Posts Tagged with "Exercises You Should Be Doing"

Exercises You Should Be Doing: Band Resisted Landmine Thrust

First: It’s coming. Except in this case, what’s “coming” isn’t something nefarious like Wildlings from north of the Wall or White Walkers. Hell, to say “it’s coming” doesn’t always have to imply something dark or foreboding does it? I mean, maybe what’s coming is a 2 for 1 burrito bowl sale at Chipotle, or, I… Read more

Exercises You Should Be Doing: Barbell Shovel Hold

Up here in New England we’re very familiar with shovels. Copyright: bubutu / 123RF Stock Photo Particularly during our long, cold, New England winters. The shovel I’m referring to in today’s post, however, has nothing to do with that kind of shovel. Unlike traditional shoveling which sucks – and ranks somewhere between getting a colonoscopy… Read more

Exercises You Should Be Doing: Barbell Rolling Squat

Hope everyone had a lovely July 4th weekend this past weekend. We sure did. Lisa and I were up in Maine – Pemaquid Point to be exact – for a wedding, and it was a stark reminder that it’s the perfect anecdote to the hustle and bustle of Boston. Having a few day’s reprieve from… Read more

Exercises You Should Be Doing: DB Fly Away

Pareto’s Principle states that 80% of the effects will result from 20% of the causes. This “rule” can be applied to everything from farming to business (and everything in between). 80% of the profit comes from 20% of the yield. 80% of your sales comes from 20% of your clients. 80% of why I never… Read more

Exercises You Should Be Doing: Dumbbell Squeeze Press

A little over a week ago I posted an article titled My Pecs Could Win a Fight Vs. a Tank Are Compound Movements Actually Making You Stronger? In it I made the case that: 1) Compound movements (deadlift, squat, bench press, rows, chin-ups, etc) should encompass the base for most weight training programs regardless of… Read more

Exercises You Should Be Doing: Prone Sphinx

If you were talking to twelve year old Tony, the Prone Sphinx sounds like some sweet WWF Wrestling move that Hulk Hogan or Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka would perform on one of their opponents during WrestleMania. Alas, I’m not twelve, and don’t watch WrestleMania on Mondays anymore, so in this context it refers to the mythical… Read more

Exercises You Should Be Doing: Rocked Back Adductor Stretch w/ Extension-Rotation

So I have to assume that for many people reading my site today one of two things is happening: 1.  You’re recovering from the chocolate and/or peanut butter fudge* induced insulin coma you put yourself into yesterday. Was that 11th piece of fudge really necessary? Yes, yes it was….;o) Or 2.  You’re covertly folding the… Read more

Exercises You Should Be Doing: DB Goblet Lateral Lunge – from Deficit

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these so I figured today would be as good of a day as any to give you something new to try at the gym today. Well there’s that, and today’s my first day back at CP in like six days and I have approximately somewhere between… Read more