How To Do Captain’s Chair Leg Raises Properly
Captain’s chair leg raises are a perfect exercise if you want to isolate your abdominal muscles and hip flexors. This exercise is done on a seat-less chair that has both horizontal and vertical support in form of arm and backrest respectively. As a…
Read MoreHow To Do The Chair Sit Up Properly
A chair sit up is structured in the same way that a standard sit up is. As such, it brings the same thing to the table. However, it’s largely considered a low-impact variation of the standard sit up. To do the exercise WHAT TO DO: The first step is…
Read MoreHow To Do The Cable High Pull Properly
The cable high pull is a compound exercise that exercises a number of areas in the upper body. It also works areas such as the gluteus muscle, hamstring and calves. The exercise is based on training explosivity within the muscles through the tension…
Read MoreHow To Do The Cable Front Raise Properly
The cable front raise involves the use of a cable pulley system. This is in order to engage a number of areas including the triceps and anterior parts of the shoulder. To do the exercise: WHAT TO DO: Choose a weight on the low pulley machine and grab the…
Read MoreHow To Do The Cable Glute Kickbacks Properly
Cable glute kickbacks involves exercising your gluteal muscles. These are fleshy muscles of your buttocks extending downwards from the hipbone to the thighbone. The glute muscles consist of the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. These…
Read MoreHow To Do The Cable Fly Properly
The cable fly is popularly referred to as the safer more effective alternative to the dumbbell fly – a better-known exercise that mostly engages the chest. As such, this exercise is also an exercise that mostly engages the chest muscles. It is…
Read MoreHow to Do The Bent Over Delt Raises Properly
When we talk about the bent-over delt raises we refer to a series of exercises that engage all the areas of the shoulder. The shoulder is a large muscle that is divided into three heads namely the posterior (rear), anterior (front) and lateral (middle)…
Read MoreHow To Do Cable Donkey Kicks Properly
The cable donkey kicks are a popular exercise mostly known for the work they do on the gluteus muscle. It involves the use of a cable pulley system. The cable pulley develops a system that enables you to drag the pulley using your legs and heavily relies…
Read MoreHow to Do Cable External Rotation Properly
The cable external rotation is an interesting exercise. It exercises all the three shoulder heads. However, the primary target area is the rotator cuff. The rotator cuff is located right before where the shoulder begins. This is primarily because it is…
Read MoreHow to Do Bent Over Dumbbell Raise Properly
The bent over dumbbell raise works the rear deltoids mainly. WHAT TO DO: Pick up your dumbbells Spread your feet so they are shoulder-width apart Flex your knees slightly so they are bent While doing this, ensure that you’ve kept a neutral spine and your…
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