Browsing: Compound Exercises

Many lifters share a common bad habit. Rushing the setup. It’s understandable because who doesn’t want to get to the good stuff sooner? But skipping the…

Pick up a couple of heavy dumbbells and go for a walk. Nice, simple, predictable, but not that easy. The Chaos Suitcase Carry changes the predictable…

Deadlifts are a tried and tested move for building your glutes, hamstrings, quads, traps, lats, arms, core and so much more. But despite the relatively simple…

Brandon Curry is always looking for new angles to improve his physique, so while aiming to exhaust his quads with a dropset, the man they call…

What do front planks, dead bugs, and the standard Pallof press have in common? They all move in straight lines. But we don’t only move in…

The barbell back squat is king of the gym jungle. It builds strength, muscle, resilience, and lower-body power that carries over to sports, lifting, and daily…

Admit it at one time, you judged someone else’s squat depth. Are you on the “ass-to-grass, or it doesn’t count” side, or are you a “parallel…

The sumo deadlift catches a lot of flak. Some lifters argue it’s cheating because the wide stance decreases the range of motion compared to the conventional…

There’s no lift more satisfying than gripping and ripping a deadlift. It’s you versus the barbell, and you either move it or you don’t. It’s arguably…

Unilateral exercises like the single-leg Romanian Deadlift—aka the RDL— reduce muscle imbalances, strengthen stabilizer muscles, and enhance muscle development. But there are some drawbacks to these…