Tag: Alternative Exercises

Training After 50: 7 Exercises to Avoid (and Safer Alternatives)

Strength training is good for everybody's body. Lifting weights builds stronger muscles,…

Patrick Dale, PT, ex-Marine

Ditch the Leg Press: 5 Bodyweight Alternatives for Stronger Legs at Home

Ask trainers to name the best leg exercise, and most of them…

Ditch the Curls: 7 More Effective Exercises for Bigger, Stronger Biceps + Workout

Whether you are a bodybuilder, athlete, gym bro, or fitness fan, you…

12 Proven Lying Leg Curl Alternatives for Stronger, Sculpted Hamstrings

Discover the best lying leg curl alternatives to strengthen your hamstrings. Our…

Vidur Saini

No Leg Extension Machine? No Problem! Isolate Your Quads with These Trainer-Approved Alternatives 

Leg extensions are very popular. Unlike compound exercises like squats, leg presses,…

No Smith Machine? The DIY Guide That Will Take Care of Your Guided Lifts

Smith machine training is one of the most divisive topics in fitness.…

Face Pulls with Resistance Bands: Target Your Upper Back Muscles

Strength training has been part of my life for over 40 years.…

Floor Press: Build Upper Body Strength Safely and Effectively

Floor presses are a safer alternative to heavy bench pressing because the…

Vidur Saini

The Push-Up Hack That Builds a Bench Press Chest (Without the Bench)

As well as being a 30-year veteran personal trainer, I'm also a…

12 Best Reverse Hyperextension Alternatives For Stronger Glutes, Hamstrings, and Lower Back

The late Louie Simmons of the Westside Barbell fame invented the reverse…

Vidur Saini

11 Good Morning Alternatives For Jacked Hamstrings and Glutes

Good morning is a compound functional movement that helps build bigger and…

Vidur Saini

10 Lateral Raise Alternatives To Make Your Shouders Pop

With 16 years in the trenches and having coached hundreds of clients,…

Vidur Saini

12 Renegade Row Alternatives for Full-Body Strength

Explore the top 12 renegade row alternatives that target your back, core,…

Vidur Saini

12 Best Decline Bench Press Alternatives

With 16 years in the trenches, I can confirm that most men…

11 Delicious & Healthy Alternatives to Ice Cream 

Although ice cream is loaded with sugar and fat, most of us…

Steve Theunissen, PT

9 Best Pre-Workout Supplement Alternatives: Get Jacked Without the Powder

Have you ever entered a gym feeling like you own the place,…

Vidur Saini

11 Best Back Squat Alternatives Exercises

The barbell back squat is the king of leg exercises; hardcore gymgoers…

Steve Theunissen, PT

13 Best Dumbbell Pullover Alternatives 

The dumbbell pullover is an old-school bodybuilding move that can develop your…

Steve Theunissen, PT

8 Best Dumbbell Fly Alternatives For a Ripped Chest

The dumbbell fly is one of the most popular pectoral exercises. Most…

Steve Theunissen, PT