I love exercises that give you a lot of bang for your buck, and the cable rotational row checks that box.
While most people think of it as a back exercise, it's really a movement that challenges the entire body. You get shoulder blade movement, upper-back mobility, rotational control through the hips and pelvis, and a healthy dose of coordination all wrapped into one exercise. That's a lot of value from a single movement.
Read MoreEvery once in a while I'll get asked the best way to make an exercise harder.
Some people are exercise sickos and want movements to be hard.
Others, well, they just have started to 'outgrow' a movement and want to spice it up.
Regardless, my answer is to add a "half rep" to every rep you do.
Read MoreIn this week's ‘fit-tip’ I wanted to share a total body workout consisting of movements that are simple to do, typically can be performed pain-free, and also give you some serious bang-for-your-buck as far as time spent in the gym and strength gains.
Sound good?
Great. Lets get started.
Read MoreI have a love/hate relationship with squatting.
If we are being perfectly honest, those who enjoy squatting are kinda psycho.
This is the trust-tree, right?
In order to make squatting a tad-bit more enjoyable, I have been absolutely crushing the front-foot elevated split squat.
Read MoreRemember in 2017 when ‘hack’ culture was the thing?
It probably span’s earlier than 2017, but that is when I can distinctly remember websites like Buzzfeed announcing “3 ways to hack your ____”.
Huge publications like Men’s Health proclaiming their article containing “15 ways to hack your health” was absolutely worth the 5 minute read.
As with any claim to ‘hack’, I think of two things.
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