Resources discussing strength, health & well-being.

The 5 Barbell Squat Exercises You Need in Your Workout Routine

Barbell squat variations are some of the most effective exercises you can perform in the weight room for both strength and muscle gain. In this article I will provide some of the most well-known of these variations that should already be a staple in your training programme, I will also provide some more niche variations that can add variety and be fun to try out.

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The 4 Best Barbell Exercises for Beginners

Barbells and beginners don’t traditionally go very well together. In this article a beginner will be someone who hasn’t yet acquired the basic skills in the key movement patterns to perform exercises with good technique, as seen in gyms all around the world. Barbells complicate things as they require a certain level of skill to perform with precision, that doesn’t mean that beginners wont be able to become very strong in the barbell lifts eventually, but as a starting point it’s not always the best choice.

5 min read

The 5 Barbell Exercises for Seniors Training Programmes

Seniors can see great benefits of all forms of resistance training, including using the barbell. Barbells can be a little more technical than dumbbells, kettlebells and machines, which are used regularly by seniors who are just getting into resistance training. Barbells are an excellent tool for those who have a bit more experience in resistance training and are looking to increase the intensity of their workouts.

5 min read

The 5 Best Barbell Exercises For Runner's Performance and Injury Mitigation

Runners have long used resistance training to help mitigate injury and improve their performance. In this article, I will discuss why using a barbell for strength training can be a great tool for runners and how to implement it into your current training regime. The list of exercises is not exhaustive, but the principles behind them and their implementation will help you build a long-term training plan that builds to both health and performance.

8 min read

6 Barbell Lunge Exercises For Strength and Hypertrophy

Finding lunge variations can be difficult if you’re not a certified strength and conditioning coach. That’s why we made this article, to help you find both varieties of the lunge movement but also novel variations that will allow you to target different responses.

7 min read

The 8 Best Barbell Exercises Without Rack

Barbell exercises are a type of strength training exercise that involves lifting a barbell, which is a long bar with weights attached to each end. These exercises are a popular choice among weightlifters and bodybuilders because they can help to build muscle mass, improve strength, and increase power. Barbell exercises can be performed with or without a rack, which is a piece of equipment used to support the barbell during exercise.

6 min read

The 5 Best Barbell Exercises Without Bench

Not having a bench will not hold you back from reaching your physical goals if you have a barbell and weights to use. These exercises are a great way to build strength and muscle, in fact, they are some of the most effective exercises available to achieve these goals. In this article, we will introduce you to a variety of barbell exercises that can be done standing up or using just a barbell and weight plates.

3 min read

The 7 Most Effective Barbell Push Exercises

Finding new barbell push exercises and adding them into your training plan will be made easy with this article. We will go through the benefits of using barbell push exercises and how they can be added into your training regime.

6 min read

The 7 Barbell Back Exercises for Strength and Hypertrophy

Barbell exercises are a staple in many strength and hypertrophy training programs. They allow for a wide range of motion and allow for the use of heavy weights, making them effective for increasing both strength and muscle size.

9 min read

5 Lat Exercises Barbell Variations For Strength and Muscle Growth

Growing your lats with a barbell can be done through both horizontal pulling variations and hinging variations, though horizontal pulling movements are much more specific to the lats than hinging variations and these will be the movements provided in this list. If you don’t have access to a pull up bar these movements will help grow your lats without doing direct vertical pulling exercises like lat pull downs and pull ups. If you don’t yet have the strength to perform pull ups, these barbell lat exercises will help move you toward this goal.

3 min read

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