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FringeSport Hex Bar with weighats
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Trap Bar for Strength Training

December 22, 2021 gymadmin Comments Off on Trap Bar for Strength Training

Let’s look at hex bars or Trap Bars. The trap bar is an indispensable piece of equipment, and most commercial gyms and a majority of home and garage gyms have one. Using the trap bar gives you a full-body exercise targeting your legs and hips and enhancing explosive power for athletic performance. Here are some of the styles we are going to look at: Trap Bars – Overview A trap (or hex) bar is a hexagonal-shaped barbell. Rather than standing behind the traditional straight barbell, you stand in the middle of the hexagon. Some trap bars have two handles – one high, one low, while others have the handles at the equal height of a straight barbell. It needs less technical knowledge than barbell deadlifts and is easier to learn. A trap bar provides versatility, and you can do different exercises and movements with it. Many trap bars are rackable, giving you the ability to perform reverse band deadlift movements, […]

Bench press form
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Ode to the Bench Press

September 22, 2019 gymadmin 1

The Bench Press is a gym legend. But, nowadays it catches a lot of flak. For no good reason, in my opinion. The mighty bench press was the first thing I ever did in the gym (30+ years ago). And, god willing, it’ll be the last thing I do too. Let’s discuss why the bench press rules. First of all – you can build massive pecs. You also get to lay down. In fact, it’s not correct form to do anything other than lay down on the padded bench. Are you seeing the benefits now? It’s the most weight you can move with your upper body. Dips, curls, overhead press – all great. But nobody is every going to overhead press 1,000 lbs. Oh – but that’s wearing an artificial performance device like a bench shirt?

Fit woman using a kettlebell as part of a "Turkish Get Up"
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Kettlebells are Sexy

August 18, 2019 gymadmin Comments Off on Kettlebells are Sexy

Kettle bells … crazy fad or legitimate fitness tool? A few years ago kettlebells reached the peak of the hype cycle. They are not a miracle tool for fitness, but they are a solid choice for your home gym or garage gym that let you do some things you couldn’t do otherwise. And they are a lot of fun. And sexy. Let’s talk about why you should have kettlebells in your home gym. Kettlebells Look Cool. Kettlebells are Sexy. They are a conversation starter. Let’s face it – a really big kettlebell just looks evil. It’s a cannonball with a handle. Is there a “sexy” piece of workout equipment? We vote for the kettlebell. Secondly, kettlebells are part of the modern training landscape. Do you consider yourself a home fitness guru or expert? You’ve got to know kettlebell basics, at least. Kettlebells Have a Handle The handle on the kettlebell makes them superior to dumbbells for exercises like the kettlebell […]