The fitness industry is filled with myths and misinformation. One of the biggest areas of myths and misinformation is abdominal training.

The glute/ham machine. Good for the glutes, hamstrings and erector spinae muscles. Many people perform this movement wrong.

Single leg dead lifts with a cable pulley for glute and hamstring development.

Back tri set hitting all the muscle fibers of the posterior chain.

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A few days before Thanksgiving I got a chance to go out to Boston to see one of the Mecca's of sports performance training, Mike Boyle S & C

The trap 3 raise works the lower trap fibers that tend to be under developed and weak in many people.

Powell raises are one of those great exercises for the mid back, external rotators and rear delts that hardly anyone does.

When warming up for a specific exercise you need to a warm up set that will prepare you for what you are about to do.

Barbell back squats may be difficult for some due to muscle imbalances, tightness and mobility issues. Front squats may be a good option.

The inverted/horizontal rows may be the best exercise that I rarely ever see people do in the gym. It works much more than just the back.

The hip hinge is a key movement in sports as well as in everyday life. The romanian dead lift is a great hip hinge exercise.

One of the things I look for when watching clients form in any compound leg exercise is the knee tracking correctly over the toes.

When performing external rotation exercises for the shoulder I often see it performed incorrectly. There are a couple mistakes I tend to see

My client MaryKay has never been able to do a chin up. After a chin up specialization program I put her on at 54 years old she can do one.

The Poliquin step up is a great exercise for knee strength and stability.. It targets the vasus medialis oblique, key for knee stability.

The reverse hyper is a great exercise for the glutes, hamstrings and lower back. I like using resistance bands instead of plate weights.

One of the things I have found to help clients learn to do a new exercise in the proper form is doing the exercise first with no wieght

How varying your foot placement on the leg press will affect which muscles are recruited or used more.

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