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Core Muscles: The Foundation
Core muscles play a significant role in bodybuilding, as they provide stability and support for various exercises and help maintain proper form during lifting. Strengthening the core muscles is essential for overall strength, balance, and injury prevention. The core encompasses a group of muscles that... -
Napsgear: Why You Should Never Neglect Your Obliques
The rectus abdominus, or "six-pack" muscle, receives all the attention, and for good reason. The focus is on your six-pack when your nutrition is on point and you are powerful and lean. However, the two oblique muscles, which are on either side of your rectus abs and are trained with side planks and ... -
Napsgear: Stomach Vacuums: What You Need to Know
One of the most useful core exercises you can do is the stomach vacuum. Contrary to its name, a stomach vacuum is neither a medical operation nor a chore. In reality, the physical therapy and bodybuilding industries have been using this particular sort of abdominal contraction for years. While stom... -
Napsgear: The 6 Squat Types Every Lifter Should Know
Have you tried them all? Squatting is a fundamental movement pattern, yet when we think of squats, we typically see a barbell across the back. There are many more choices, many of which are better suited to various lifters with various levels of expertise or objectives. These six squat varia... -
Mid Back Stiffness? Try this.
Mid back stiffness got you feeling slouched? Add this to your warmup.
This banded rotation drill is great for not only assisting more rotational motion, but also making you active the muscles responsible for actively rotating your spine.
I don’t like any passive mobility work... -
Core Strength
CORE STRENGTH
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📚 The core is not only the rectus abdominis and oblique muscles, but rather muscles that attach to the hip that aid in stability. These isometric variations do not change length during the contraction, but still produce force in the muscle. This can aid in more postural... -
Mid back Pain?
Mid back stiffness & pain?
One of the less acknowledged sources of low back pain comes from the area where the thoracic portion of the spine transitions into the lumbar segments. The thoracolumbar junction takes a lot of stress and can be a easy point in the spine to develop a hinge point.... -
Spine Mobility
While some segments are designed to be more stable/mobile than others, it is important to encourage movement in the spine (assuming it is controlled and not under excessive loads) to promote healthy joint function and longevity. The thoracic spine specifically requires an adequate amount of mobility... -
QL Variations
QL VARIATIONS
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The quadratus lumborum (QL) is a muscle that runs diagonally in your lower back from your vertebrae and last rib to your pelvis. It has various functions such as spinal side bending, pelvic lifting, spinal extension and anterior pelvic tilting. When it comes to low back pain,... -
Deadlifts - Don't do this!!!
This is something I see pretty often in the gym and I cringe every single time I see it.
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You should not hyperextend your lower back when you deadlift. The deadlift ends when your hips and knees are locked and your shoulders line up with your hips.
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Hyperextending squeezes... -
Row Variations
This series demonstrates variations for one of the most popular exercises for the back, rowing. The exercises in this series primarily focus on the lats, rhomboids, and lower trap muscles. You want to avoid pulling the elbows too far back on these exercises. Instead focus more on scapular retractio... -
Glute Variations
GLUTE VARIATIONS
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📚 Glute exercise are important for hip mobility and stability, such as at the top of a squat, deadlift or a single leg stiff leg deadlift you need to be able to drive with the glutes to maintain neutral spine. The main actions for this series are hip extension,... -
Hip Thrust Variations
💥HIP THRUST VARIATIONS
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When performing hip thrusts we put the pelvis in a position known as posterior pelvic rotation. This is where the pelvis is tucked underneath us. This is why it’s important to maintain neutral spine, such as keeping the chin tucked as well as breathing out on the... -
How to lift with Bad Joints
How to Lift with Bad Joints Try these workarounds to keep you in the gym when you're feeling a little banged up. Lift hard for long enough and you'll eventually have some joint pain. Whether it's the knee, shoulder, lower back, or wrist, something will probably flare up. Now, you could pop some p... -
Thoracic Rotation
𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐂 𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍✔️
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💥 Looking to improve your thoracic rotation and loosen up that mid-back? Here is how you can improve the extension and rotation of this region! The thoracic spine is easily the stiffest area on most people’s spines because we sit so much and move so little!...