When many people train with weights, they focus their efforts on the muscles in the front of the body, but forget about the muscles in back, the posterior chain. If you can’t see them in the mirror, they must not be important, right? Wrong.
It’s time to show the hammies some love and here’s a great exercise to work them. Give the Stability Ball Hamstring Curl a try and let me know what you think!
The big game is tomorrow and here’s my predicition. Check out the video below where I use my TRX Suspension Trainer to give you the prediction.
I love training with the TRX. It’s versatile and effective. You get a great total body workout and can get it quick! Drew Bress calls the TRX “the greatest piece of functional fitness equipment that exists”.
My latest video highlights a great exercise that you probably remember from your high school days. At the time, you probably thought it was torture. But it was really a great cardio and functional strength building exercise.
Build a strong core with the stability ball rollout
In this video, I’ll show you another great exercise that you can do with a stability ball to develop your core.
This is another challenging exercise that will stress your abdominals, low back, shoulders, and chest. Be sure to brace your abs with this one, as with all core exercises, and only go out as far as you can while keeping the natural curve of the low back. If the back begins to fall inward, stop and return to the start. As your strength develops, you’ll be able to go our further. Proper form is critical to the success of the exercise and most importantly to your health!
Add Rotation to your Program with the Stability Ball Oblique Crunch
The stability ball is a pretty versatile piece of equipment. If you’ve been watching my videos, you’ll see that I use it for quite a few exercises.
The body moves in three planes of motion. First is the sagittal plane, which involves forward and backward movement. For example, walking on a treadmill is a sagittal plane movement. Second is the frontal plane which is side-to-side motion. Third involves the transverse plane, or rotational movement. Most injuries that occur in life do so in the frontal and transverse planes, yet most exercise machines are designed for sagittal movement. Unless you incorporate those movements into your exercise, you’re at greater risk for injury.
Push ups are great exercises for developing strength. But let’s face it, they can get boring. If you’re looking for a unique variation on the tired old push up, try the Spiderman push up.
The movement goes like this:
Begin in the standard push up/plank position with your arms extended and hands under your shoulders.
Lower your body by bending at the elbows while keeping the body in line and not sagging.
As you lower, bring your right knee out to the side and touch it to your right elbow without twisting your torso.
Raise yourself back to the start position while bringing your right leg back to it’s start position.
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