Core
Ultimate Sit-Up Guide: Strengthen Your Core & Hip Flexors
The sit-up is one of the most popular exercises. It is taught in school PT classes, done at home, and is a part of the most…
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Core
Penguin Taps: Tone Your Abs and Strengthen Your Core
Don’t let the name of this exercise fool you. Penguins are cute; this exercise is not. The penguin taps exercise focuses on your midriff. The irony…
Core
9 Toes-to-Bar (TTB) Alternatives To Revamp Your Core
Toes-to-bar is primarily a core exercise that entered the mainstream after it became a staple in CrossFit workouts. Nonetheless, most CrossFitters let out a long sigh…
Core
Plank Pull-Through: Target Your Core and Glutes Effectively
Planks are undoubtedly one of the most effective ab exercises. They are isometric exercises that require you to hold your body in one position and squeeze…
Core
Engage Your Upper Body: Angels and Devils Workout Guide
You’ve come to the right place if you’re bored with your ab training routines and want to spice up your regimen with a challenging core exercise.…
Circuit Training
Is It Possible to Develop 10-Pack Abs? [Best Exercises Included]
Defined abs are the mark of an extremely well-conditioned athlete. A ripped six-pack quickly becomes the focal point of your body and makes everything else look…
Core
Hollow Body Plank: Engage Your Core and Build Strength
A form of isometric exercise, planks are one of the most popular core drills. Isometric exercises involve static muscle contraction without moving any joints. Like most…
Core
V-Lines: Exercises, Workouts, Genetics, and Diet
You cannot overlook the v-lines if you want to build a shredded midriff. The sex lines, as they are popularly known, are located where the obliques…
Bodybuilding
Here is Dana Linn Bailey’s Ultimate Abs Workout for Building a Strong Core
Retired women’s bodybuilder Dana Linn Bailey is a source of workout motivation for millions of people around the world. Bailey is the 2013 Women’s Physique Olympia…
Core
Seated Leg Raises: Strengthen Your Hip Flexors and Quads!
Some exercises are iffy as to whether they’re effective or not, but seated leg raises will have your abs burning almost immediately. It’s one of those…
Core
Transform Your Core: Heel Touches for Abdominal Strength
Although no one has ever counted, there are probably more exercises for the abs than any other muscle group. There are bodyweight, cable, kettlebell, freeweight, floor…
Core
Build Strong Legs: Master the Otis Up for Total Lower Body Fitness
You could think of the otis up as a glorified sit-up with added resistance and a challenging workout for the shoulders. We don’t know where it…
Arms
Strengthen Your Glutes: Master the London Bridge Exercise
Rows and pull-ups getting a little redundant? If so, the London Bridge should definitely be on your radar. A powerful bodyweight back and grip builder, this…
Training
14 Best Mat Exercises for Your Upper Body, Lower Body, and Core
Walk into any gym, and you’ll find a plethora of machines and equipment, such as dumbbells, kettlebells, barbells, cables, and treadmills. While all these training tools…
Core
Transform Your Core: Master ‘In and Outs’ for Total Abs Strength
It’s no coincidence that some of the best, most popular abs exercises require nothing more than your body weight. Whether you are lifting your head and…
Core
Cable Pull Through: Target Glutes, Hamstrings, and More!
From a functional perspective, your glutes, hamstrings, and lower back are probably the most important muscles in your body. Collectively, these muscles are often called your…
Core
10 Best Oblique Exercises for a Stronger, More Stable Core
Your obliques do more than twist your torso. They help you resist unwanted rotation, control side bending, transfer force between your upper and lower body, and…
Core
Cross-Body Crunch: Ignite Your Core for Total Ab Strength
The cross-body crunch is an excellent bodyweight exercise that targets the muscles that make up the core. It can help to improve the six-pack muscles, strengthen…
Core
Tone Your Core: Decline Crunch for Abs and Obliques
The decline crunch may be an old school ab exercise but make no mistake, it’s also one of the most effective. Why is it different than the…