Mike The Machine shows his approach to neck isometrics. Place in training: at the end of your neck workout 5 sets of 5-10 seconds tension each side He also answers some common questions on neck training, like fast vs slow tempo. His favorite neck harnesses are the Spud Inc Super Heavy Duty Neck Harness from […]
A Collection of Exercises and their Variations from Around the World.
Old Time Ab Exercises
… be thankful you’re even alive. Over at the tight tan slacks of dezso ban you can see how people trained their abs back in 1940s. And surprise, surprise… nothing much has changed since then. These exercises survived, because they are effective. Leg raises, Dragon flags, Russian twists, barbell sit-ups, even GHD sit-ups it’s all been […]
Barbell Complexes for Warm up & Strength
If you need ideas for barbell complexes, Jim Schmitz has got some for you. Military press – push press – push jerk Push jerk – split jerk (unnatural leg forward) – split jerk (natural leg forward) Power snatch – overhead squat Power clean – front squat – push jerk Power snatch from floor – squat […]
Muscle Snatch Variations
Jon “V Neck” North on the muscle snatch. Comes in 2 variations: with or without bar / body contact. I think the contact version is more popular. Try and see what works best.
Chair Traverse – Exercise of the Day
The floor is lava.
Basic Tumbling Warm Up Exercises
Check out the basic tumbling warm up with Stephane Rochet, USD Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. Basic stuff, I know. But I honestly can’t remember the last time I did stuff like forward / backward rolls, bear crawls, seat roll to carioca etc. So maybe you too find something to take away here. Check out more Warm Up Routines […]
Snatch High Pulls with Bands
Check out 2011 Pan American +105 kg Champion, Fernado Reis performing snatch high pulls with bands. I haven’t seen Olympic lifters use bands for pulls before. Sure looks like a great exercise to get more explosive in the 2nd pull. Here is how he attaches the bands to the bar.
Clean Grip vs. Snatch Grip Overhead Squat
Chad Vaughn does the demo for CrossFit WOD 120324, which is: Overhead Squat 3-3-3-3-3 reps If you have the necessary shoulder flexibility and want to do a low rep max, then the clean grip is the way to go. It’s a much stronger, stable position. But don’t neglect the snatch grip though. You need that […]
Chinese Row – 45 Degree Bent Over Dumbbell Row
Check out the dumbbell version of the Chinese Row. Fantastic upper back exercise. keep you body at a 45 degree angle try not to twist at the waist prime movers should be the traps
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