Emphasis The primary muscles stressed in this movement are the muscles in your upper back (latissimus dorsi and rhomboids). The secondary muscles stressed are the shoulders and biceps. Starting...
Exercise of the Week: Vertical Lever Row
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Exercise of the Week: Seated Cable Row
Emphasis The primary muscles stressed in this movement are the muscles in your upper back (latissimus dorsi and rhomboids). The secondary muscles stressed are the shoulders and biceps. Starting...
One Arm Dumbbell Rows
Emphasis The primary muscles stressed in this movement are the muscles in your upper back (latissimus dorsi and rhomboids). The secondary muscles stressed are the shoulders and biceps. Starting...
How to Do a Close Grip V-Bar Lat Pulldown
If you want to become a personal trainer, or perhaps are one already, there are many movements you will have to know like the back of your hand. Luckily, most movements are just different variations...
Exercise of the Week: Medium Grip Lat Pulldowns
Emphasis The primary muscles stressed in this movement are the muscles in your upper back (latissimus dorsi - middle toward the center of the back). The secondary muscles stressed are the shoulders...
Exercise of the Week: Wide Grip Lat Pulldown (To the Front)
Emphasis The primary muscles stressed in this movement are the muscles in your upper back (outer latissimus dorsi). The secondary muscles stressed are the biceps and shoulders. Starting Position...
Exercise of the Week: Straight Barbell Row
Straight Barbell Rows are a staple movement to develop maximum pulling strength and core stability. Emphasis The primary muscles stressed in this movement are the muscles in your upper back...
The Truth About Sitting
Desk posture protocols are plentiful. There are many rules to follow when sitting like a proper human being. Knees in line with the toes Wrists in line with the elbows Keep the neck aligned with the...
The Reality of Reducing Body Fat
To say that Americans are preoccupied with losing weight is putting it mildly. Losing weight isn't hand, but even the most "experienced" losers often do not understand how to do so effectively and...
Connective Tissue Training: Strengthening Tendons and Ligaments to Prevent Injury
Personal trainers are well-versed in working muscles, but what about the tendons and ligaments that hold the muscles to each other and to bone? These structures are just as important to consider and...
