Lunges are a great part of an exercise routine if you know how to perform them correctly and safely. Unfortunately, not everyone does, so you should always seek advice to make sure that you are not straining your muscle incorrectly. A rough guide to make sure that you do them correctly is to do as [...]
Introduction – The standing calve raise isolates the gastrocnemius, and will lead to bigger calf muscles. The calves are often ignored when working out, but spending a few sets on these muscles will lead to a more complete workout. This workout can either be done with a barbell positioned on the shoulders, or done with [...]
The Seated Toe Raise is an easy exercise to work the calf muscles, especially if your balance is not that great. The pros of doing this specific exercise is that it allows for you to use any range of weight to do it, and does not require muscular strength in other parts of the body. [...]
The hack squat is not an easy squat to perform, unfortunately if you are already well built or if you have short arms this exercise will be difficult to execute. This exercise, as with many other exercises of its type has recently hit a fair amount of controversy. The worry is that doing these squats [...]
Trust me when I say that you should not let the name trick you, the sissy squat is one of the best leg workout exercises you will ever do. When you master it without weights you can start to add them… lets fact it, it takes a real man to do a sissy squat. How [...]
The stiff leg deadlift is a power exercise which is used to build hamstring, glute muscles and the lower back. It can be performed with either a barbell or using dumbbells, depending on your preferences, personally I prefer the dumbbells. If you decide to use the barbell then you should be using an overhand grip, [...]
