How to do Hanging Leg Raises

What is a Hanging Leg Raise? As a former rock-climber in college, I had a selection of exercises that I would use in the gym to strengthen the muscles needed for climbing. Hanging Leg Raises were one of my go-to exercises, as this movement targets the core muscles needed to control your legs during a climb while also developing your

How to do Flutter Kicks

What are Flutter Kicks? Flutter Kicks are an excellent example of both progression and regression. In one of my previous articles, I review progression and regression as one of the best aspects of bodyweight training, which allows for movements to be adapted to any level of fitness. Flutter Kicks are a core strengthening exercise that is a progression from Leg

How to do Leg Lifts

What are Leg Lifts? A strong core protects your lower back, supports most of your routine movements throughout the day, and improves athletic power and performance. Having a training program that strengthens all facets of your core is critical, and the leg lift is one of the most basic but useful exercises in strengthening and maintaining a tight core. Leg

How to do a Prone Cobra

What is a Prone Cobra? Prone is fancy, anatomical way to say “lying down on your stomach”. And a cobra is a venomous snake with a hood around its head, and COBRA is a U.S. law that gives employees the option to continue health care coverage after leaving their company. But the Prone Cobra we are discussing is not a

How to do a Body Squat

What is a Body Squat? Leg day. Sigh. Admittedly, I used to skip leg day back in college and instead do distance runs of 4-6 miles. Yeah, that’s right. I literally used to run away from leg day and preferred putting in 4-6 miles over doing leg exercises in the gym.  However, these days my preferences have changed. I have

How to do the Superman

What is a Superman? A Superman, per the Wikipedia page on the subject, is “a fictional character and superhero… Superman was born on the plant Krypton and was given the name Kal-El at birth. As a baby, his parents sent him to Earth in a small spaceship moments before Krypton was destroyed in a natural cataclysm. His ship landed in

How to do a Pull-Up

What is a Pull-Up? Pull-ups are one of the most effective, strength-building bodyweight movements for your upper body. The pull-up is simple; all you need is a bar, your body, and some brawn. It engages all of the muscles involved in “pulling”, which includes your back, biceps, forearms, and even your core. The movement can be progressed and regressed easily,

How to do Mountain Climbers

What are Mountain Climbers? Mountain Climbers are one of those exercises that you need to add to your workout regimen. This movement gets your heart pumping, your legs moving, your arms burning and your core aching. This is an excellent conditioning exercise, and will improve your overall functional strength, balance, quickness and agility.  Mountain Climbers are a high intensity movement

How to do a High Push-Up Position Hold

What is a High Push-Up Position Hold? Every journey begins with a few steps. And for a fitness journey, the first steps often begin with very simple exercises, and the High Push-Up Position Hold is a great place to start. This movement is bland, not-flashy, and simple enough to do. However, the muscles used in this movement are foundational for