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5 Alternatives To The Bulgarian Split Squat And There Use Cases

The Bulgarian split squat is an extremely effective single leg squat variation, however there are many situations when a different exercise would be a better selection than the Bulgarian split squat. In this article I will outline 5 excellent alternatives for the Bulgarian split squats that can be used by different individuals for different circumstances.

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How To Use The Strict Chest To Bar Pull Up To Progress Your Vertical Pull Strength

The chest to bar pull up is one of my favourite progressions to the traditional pull up and is in my opinion the gold standard of the pull up variation. It allow us to move through the full range of motion of the vertical pull movement pattern just as we would in a lat pull down. It is however extremely challenging for the vast majority of individuals, but for those who are advanced in the vertical pull it can be an excellent strength training variation in a training cycle.

6 min read

Why You Should Start With Skill Acquisition

Skills are the most important aspect of your first few month of your training journey. They can be the difference between building a long term resistance training practice and not. In this article I will talk about the benefits of putting emphasis on skill acquisition and practical examples of how to ensure you gain the skills required.

5 min read

Which Is A Better Exercise: Lat Pull Down vs Pull Up

In this article I aim to outline the positive and negatives of the both the pull ups and the lat pull down. That isn’t to say that one exercise is better than the other, each exercises have their use cases and there are better times to use one rather than the other. I hope to provide valuable information that will help to inform your exercise selection.

6 min read

Try These 5 Advanced Pull Up Variations To Break Plateaus

Once you can perform 10-15 strict pull ups with excellent form, it can be really fun to try new advanced pull up variations. Not only are they fun and challenging to perform but they will also be beneficial to help improve your vertical pulling strength.

4 min read

How Many Sets and Reps for The Bulgarian Split Squat

The Bulgarian split squat (rear foot elevated squat in lunge) is one of the most popular exercises on the internet. Not only is it important that you perform it with technical precision, with a load that is appropriate for your current strength level but also use the correct number of sets and repetitions to create the desired adaptations.

5 min read

5 Hip Resistance Band Exercises For Stability and Control

Training the small stabilising muscles of the hips is not often considered when people think about resistance training. However these exercise can be extremely important for both athletic and elderly populations, or anyone recovering from a hip injury of differing severity. Having exercises you can use to stabilise the hips is important, in this article I provide 5 of these kinds of exercises, why they are beneficial and my rational behind their selection.

5 min read

Which Is More Effective: Squats vs Lunges

Understanding the nuances of the differences between squats and lunges is important for practitioners and coaches a like. In this article I aim to outline how these two types of exercises are both similar and very different at the same time. These are both some of the best exercises we have available to use in resistance training, so neither is better than the other, they do however have different use cases.

8 min read

Which Is More Effective: Bulgarian Split Squat vs Reverse Lunge

Exercise selection can be a difficult topic for those who are just getting to grips with writing their own training programmes. In this article I aim to provide valuable information on both the differences and similarities of the reverse lunge and the Bulgarian split squat (rear foot elevated squat in lunge).

6 min read

Which Is More Effective: Pistol Squat vs Bulgarian Split Squat

Sometimes when we are selecting exercises to use in our training plans it can be difficult to see what the difference between certain exercises is. When we cannot accurately see the similarities and differences it becomes hard to make informed decisions about exercise selection. In this article I hope to provide you with the knowledge required to make informed decisions for your exercise selection between the pistol squat and Bulgarian split squat.

7 min read

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