Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
Handstand push-ups are a great bodyweight exercise not only for your shoulders, but for building upper body pressing strength. Most people can't kick into a handstand and bust out a flawless handstand push-up from day one. This exercise usually requires slow and steady progression, but once you can do one, it's definitely a great accomplishment. You've seen handstand push-up progressions on Lift …
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This is a guest post from Jon Goodman, author of Ignite the Fire. He shares 12 awesome ways you can change practically any exercise (beyond just changing how many sets and reps you perform). Refer to these if you want to change up your workout routine or simply want to experiment with some new methods. Conventional thinking is that the only way to alter an exercise is by changing the weight, …
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Every woman should strength train, to some capacity. This empowering, efficient activity has been proven to provide myriad benefits -- physically, mentally, and cognitively with more being researched and discovered thanks to the growing popularity of strength training. Perform the beginner strength training program provided here and you’ll quickly become a believer in its numerous benefits. …
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Want to do bodyweight pull-ups but haven't quite got there? Currently at a sticking point with your training and not progressing as quickly as you'd like? Let's change that. Band assisted pull-ups are one of my favorite exercises for progressing to unassisted bodyweight pull-ups. Unfortunately, many trainees are not getting the greatest reward possible from this seemingly simple exercise. …
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Want to get stronger? Want to boost fat loss? Want to build some muscle? Want to improve your conditioning? Want a crazy physical and mental challenge? If you answered "yes" to any of those questions, then you may want to include some high rep squats in your strength training program. It doesn't really matter what goal you have - high rep squats can help you get there. Truth be told, I have …
There are so many great exercises that some of them, unfortunately, can go unnoticed or get left behind. Today you're going to see one of my personal favorite, underutilized, single leg exercises. The lateral lunge. You'll also see the many benefits this exercise has to offer, reasons to include it in your program, and several progressions from beginner to advanced variations. First, let's …
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It's no secret that I like bodyweight workouts and exercises. Not only can bodyweight workouts be the ultimate time-saver (because you can do the workouts absolutely anywhere) but there are dozens of excellent exercises you can use that will help you get stronger, sculpt some muscle, improve your overall health, and lose body fat. Below you're going to see three bodyweight exercises you can use …
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Strength imbalances. We all have them to some extent. Everyone has a more dominant leg and arm, but the degree to which one side is stronger than the other can vary greatly. While getting strong in a hurry is great, the question posed here is: How can YOU bring up a weak leg or side of your body? For example: what should you do if one leg is stronger than the other, or if you can't hoist the …
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