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Think you can’t get a good resistance workout without weights? You can, with a few easy to carry and affordable resistance bands. Resistance bands vary in size, shape, and thickness, and just like adding weight plates to a barbell, if one resistance band becomes too easy, add a second (or a third) to increase the […]

Looking for an abdominal exercise that produces results? While sit ups and crunches may be marginally effective for your upper abs, your best choice for abdominal and core training is hanging leg raises and the many variations available. A flat stomach and washboard abs are the result of smart training and low body fat levels. […]

Have you reached a plateau in your heavy training? It may be time to temporarily move away from the heavy, low rep training and shock your system, and super slow training may be the most effective approach. Start by reducing your weights by 30, 40 or even 50 percent. It won’t be psychologically easy, but […]

Adding a weighted vest to your training can increase the intensity of many exercises and workouts. How to Enhance Your Training Your weighted vest is most beneficial when worn during bodyweight training, especially those like push ups, squats, pull ups. Wearing your weighted vest will increase the resistance and the training effect. Cardio training like […]

An exercise wheel is nearly the perfect home fitness product, it’s small, portable, affordable, and can be used to effectively train in the gym or the comfort of your home. The exercise wheel, or ab wheel, is generally used to work the abs, however there are other exercises that you can do. Start With the […]

Just as squats are the King of lower body exercises, dips are the King of upper body training. Considered by many as a tricep exercise, dips in fact, are a complex, compound movement that engages virtually all of the muscle groups of your upper body. You can vary the angle and intensity to shift the […]

No other upper body exercise is as simple or as effective as the standard “military” pushup. Using only your bodyweight, pushups train all the muscles of your upper body, your arms, triceps, shoulders, back, neck, and your core. There are many simple variations of push-ups. By changing the position of your hands or feet, you […]