For this rowing exercise you should use a weight that is about 20% lighter than your usual. The resistance band will create a resistance double whammy – forcing you to fight against more than just gravity.
Main Muscles: Latissimus Dorsi, Rear Deltoids, Biceps
Key Points:
– Attach the resistance band to a stable apparatus, such as a squat rack or cable machine
– Keep your chest high, ass out and back straight
– Wrap the band around the handle of the dumbbell and keep ahold of it with your hand while rowing
Supine Hamstring Curls is a beginners exercise that will help build strength in hamstrings. I recommend using them in circuits or super sets with squats or dead lifts.
Main Muscles: Hamstrings
Key Points:
– Keep your back straight, core tight and hips off of the floor
– Begin with your Achilles on the ball and knees locked
– Pull your heels towards your buttocks and extend your legs back out
There are quite a few biomechanical issues that could prevent a person from squatting ass-to-the-grass. In some cases, the anatomy of the bones in a person’s legs (femur and tibia) can play a major role, but even those people should be able to squat low enough to get their legs just below a 90° angle, at least. If you are not getting lower than 90° while squatting you will not be using your glutes at all. In other words, you’re cheating yourself!
Assuming that you are among the most common groups of gym goers, and that your femur and tibia bones are around about the same length, you will have to use some crafty techniques in order to bring your posterior muscles back out of their slumber if they have been hibernating. Dominant quadriceps can stop you from targeting and accessing these muscle fibres.
Decline hip thrusters are great for glute activation. As explained in the vid, this exercise is a straight forward way to hit glutes while excluding quads. This move also works for people who have to overextend their lower backs in order to get all the way down, or fall victim to a combination of both.
Is your chest routine getting boring, or have you hit a plateau? Then try this move on your next chest day ❗️ The Swimmers Chest Press replicates the movement of the butterfly stroke, used in swimming. So, if you’re a swimmer and you’re wondering if you could ALSO benefit from this exercise then the answer is YES. 👊🏾
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