12 Quick and Easy Exercises to Strengthen Your Wrists, Increase Your Range of Motion, and Lower the Risk of a Strain or Break, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, or Overuse Injury Many people who are savvy to joint mobility training focus on the hips, shoulders, and thoracic spine, while neglecting some of the smaller joints such as […]
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QUESTION: John, Can you explain the different benefits of pushups vs. dips? Which one do you recommend? This question comes up a lot: which exercise is better: pushups or dips? The exercises I’m asked about often vary, but the answer is almost always the same. It depends on who you are and what you’re training
Allow me to introduce you to Marcus Bondi, who is one of Australia’s top fitness coaches, a multiple Guinness World Records holder, and one of the world’s leading authorities on bodyweight training and calisthenics. This guy is incredible. For starters, he’s in his fifties and can do things that would put most men half his
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How to Work Up to the Full Bridge Exercise Gradually and Safely (Even if You’re Not a Flexible Yoga Gal) The bridge exercise is useful for building strength and flexibility of the back and spine, among many other things. Unfortunately, most people have a really hard time getting into the proper bridge position (i.e. the
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10 Different Ways to Make Plank Exercises More Challenging to Keep You Engaged, Prevent Boredom, and Help You Get Stronger in Less Time Planks are one of the best all-around core strengthening exercises. And everyone knows that the simplest way to make planks harder is to hold them for longer. But increasing the duration of
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