compound exercise
Check out the benefits of push-ups for your mental and physical health, and why they’re one of the best bodyweight exercises. From building strength and muscle endurance, push-ups are one of the most effective exercises you can do without equipment.
Are deadlifts part of your strength-training routine? If not, they should be. They might be a little intimidating at first, but the rewards of deadlifting are worth it. Discover 5 powerful reasons why deadlifting should be part of your strength-training routine.
If you think cardio is the only fat burner, you’ll be surprised. Strength training helps you burn fat too and scientists now know why. Here’s why strength training belongs in your fitness routine even if you’re trying to lose fat.
How’s your deadlift? Unless you’re doing them correctly, you won’t get the full fitness benefits of this phenomenal exercise. In this article, you’ll discover some of the most common mistakes that get in the way of deadlift perfection.
What is pre-fatiguing a muscle and can doing it help your muscles grow? Find out what pre-fatiguing a muscle means and whether it can help your muscles hypertrophy more than traditional weight training approaches.
Lunges – you do them but you might not realize how many benefits they offer. Here are five to be aware of and why you should do lunge variations too.
When you’re trying to develop strength and get your muscles to grow, sometimes you have to shake up your training by using different approaches. One way to do that is with supersets. One type of superset you may not be familiar with is pre and post-exhaust training. Find out what this is and the pros and cons of adding them to your workout.
Are you shying away from deadlifts because you believe they’re bad for your back? If so, you’re missing out on one of the most effective exercises for building lower body, back and core strength and stability. Find out more about deadlifts, whether they’re safe for your back and the potential benefits they offer.
This pictures shows Cathe and Cedie doing an intense variation of a static lunge in Great Glutes where the back knee pulses between barley touching the ground to a maximum height of only three inches off the ground. This is just one of many exercises that you will do during the Greater Glutes compound exercise section.
This is a group shot picture of the STS Total body crew: Brenda, Cedie, Nancy, Cathe, Amanda, Greg and Jai. STS Total body uses a rep range of 12 to 16 reps working both the upper and lower body in the same workout. STS Total Body features both compound and isolation exercises, but to keep the
Hi Everyone! I hope you enjoyed my last article on “Weightlifting Myths“. This week I would like to focus my attention on the advantages and disadvantages of Compound (multi-joint) and isolation (single-joint) exercises and which is better for you. I know there has been some heated debate about this topic on our forums and on
