Core
Hanging Leg Raise: Target Your Abs, Hips, and Core Strength
The hanging straight leg and hip raise is a compound exercise used for building size and strength in the abdominal muscles which make up a large…
Core Exercises
Step-by-step core exercise guides: setup, form cues, muscles worked and variations for each movement.
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Back
Transform Your Back: Standing Twisting Cable High Row Guide
The standing twisting cable high row is a compound exercise which targets the lats but it also works all of the back muscles. This movement is…
Core
Strengthen Your Core with Stability Ball Side Bend Exercise
The stability ball side bend is a core exercise but it works the obliques which assist with side flexion and rotation. Now, stability balls are great…
Core
Bicycle Crunch: Target Your Abs and Strengthen Core Muscles
The bicycle crunch is a great bodyweight abdominal exercise which is used to build the abdominal muscles and tighten up the core. The obliques also receive…
Chest
Spiderman Push-Up: Sculpt Your Chest and Core Effectively
The Spiderman push-up is a very unconventional chest exercise but it’s also very effective for building muscle and strength. So, if you’re more advanced in your…
Core
Weighted Captain’s Chair Leg Raise for Stronger Abs & Hips
The weighted Captain’s Chair leg and hip raise is a very effective core exercise which works the abs primarily with the obliques and hip flexors also…
Core
Lying Leg Raise: Target Your Abs, Hips, and Flexors Effectively!
The lying leg and hip raise is an effective bodyweight compound movement which is used for working the abdominal muscles. It’s a very convenient exercise since…
Core
Ultimate Machine Leg Raise Crunch for Core and Hip Strength
The machine leg raise crunch is an isolation exercise used for building muscle and strength in the abdominal muscles of the core. But the obliques also…
Core
Sculpt Strong Hips: Lying Side Hip Raise for Core & Glutes
The lying side hip raise is a fantastic bodyweight movement which works multiple muscles. The obliques are the primary target muscles but the traps and shoulders…
Core
Master the Cable Twist: Target Your Core & Obliques Effectively
The cable twist is an isolation exercise that works the oblique muscles of the core. It’s unique in that it not only helps to strengthen the…
Core
Tone Your Core: Master the Cable Wood Chop Exercise
The cable wood chop is a very unconventional exercise which you’ll hardly see any gym-goers performing. However, it’s very effective for developing your oblique muscles which…
Core
Master the Cable Vertical Pallof Press for Core & Shoulder Strength
The cable vertical Pallof press is a very functional movement whereas the muscle-building benefits are secondary. Your body has to stabilize the resistance during the exercise…
Core
Twisting Crunch: Target Your Abs, Obliques & Hip Flexors!
The twisting crunch is a simple, yet very effective exercise for the abdominal and oblique muscles which make up the core. You don’t need any equipment…
Chest
Ultimate One-Leg Push-Up: Strengthen Your Chest and Core!
The one-leg push-up is an excellent compound bodyweight movement which primarily works the chest muscles. But the triceps and anterior deltoids also receive stimulation as secondary…
Arms
Strengthen Your Biceps: Side-Lying Bodyweight Curl Guide
The side-lying bicep bodyweight curl is unconventional bicep exercise which utilizes your own weight to effectively perform bicep curls with no equipment. Now, this exercise is…
Core
Maximize Core Strength: Standing Ab Wheel Rollout Benefits
The standing ab wheel rollout is a very effective core exercise which is most suited for the intermediate to advanced lifter. The difficulty of this exercise…
Core
Twisting Cable Overhead Press: Tone Deltoids & Core Strength
The twisting cable overhead press is a very effective shoulder press variation which works the anterior (Front) deltoids. Now, it’s a pretty simple exercise to perform…
Core
High Bird Dog Plank: Strengthen Your Core & Glutes Effectively
Planks are very effective and no one would disagree but rather than doing them the conventional way; it’s always good to switch things up. High Bird Dog…
Core
Master the Front Plank: Strengthen Your Core and More!
The rectus abdominus, or abdominals, make up a large portion of your core muscles and they are important for twisting, lifting, bending your lumbar spine, protecting…