The 30 Best Dumbbell Workouts (Videos Included) Check out 30 of the most popular dumbbell exercises below. Incorporate them into your workouts and start seeing results. Whether you’re stuck indoors or at a hotel gym (or maybe your own home gym), the effects of dumbbell exercises are undeniable...
Get Strong: A Guide to Hybrid Lifts Some exercises work well together. Here are some classic hybrids you can use. Here are some classic hybrids you can use. 1. Front Squat/Press Stand with your feet hip-width apart and grab the barbell just outside your knees. Keeping your lower back flat, drive thr...
Exactly how to Train for Your Body Type Everyone’s body is different. Some people respond well to one type of exercise, while another may be very dangerous. For the best long-term gains, you need to find the most effective and appropriate exercise for your body type. If you are 6 feet or talle...
How to Do a Zercher Squat (Video Included) Invented by 1930s strongman Ed Zercher, the Zercher squat places the barbell under the elbows instead of on the front delts or upper back. This reduces stress on the spine and lower back and works the biceps and core as you squat. An unpadded barbell will f...
Barbell lengths & why they may matter to you there are three popular questions we get about our barbells: 1. What is the size collar to collar? 2. What is the loadable size of the sleeve? (We mean the size of the part where you glide plates on). 3. How much time is the total length of the collar...
Just how to Choose the Right Bumper Plates Ready to throw some weight around your home or garage gym and also confused about bumper plates? This will certainly help determine what type of plates you utilize. Exactly how to Select the Right Bumper Plates Steel plates Powerlifting or regular barbell t...
How to Clean your Dirty Bumper Plates (Video Included) Look at those bumper plates that went from brand new, perfect, smooth little bumpers to bulging as hell, hairy-chested, dirty looking bumpers. Don’t worry, that’s proof you’ve been working on it. This article tells you how to clean bumper plates...
5 Ways To Use Your Bumper Plates (Without a Barbell) Tired of the same old strength training routine or looking for an easy way to switch up your workouts. Here are 5 easy ways to take your fitness to the next level with your bumper plates. 1. Weighted Sit-ups Adapt your abs to weighted sit-ups. All...
Do I really need bumper plates? This answer might not come as a shock to you, we’re always going to say “yes” when we’re asked if you truly need bumper plates. There’s plenty of reasons that we believe that you ought to always choose bumper plates in your garage gym. Bu...
Can bumper plates be left outside? Although bumper plates are made of extremely flexible virgin rubber and you can use them over and over again, but can they be left outdoors? Should your bumper plates be left outdoors? Truthfully, those questions are 2 different circumstances, and we have actually...
Can You Deadlift Without Bumper Plates? When it comes to any type of performance, you don’t always need the best equipment. For example, a car doesn’t need premium tires or gas to run; a marathon runner can complete a race without high-performance running shoes, and so on. Likewise, a weightlifter c...
How to Do Barbell Thrusters Additionally Called: Thruster, squat-and-press Targets: Quads, glutes, core, shoulders, arms, back Equipment Needed: Barbell, plates, as well as barbell clips Degree: Intermediate. If there’s one activity identified with CrossFit, it’s the thruster. Okay...