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A Collection of Exercises and their Variations from Around the World.

Full Range of Motion Dips

December 3, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Former gymnast Dusty Hyland talks about the basics of the dip. Important to post stuff like this from time to time. Just recently somebody wanted to enlighten me on the dangers of proper dipping depth. “Dude, don’t go so low. It will screw up your shoulders”. Where have you heard this before? Just as with […]

Deadlift Technique Tips

November 23, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Clint Darden shares his opinion on some common deadlift questions. rolling the bar into you when to breathe he does not like touch and go Deadlifts never start with shins touching the bar, shins touch when when you grab the bar

Log Clean & Press Tutorial

November 20, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Strongman Marshall White goes over the basics of a Log Clean & Press.

Good Morning Mistakes

November 19, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Clint Darden goes over the details of Good Mornings. He talks about arched back (hamstring emphasis) and rounded back (lower back emphasis) version. elbows down butt goes back with wide stance, force knees out bar goes up and down, you go back

Trap Bar Rows

November 16, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Added Trap bar rows to the Barbell Rows variations post. Here they are performed by John Meadows. He says: I am not a fan of traditional barbells rows (unless done in a smith machine to allow for much better flexing), but the trap bar allows you to use a neutral grip. This grip will allow […]

Ed Coan Bent Over Barbell Rows Video

November 15, 2012 By Gregor Winter

There has been a bit of talk about the “correct” way to do barbell rows. For example read Paul Carter’s recent posts about Pendlay Rows. He performs them with 100kg using excellent form. Now, I am not saying that doing very strict form is not something we should strive for, but as you can see […]

Furniture Slider Exercises

November 14, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Ross Enamait addresses a question about the durability of furniture sliders. A great inexpensive piece of equipment I also use quite regularly. First I didn’t even know that some fitness marketers gave these things a fancy name and sell it for a much higher price tag. But I guess that in a world where shake weights are a real […]