29 May Carry – Hex Bar
HOW: Grab a hex bar with your hands in line with the bar that holds the weight. Keeping your chest up and shoulders back, walk forwards as you carry the bar. FEEL: You should feel your upper traps working as well as your forearm...
27 May When And Why Scapula AKA Shoulder Blade Position Matters With Exercise
In this episode, Craig breaks down everything you need to know about the scapula AKA shoulder blade position with common upper body exercises. This topic is often highly debated from one weight lifter or a physio or a trainer to another, and it's time...
27 May Triceps Stretch – Dowel
HOW: While standing, place one hand behind your neck with your elbow pointing up. Place the other hand behind your low back holding a dowel that connects up to your hand behind your head. Pull down with the lower hand and hold that stretch. ...
27 May Standing Shoulder External Rotation Stretch – Dowel
HOW: Start in a standing position. One hand holds the dowel in front of you and the other hand holds the dowel with your thumb pointing towards the ground, elbow up in the front, and the dowel applying some pressure on the outside of...
27 May Face Pull To Overhead Press, Band
HOW: Anchor a band at shoulder height or above. Have a band in each hand and cross the bands. Straighten your arms and bring them slightly above shoulder height. From this position, squeeze your shoulder blades and pull the bands to your face. Keep...
22 May Sharapovas – Band
HOW: Start by looping a band around your wrist. Stand close to a wall with your elbows on the wall straight out from your shoulders making your palms face each other. Keep your elbows in as you create tension in the band with your...
21 May Upright Row – Barbell
HOW: Start by standing holding a barbell in front of you. You should have a narrow grip on the bar with your palms facing you. Use your shoulder and trap muscles to pull the bar up keeping it as close to your body as...
21 May Standing Overhead Tricep Extension – Dumbbell
HOW: Grab one end of a dumbbell with both hands. Cup the end of it with both hands and press it up above your head. Keeping your elbows in and pointed up, lower the dumbbell behind your head and then press it back up. ...
21 May Sotts Press
HOW: Begin by bending your knees and squatting all of the way down keeping your feet flat (imagine a baseball catcher’s position). Have a barbell resting on your shoulders with a wide grip. While holding that squat position, press the bar up and back...
21 May Skull Crusher – EZ Bar
HOW: Start by lying on your back on a bench. Grip an EZ Bar with a narrow grip and press it up over your chest. Squeeze your elbows in (pretend like you are trying to hold a ball with your elbows) and bend at...
