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The 5 Best Hip Hinge Exercises for Glute Hypertrophy and Strength

The hip hinge is one of the most promenant movement patterns we see in resistance training. It is effective for building both strength and hypertrophy in all the muscles of the posterior chain, including the glutes. There are many types of hinge exercises, some are much more effective at targeting the glutes than others, so make sure you use this list to your advantage.

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Try These 5 Single Leg Hip Hinge Exercises (Uni-lateral Hinge)

Single leg, also known as uni-lateral, hinge work is one of the most beneficial movements that we have available to us in the gym. It also happens to be the most technically difficult to perform well. In this article I will discuss the why and how you can add this into your training programme along with 5 exercise variations you can use to move through this movement pattern.

6 min read

Learning to Hinge: Hip Hinge Exercises for Beginners

Hinging is one of the key movement patterns within resistance training. If you are looking to use resistance training to improve your health, hinging will be a crucial part of your resistance training programme. It is also one of the most challenging to learn and perform with technical precision. This means that beginners need to be very intentional about how they learn this movement for their long term success.

7 min read

What Are Eccentric Exercises and 5 Examples You Can Use In Your Workouts

Eccentric exercises are a very effective means to help build muscles and learn skills, among many other benefits. Understanding what eccentric exercises are and how to use them in your training will help your training in the long term. Let’s look at what eccentric exercises are and provide you with 5 examples you can use in your training.

8 min read

Differentiating Between Endeavour and Health and Building Both

Successfully moving from periods of endeavour to periods of health and wellbeing is the method that allows for sustainable and satisfying training. Here I provide some practical steps to achieving sustainable training that allows you to thrive.

5 min read

The 8 Best Kettlebell Lunge Variations to Add To Your Workout Regime

Kettlebell lunges are a very effective way to improve strength and increase muscle mass in the legs. Lunges are one of the most effective single leg variations that we have available to us, so if you only have access to kettlebells it is important to use your kettlebells to move through the lunge movement pattern. Thankfully there are a huge variety of variations, lets walk through 8 different kettlebell lunge variations you can use for strength and hypertrophy.

8 min read

How Effective Are HIIT Workouts?

The science is abundantly clear, high intensity interval training is one of the best interventions that can be done for improving both health and performance. The good news is that you have found a way to remain in extremely good fitness, the bad news is that it’s not going to be easy it terms of effort. High intensity interval training is very challenging, but without a doubt, an extremely effective.

4 min read

Finding Flow and Awe Through Running

Building physical practices that also help improve our experience of our lives and ground us to the natural world is one of the best ways to get the most out of your movement practice. Finding a routine that brings more to you than physical health, through providing the sensations of flow and awe can be highly beneficial. This melange of these two powerful emotions can improve mood and help us find meaning and calm in our daily practices.

4 min read

How To Successfully Progressive Overload the Bench Press

Let’s be honest, the bench press is one of the funnest lifts we can perform in the weight room. However it is easy to reach a plateau in your strength here and without applying the correct principles of training like progressive overload, it can be very difficult to break these plateaus. In this article I will talk you through a variety of different variables you can manipulate to apply progressive overload to the bench press.

6 min read

Why You Should Be Doing The Kettlebell Sumo Deadlift

The kettlebell sumo deadlift is a very effective and fun hinge variation that is beneficial for numerous reasons that I will cover in this article. Read on if you want to find out why you should be doing this exercise and how to implement it.

5 min read

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