Strength training is an important part of an overall exercise program.
While I personally like training with free weights, I also do a lot of functional and strength training with body weight as well as the TRX suspension training system...
I'm often asked, "what's the best exercise for..." The truth is that there are many great exercises out there for any given muscle group, and no one exercise is the end-all as far as exercise goes...
A great abdominal exercise that can easily be done at home is what I like to call the abdominal bike crunch because you move your legs in a fashion similar to what looks like a bicycle...
Burpees are a great overall body strengthening exercise that incorporates push-ups as well as plyometrics. Begin from a standing position and drop down to the floor into a push-up position in one smooth movement...
This ultra simple exercise is performed by standing in front of a wall about a foot or so away, and with your hands on the wall in front of you and your knees straight, just extend your ankles so that you move onto the balls of your feet...
Continuing with exercises you can easily do at home, today's post is on wall push-ups. This is definitely a beginner exercise, but great if you're in need of building strength so that you can advance to the standard floor push-up...
Today's post will cover the plyometric squat, switch is another way of saying a jumping squat. This exercise incorporates explosive power, agility, and strength and is considered more of an advanced exercise often used in athletic training...
Continuing with our home exercise series, today's post is a compound leg exercise using nothing more than a wall. Begin by leaning your back against the wall and then walk your feet away, lowering your bottom as if you were going to sit in a chair..
I call this exercise the retriever exercise because it resembles a dog pointing at something in the field. To perform this exercise, begin by getting on your hands & knees on the floor...
A great core and oblique exercise that you can do at home begin by lying on the floor on your back. Next, lift your legs off the floor and point your feet towards the ceiling.
