July 2
Tip: Romanian Deadlift With Band
Use this to fire up your hams, glutes, and upper back before deadlifts. It's great for grooving the hip hinge pattern.
July 1
Tip: Cable Plank Press
If you can hold a plank for longer than 10 seconds, you've outgrown the exercise. Progress it with this resisted variation.
June 30
Tip: Banded Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift
Add bands to this booty builder to get even better results.
June 29
Tip: Banded Deficit Reverse Lunge
Add some accommodating resistance to this exercise with bands and blow up your glutes.
June 27
Tip: Deadlift Setup: Take the Slack Out
Just before liftoff, take the slack out by pulling the chest up and pulling the bar against the weights. Listen for the clink.
June 26
Tip: Dumbbell Turkish Get-Up
Get-ups are great for improving stability, core strength, and mobility, and you don't have to have a kettlebell to do them.
June 20
Tip: Stability Ball Cable Rotation
Here the stability ball acts as a cam, providing constant, equal tension. Try this instead of cable chops for core work.
June 19
Tip: Heavy Renegade Row
Test your strength and stability by trying these with bodyweight. Example: A 200 pound man should be able to use a 100 pound dumbbell in each hand.
June 15
Tip: The Towel Pull-Up
This variation of the neutral-grip pull-up really nails your grip and forearms.
June 14
Tip: The Side-to-Side Pull-Up
Good at pull-ups? Nice. Now try this variation.
June 13
Tip: Rear Foot Elevated Hip Flexor Stretch
Most lifters have tight hip flexors. Here's how to fix them up.
June 12
Tip: The Deficit Deadlift
Stand on a plate or study platform, then deadlift. This increases the range of motion, making it one of the toughest lifts out there.
June 11
Tip: 40 Second of Athleticism
Overall athleticism is a combo of movement quality, coordination, strength, and speed.
June 10
Tip: Seated Cable Rows with Iso Holds
Do an isometric hold every third rep or so to produce greater muscle activation and stimulate size gains.
June 9
Tip: One-And-A-Quarter Reps for Triceps
Go through a full range of motion, then a quarter of the range of motion. That's one rep.
June 8
Tip: Reverse Bench Press
Also called the reverse inverted row, this odd-looking exercise boosts your bench press by teaching lat and upper back activation.
June 7
Tip: Continuous-Tension Dumbbell Bench Press
Tension builds muscle. Stop your reps just short of lockout if your main goal is hypertrophy. It's a good finisher after your full ROM sets.
June 5
Tip: The Kettlebell Flye
The open grip and wrist position here allows for better pec isolation.
June 3
Tip: Cable/TRX Reverse Flye
Add a suspension trainer attachment to the cable machine to hit your back and rear delts in a new way.