by Cori Lefkowith | Nov 18, 2014 | Blog, Exercises
Often the Landmine at the gym is used only for Presses and Rows. But with the Landmine you can get in a great full-body workout.
The Landmine is a great functional training tool to help you improve your strength as well as your power. With the Landmine you can do numerous full-body exercises that will help you become more explosive and powerful. And the great part about these movements, is that many of them are rotational exercises that work your body in all three planes of motion.
Below are 13 Landmine Exercises to help you develop full-body strength and power. Many of them use only one Landmine attachment; however, if you do have a Double Landmine attachment at your gym, we will show you a few exercises you can do on it as well.
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by Cori Lefkowith | Nov 12, 2014 | Blog, Exercises, Suspension Trainer
The Suspension Trainer is a great way to work your upper body when you don’t have access to weights because it can help make exercises more challenging.
It also is a great way to get the muscles of our core more involved even on isolated movements like bicep curls and triceps extensions to give you more bang for your buck when you don’t have as much time to workout.
If you have a Suspension Trainer check out these 10 Suspension Trainer Exercises to work your upper body and core.
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by Cori Lefkowith | Nov 3, 2014 | Blog, Bodyweight, Exercises
Burpees are a great full-body cardio workout you can do anywhere. With one movement you can work your entire body and get your blood pumping.
And with these 10 Burpee Variations, you can mix things up and work your body from different angles. Some of these 10 burpee variations are more core intensive while others focus more on your chest, back or legs.
Try these 10 Burpee Variations and our Burpee Challenge below!
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by Cori Lefkowith | Oct 31, 2014 | Blog, Exercises, Travel Workouts
It can be hard to stay on top of your workouts when you travel, especially if you don’t have access to a gym.
But if you have just three lightweight, easily storable pieces of equipment, you can get in a great workout without leaving your hotel room and stay in shape while traveling.
That is why the Total ValGym is amazing. It has 3 easily portable pieces of equipment to help you get in a quick full-body workout no matter where you are. In the Total ValGym there are Valslides, Resistance Bands and a Mini Band and these three pieces are all you need!
With these three pieces you can get in a full-body workout using the 30 exercises below. And if you are short on time, just try one of the 15-Minute Travel Workouts we’ve put together!
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by Cori Lefkowith | Oct 22, 2014 | Blog, Butt, Exercises, Kettlebells
The Kettlebell Swing is taught a variety of ways, but there are two main “variations” – the Russian swing and the American swing.
I personally only ever use the Russian style, hip hinge swing ending no higher than chest height. So below I’m going to go over form for that hip hinge movement instead of the American style overhead swing.
The Kettlebell Swing can be a great glute exercise to help you improve your power and your strength. It can also be a great conditioning exercise that is lower impact.
And of course, it also is great to build grip strength!
It is even thought by many to be one of the best, if not the best, explosive glute exercise!
Below learn how to do the basic Kettlebell Swing as well as some fun variations!
And if you’d like to learn more about Kettlebell training in general, scroll to the end of the post to watch my Science Behind Kettlebells Training Video!
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by Cori Lefkowith | Oct 14, 2014 | Blog, Core, Exercises, Suspension Trainer
Crunches aren’t the best way to work your core. For one, they only target the abs not the entire core. And two, they don’t burn very many calories because they don’t work the large muscle groups of your body.
That is why we love these 10 Crunchless Core Exercises. These moves work everything from our shoulders to our knees in different planes of motion using a Suspension Trainer.
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