I’ve lost count of the number of times that people have complained to me that their hip flexors are “tight”.
What usually follows is a declaration to start attending yoga and stretching more in the evening.
Whilst all deadlift variations will utilise hinging mechanics (as will squat variations and numerous other exercises), very few train the hinge pattern quite like the RDL.
The head-to-head we’ve all been waiting for, the mighty bench press VS it’s partial range cousin the floor press. The bench press is one of the most well-known popular lifts and is probably one of the first lifts you were introduced to at the gym.
Your TDEE stands for your Total Daily Energy Expenditure and makes up the Calories out portion of the CICO model of weight loss (Calories in, Calories out).
There’s no cheating with these, and they’re a great tool to develop strength in the stabilising muscles of the shoulder which will translate it other lifts that utilise the shoulder complex.
Who doesn’t love a bit of chest day to kick off the week? Here’s a dynamic warmup for chest day that will prepare you for pain free lifting and all the chest gains you can shake your pecs at.
Sitting is the new smoking, and simply put we’re slowly sitting ourselves to death (which is quite a boring way to go). Just like the battery on your car will need replacing if you don’t drive it; your body will slowly start to decay if you don’t move it