Redefining Strength Blog
10 Lower Body Foam Rolling Moves
If you sit all day, much of your lower body is constantly in flexion, which means that you need to roll out before your workouts to prevent injury. If you like to run as your workout, then it is extra important that you roll out. Runners especially need to do these...
Suspension Trainer Glute Exercises – 5 Great Glute Moves
If you don't have time to make it to the gym often or you find yourself traveling a lot, you may want to invest in a Suspension Trainer like the Jungle Gym XT, CoreX or TRX. The Suspension Trainer is a great home workout and travel tool because it is easy portable and...
The Pelvic Tilt Exercise – Alleviate Low Back Pain
A strong core means less risk for injury and pain. And if you suffer from low back pain, you need to strengthen your core! That is why the Pelvic Tilt exercise is a must-do move. It activates your intrinsic core stabilizers so that your core is working and your low...
Core Training – 25 Of The Best Core Exercises
Often when people think about training their core, they think of six-pack abs and crunches. They think about aesthetics. But core training is about more than getting six-pack abs. A strong core means less risk for pain and injury and it also means you can lift more...
5 Quick Foam Rolling Moves to Alleviate Neck, Shoulder and Upper Back Pain
If you sit at a desk all day, you've probably struggled with neck, shoulder and/or upper back pain at some point in your life. One great way to alleviate some of those aches and pains is by foam rolling. Foam rolling is basically a massage you can do to yourself. So...
How to do a Handstand (and One-Handed Handstand!)
There is just something so cool and fun about handstands. However, they are far from easy and many of us can't even hold one against a wall let alone hold a freestanding one for a second. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't include handstand work in our exercise...
Dynamic Stretches For Runners
Especially since most of us sit all day hunched over a computer screen we need to stretch and open up before we workout. We need to do Dynamic Stretches. Dynamic Stretches are stretches in which you work through a range of motion. They aren't stretches that you hold....
A 30-Minute Core Workout – Using Density Training
Circuits can be done in a variety of ways. They can be done for a prescribed amount of sets or they can be done for an allotted time. When you do circuits for time and try to get as much work done in that time as possible, you are using a training method known as...
The Deadlift – Work Your Backside
If you want a full body workout in one exercise that really blasts your backside, then you need to include deadlifts in your routine. There are many variations of the deadlift, but all of them are a great posterior chain exercise to increase your back, glute and...
