It Right
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Clean Up Your Weightlifting Game With the Muscle Clean
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Drill the Drop Snatch to Level Up Your Weightlifting Performance
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Dynamic Warm-Up for Weightlifting
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The Jump Squat: How, When, and Why Weightlifters Should Include Them In Training
Strongman
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How to Do the Log Press for Massive Overhead Strength and Power
When you want to build head-to-toe strength — and you want to look awesome doing it — there are few lifts that can compete with the hardcore nature of the log press. The unstable, unwieldy log bar will have your entire body working in overdrive to clean it off the ground, up your belly and…
Bodyweight
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How to Do the Reverse Flye, Plus Variations & Alternatives From a CPT
So many of my clients want to do all the pushing exercises, all the time. Think, benching and overhead pressing. And while there’s certainly nothing wrong with that (I think we’re all guilty of that here and there), there’s always a danger in chasing your mirror muscles: you might leave your back and rear delts…
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Best Cardio Alternatives to Running, From a Personal Trainer
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How to Do Heel Touches — Proper Form, Benefits, Variations, and More
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The Wall Sit Exercise: Benefits, Best Variations, and Form Tips
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How To Do the Frog Pose for Better Hip Flexibility and Posture
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How to Do Hip Thrusts the Proper Way: Variations and Benefits
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How to Do Glute Kickbacks to Build Your Butt