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Our Exercise Guides are designed with both novice and experienced lifters in mind.Â
Each of our exercise guides includes information on form, benefits, common variations, muscles worked, when to use the exercise in your program, and so much more. So whether you’re just starting out in the gym, or you’re programming for yourself, we have you covered.
We have exercise guides covering virtually every movement in strength sports. From movements as big as the back squat to exercises as specific as the Pallof Press, we’ve left no stone unturned in our goal of providing the most comprehensive exercise guides on the internet. So whether you’re just starting out lifting, or you’re taking first place at international competitions, browse around and let us help get you stronger.
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Amit Sapir
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Weightlifter
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Record Holding Powerlifter
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Strongman Athlete
CROSSFIT®
Cossack Squat Exercise Guide
While many lifters today squat, front squat, lunge, and deadlift, we often find our training plans focusing on one singular plane of movement, often neglecting the other Cardinal planes and join actions. In doing so, we can create muscular imbalances, neglect joint integrity, and find ourselves with nagging joint pain,...
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POWERLIFTING
Bench Press Guide With IPF World Champion Taylor Atwood (VIDEO)
A few weeks ago, we had the 2018 IPF World Champion Taylor Atwood in office to walk us through the bench press's form. If there's one thing that Atwood knows for certain, it's moving big weight, so we were pumped to have him take us through the bench press form...
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WEIGHTLIFTING
Cossack Squat Exercise Guide
While many lifters today squat, front squat, lunge, and deadlift, we often find our training plans focusing on one singular plane of movement, often neglecting the other Cardinal planes and join actions. In doing so, we can create muscular imbalances, neglect joint integrity, and find ourselves with nagging joint pain,...
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STRONGMAN
Axle Deadlift – Muscles Worked, Exercise Demo, and Benefits
The deadlift is one of the most effective strength and muscle producing movements in all of strength, power, and fitness sports. Throughout deadlift training, there are a plethora of variations and bar options that coaches and athletes can choose from to effectively develop a stronger deadlift. https://www.instagram.com/p/BgbSvPnnJT7/ The axle deadlift...
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BODYWEIGHT
How to Do Muscle-Ups — Progressions, Benefits, and More
The muscle-up is an advanced bodyweight movement that requires upper body strength, total body coordination, and midline stability. Many fitness goers and competitive fitness athletes alike seek to master the muscle-up and it’s variations to improve performing in competitive WODs, competitions, and/or to simply build out their fitness toolbox. In...
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