If you’re looking for an easy suspension leg workout that’s gentle on the lower back and still builds lower body strength and muscle endurance, you’re in the right place! Low back pain and leg training are archenemies. Whether it’s bad form or having a really sensitive low back a lot of lower body exercises can […]
Back Pain While Bench Pressing Dealing with back pain while bench pressing can be absolutely miserable. What should be a simple exercise to help build strength in the upper body becomes something you dread doing, do anyways despite the pain or you skip altogether. We already know exercise is excellent for combating low back pain […]
Dumbbell Lateral Raise Exercise You Should Be Doing Have you ever wondered what the best dumbbell lateral raise exercise you should be doing is? There seems to be a lot but which ones work the best? There are so many different types of shoulder exercises you can do to build bigger, stronger shoulders (deltoids) pain-free. […]
Should I Exercise With Low Back Pain? Have you ever sat in your car in the parking lot of your gym debating whether you should go in and work out despite your consistent low back pain? Have your doctors been telling you more exercise will help with your pain yet exercise seems to be one […]
Some of the simplest exercises can trigger low back pain. Take bicep curls and shoulder presses for example. These are not necessarily considered “risky” exercises for someone who has a sensitive low back but depending on how they do them it could really mess them up. Today, I want to give you a quick fix […]
Have you ever wondered whether the number of reps you’re currently doing in your program is actually going to get you results? What if I told you that the number of reps you do doesn’t really matter? What if I told you that you could do any rep scheme you wanted to on any given […]
Do you find yourself babying your shoulders every time you’re in the gym? No matter how many “warm-up” sets you do you still feel like your shoulders need more time before you start lifting? If this is you then you might want to start doing more of this exercise. There aren’t a lot of exercises […]
Do you have a hard time “feeling” your butt when you’re targeting them in the gym? Do you struggle with low back pain and weakness in the lower body? Is your butt just not growing despite all the squats and lunges you are doing? Having a strong butt does matter. Not only that but knowing […]
Are traditional barbell bent-over rows causing back pain for you? Do you still try to push through the pain because you know how important it is to have a strong back? You’re not the only one who will often trade pain for strength gains but it doesn’t have to be like that. Traditional barbell bent-over […]
Looking for a low back-friendly arm workout? Are traditional dumbbell or barbell curls getting boring? Do those traditional arm exercises cause random low back irritation? If so, I have a pretty cool arm workout for you that I did with resistance bands you can do just about anywhere. You can see the exact bands I […]