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A 12 Week Workout Routine for Older Athletes
A simple to follow, scalable training routine, 3 days a week, 3 months, designed for the mature athlete.
Tom Kelso
Squat/Pull/Press: A 4-Week Strength Challenge
You have 4 weeks before gut busting holiday meals and some time away from the gym. Make it work.
Toby Skinner
Stay Injury Free While Training for Size
Smart programming, exercise selection, and execution can go a long way to reducing the risk of injury.
Tom MacCormick
4 Core Exercises for Pull-Up Strength for Women
Follow these exercises to strengthen your abdominal muscles and get your first pull-up in no time.
Sophia McDermott Drysdale
Train at Home on a Time Crunch
The definitive guide to home bodyweight workouts.
Vid Rajapaksa
Resistance, Not Assistance: The Case For Banded Pull Ups
Struggling at the top of regular or weighted pull ups? Resistance - not assistance - will make you more explosive.
Craig Marker
2 Basic Programmes to Improve Your Pull Ups
Improving at pull ups is exciting regardless of your level. This approach is simple, but effective.
Craig Marker
Rob MacDonald's 5 Favourite Simple but Tough Workouts
Get ready to push yourself to get big and strong like Bobby Maximus with these classic workouts.
Rob MacDonald
A Core Training and Shoulder Rehab Exercise for Athletes
Train your core, shoulders, and grip with this simple yet devastating variation of the hanging leg raise.
Andy McKenzie
6 Challenges for the Dedicated Strength Athlete
Some of these goals might take years to accomplish. But using them as long-term aims can be great for training motivation.
Craig Marker
Hand-to-Hand Drill for Pull Up Strength and Shoulder Health
Try this playful drill to warm up for gymnastics work and improve your grip strength.
Andy McKenzie
3 Basic Strength Workouts for Beginners
When you're new to exercise it can be hard to know where to start. Strength is the best foundation.
Mary Ellen Coffey
9 Progressive Pull Up Movements (Video)
Stuck at a plateau? These movements will get your pull ups progressing again.
Al Kavadlo
The Top 10 CrossFit Articles of 2014
From the Kevin Ogar accident to Grid, 2014 has been an eventful year for the CrossFit community.
Breaking Muscle HQ
Successful Pull Ups for Beginners: Say No to Bands
Bands are much like drugs - once you get hooked, it is difficult to get off them.
Craig Marker
You Can't Learn the "What" Until You Know the "Why"
Do you know why you're following the training program you are? Do you know what the why behind every exercise you're doing?
Becca Borawski Jenkins
Pull Up vs. Chin Up: A Comparison and Analysis
Let's explore the chin up in depth and how it activates our muscles, as well as how it differs from the pull up.
Amber Larsen
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