5 Best Trap Bar Exercises That Are Not Deadlifts

The trap bar may be one of the best gym tools you’re not using or only using for deadlifts. Its neutral grip D handles and unique positioning make it an exerciser’s best friend. Al Gerard invented it in the late 1980s … Read More

Reaching For Shoulder Health

Remember when you were a child, and the candy jar was just out of reach, and you risked life and limb reaching for it? If you knew swear words back then, I bet you would’ve called your parents a few … Read More

4 Upper Back Exercises For Strength & Posture

Being a tall, skinny kid with poor self-esteem, I made myself smaller by rounding my upper back and walking around with poor posture. Once strength training became my bag, that all changed. The upper back plays a vital role in … Read More

4 Exercises For Better Shoulder Health & Mobility

A muscle starts at your shoulder blades and wraps about the front of your ribcage, which plays a vital role in shoulder health and mobility. Do you know what it is? If you guessed Serratus Anterior, you could pick up … Read More

My 4 Favorite Stability Ball Exercises

Have you seen those big round stability balls at the gym or a sporting goods store? They look like oversized beach balls but believe it or not; the stability ball is a great tool to improve your balance and strengthen … Read More

5 Shoulder Strength Exercises For Real Life

The shoulder known also as the deltoids is one of a few muscles that gets weaker the older you get. This is true for most muscles because it’s a use it or lose it deal. The shoulders’ mobility and strength … Read More

5 Triceps Exercises For Health And Vanity

Although it doesn’t look like it, triceps is one of my favorite muscle groups to train. But before I get into it, here’s a story on how my fascination with this muscle group started. Early one morning I was sitting … Read More

The Best Exercise You’re Not Doing

This is a series on exercises that will give you the biggest bang for your exercise buck in and outside of the gym. Today’s exercise is side planks with breathing courtesy of Matthew Ibrahim. You should do this because–  it’s … Read More

The best exercise you’re not doing……..

This is a series on exercises that will give you the biggest bang for your exercise buck in and outside of the gym. Today’s exercise is Spiderman with rotation. I have no idea why they call it this. Maybe Spiderman … Read More

What you should be doing on the gym- Part five – Carries

The hard part is over. You made it to the gym and that’s usually half the battle.  Now that you’re there, what are you going to do?  This is where a lot of people get stuck but don’t worry, I’ve … Read More