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Test Your Single Leg RDL with The Blindfold Test

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Test Your Single Leg RDL with The Blindfold Test

Want to know if you’ve mastered the single leg RDL and unilateral hip hinge?  One of the main tests you’ll need to pass is the eyes closed or blindfolded variation of the single leg eccentric isometric RDL.  It's the true test of stability and body mechanics.

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Fix Your Pushups with This Unique Barbell Exercise

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Fix Your Pushups with This Unique Barbell Exercise

If you’re looking for a unique way to overload your pushups and clean up your technique you’ll want to give this a try.  Besides being a highly challenging core and pushup variation, the anti-rolling barbell pushup provides several unique benefits.   

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Master The Single Leg RDL & Hip Hinge

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Master The Single Leg RDL & Hip Hinge

Mastering the single leg hip hinge is pivotal for maximizing athletic performance, muscle function, and movement mechanics. Unfortunately, it’s one of the most butchered movement patterns with many trainers, athletes and coaches performing it wrong.  

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Blast Your Glutes with This Unique Lunge & RDL Combo

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Blast Your Glutes with This Unique Lunge & RDL Combo

The lunge and the single leg RDL are two of my favorite exercises for crushing the posterior chain and improving movement mechanics. Here’s a glute blaster that combines the best elements of the lunge and single leg RDL into one glute thrasher.

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Crush Your Posterior Chain with This Inverted Row

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Crush Your Posterior Chain with This Inverted Row

Inverted rows are a great exercise for building strength and size in the upper back as well as improving posture/spinal alignment. Perform these on a single leg to increase the demands of the glutes, hamstrings, and entire posterior chain.  

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Band Resisted Dumbbell Floor Press for Chest Growth

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Band Resisted Dumbbell Floor Press for Chest Growth

Accommodating Resistance in the form of bands and chains represents a great way to overload chest presses.  Most lifters are familiar with this technique applied to barbells. However it’s just as effective when applied to dumbbell presses.

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Lunges with Makeshift Safety Squat Bar

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Lunges with Makeshift Safety Squat Bar

Besides being very effective for performing standard squats, this makeshift safety bar setup is very conducive for performing barbell lunges.  Not only will it improve your lunge mechanics but your entire lower body will get crushed from this. 

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Use The Negative Landmine Push Jerk for Power & Size

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Use The Negative Landmine Push Jerk for Power & Size

If you’re looking for a unique upper body exercise to spark new growth in your shoulders and upper body then you’ll want to try this press. Essentially you’ll be performing a single arm landmine push jerk using an accentuated eccentric or slow negative.

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Leg Training with Barbell Bulgarian Hack Squats & Lunges

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Leg Training with Barbell Bulgarian Hack Squats & Lunges

Over the past several months I’ve showcased several variations of the barbell hack lunge and split squat describing why it’s such an effective lower body lunge movement. Fortunately the same principles can be applied to the Bulgarian squat

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Use Single Leg Jumps & Hops to Improve Performance

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Use Single Leg Jumps & Hops to Improve Performance

I'm a huge fan of incorporating single leg jumps into the programs of my athletes and clients. This particular single leg plyometric drill works on rate of force development, rate of force absorption, rate of stabilization development and more. 

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Rotational Ring Rows For Massive Back Gains

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Rotational Ring Rows For Massive Back Gains

Inverted rows are a great exercise for building strength and size in the upper back as well as improving posture and spinal alignment.  Unfortunately many individuals perform them improperly often with subtle form mistakes.

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Weighted Dips with Knee Flexion Barbell Loading

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Weighted Dips with Knee Flexion Barbell Loading

If you're looking for a dip variation that not only crushes your chest, shoulders, and triceps but also reinforces proper body mechanics, try this Knee-Flexion Barbell Weighted Dip. See why this is such an incredibly effective dip exercise.

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Blast Your Glutes with Constant Tension RDL's

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Blast Your Glutes with Constant Tension RDL's

If you're looking for an effective posterior chain exercise that incorporates the benefits of RDL's, pull-throughs, and glute bridges all into one functional hip hinge movement check out this unique RDL variation

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T-Bench, Neck Bridge Chest Press for Technique & Size

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T-Bench, Neck Bridge Chest Press for Technique & Size

I’ve showcased many videos discussing the head off chest press variations. This specific T-Bench (laying widthwise on the bench) chest press exercise produces similar results but instead of going head off this will be utilizing a head on with neck bridge. 

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Build Traps & Back with These Rack Pulls

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Build Traps & Back with These Rack Pulls

The rack pull is one of the most simple yet effective movements for crushing the entire upper back and traps. Although the movement is produced through the hips, the upper back must remain incredibly tense throughout in order to support the heavy load.

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Weighted Dips with Dorsiflexion Barbell Loading

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Weighted Dips with Dorsiflexion Barbell Loading

I'm a huge fan of using the dorsiflexion method for performing weighted dips and pull-ups. It's not only a unique way to add resistance to the movement but there are also several other key reasons to use this dorsiflexion barbell loading method for dips.

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