Do wall squats build muscle? Wall squats are a compound exercise because it works multiple muscle groups, so you are...
3 Wall Squat Variations you can do at Home
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Exercises Blog Posts
3 TRX/Suspension Trainer Exercises for any Fitness Level
Why is TRX Suspension Training unique? Including TRX Suspension Trainers changes exercise into a challenge for your...
3 Push Up Variations to Activate your Upper Body Muscles
Different kinds of push ups We are going to be moving away from a standard push up to activate more muscles in your...
3 Bodyweight Exercises (You’ve Never Seen Before!)
How can I build my body without weights? These exercises combine variations of movements to maximize their...
3 Bodyweight Hamstring Exercises (Minimal Equipment Required)
Do I need to train my hamstrings? Training your hamstrings is important because they are used very frequently in daily...
Balance Exercises Featuring the Strongboard
Balance uses visual, vestibular, and somatosensory (proprioception mainly) systems to maintain a line of gravity from a base of support, minimizing lateral sway from that equilibrium. Balance, an often over-looked component of fitness, is a skill that can be tested and improved in a range of ways. One such way that we advocate for is using an unstable surface or specially-designed tool, like the Strongboard Balance Board
Knee Pain: Everything You Kneed to Know
The largest joint in the human body, it is a hinge joint of the lower extremities that allows flexion, extension, and slight internal/external rotation. Stresses of the knee include weight-bearing, extension-locking, and impacts, twists, and turns.
Importance of Scapular (Shoulder) Stability
Your shoulder joint does not act in isolation to create movement in your arm. The muscles of your shoulder and scapula ( shoulder blade ) act together to create all movements of the arm.
Often the importance of strengthening the muscles controlling the shoulder blade is forgotten. Having a strong, stable, and well moving scapula is important for all baseball, basketball, swimming, overhead lifting or any sport involving the arm.
Importance of Overhead Mobility (Improve your Weightlifting and Throwing)
If you play and throwing sports or lift weights overhead shoulder mobility is extremely important. Check out this post on some tips for how to improve overhead shoulder mobility and why it is important.