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5 Effective and Simple Upper Body Strength Routines
Here are five sure-fire upper body routines that can be a part of any strength, power, weight-loss, and/or general fitness program. I’ve also attached recording forms for you to log your workouts.
Tom Kelso
7 Exercises to a Bulletproof Back
Back pain is one of the most commonly grumbled about training, and life, annoyances.
Emily Beers
Face Pulls
A great exercise for rear delts, traps, rhomboids and rotator cuff muscles.
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Meadows Row
An effective exercise to complement your other back work.
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Rear Delt Dumbbell Row
A staple lat building exercise using a dumbbell.
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Reverse Flys
Simple and effective upper body workout.
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Training Should Not Interfere With Your Health
Getting injured at some point is unavoidable, but there are strategies that will improve your odds of staying healthier, longer.
Justin Woltering
Cure Low Back Pain: Contract and Press for Hip Alignment
Regain balance from left to right with these three easy and feel-good exercises.
Maryann Berry
Improve Mobility for Overhead Squats With These 2 Drills
Use this mobility sequence to improve the function of your thoracic back and help your overhead squat.
Maryann Berry
3 Ways Yoga Can Heal and Prevent Back Pain
Yoga is all about balance, and if you have chronic back pain that's exactly what your body needs.
Alison Bristow
Back Pain: Get Educated and Let It Go
Don't get suckered by pseudo-science. Here's a real look at why your back is causing you trouble.
Meghan Rovig
Release Your Tight Back and Hips With 4 Mobility Exercises
Try one or all of these simple exercises to alleviate tension from your neck to your hips.
Maryann Berry
Yoga Drill to Strengthen the Core and Activate the Glutes (Video)
With this exercise we are specifically recruiting the strength of the glutes and the rectus abdominis.
Willow Ryan
A Desk Based Yoga Flow for Office Workers (Video)
Taking a quick break to follow along with the video will get you moving, stretched, and reenergized.
Sima Tamaddon
How to Avoid Back Pain on a Long Drive (Video)
The counter stretch is a fantastic way of extending and easing your back when you are on the road.
Maryann Berry
4 Bodyweight Deadlift Alternatives (Video)
In the first of a new calisthenics series, Al Kavadlo shares four exercises for the posterior chain.
Al Kavadlo