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Plank Side High Knee Lifts, Plank Jumps, Side Elbow Plank Knee Bends, One Legged Long Arm Crunches, Long Arm Crunches
- Core
- Arms
- Legs
- Abs
- Hips
Level:Intermediate
Trainer:Cara Richardson
Equipment:Yoga Mat
Plank Side High Knee Lifts, Plank Jumps, Side Elbow Plank Knee Bends, One Legged Long Arm Crunches, Long Arm Crunches
- Core
- Arms
- Legs
- Abs
- Hips
Level:Intermediate
Trainer:Cara Richardson
Equipment:Yoga Mat
1. Start with a push-up position. Bend your right and left knees one by one. 2. Start with a left-hand plank position. Bend your knee to touch the right elbow. 3. Lie down on the floor. Put your bent knee upward. Do crunches with your arms up and straight to the left and after to the right. 4. Do crunches and bend both of your knees to touch them. 5. Lie down. Put your bent knees up making the angle 90 degrees. Do little crunches with your hands straight.
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The Kardashians have created many beauty trends, one of which is having beautiful buttocks. So, in this article, we'll talk about building great gluteus muscles so you can look as attractive as Kim, Kourtney, and Khloe. Let's begin by looking at the anatomy. The glutes are made up of three main parts.
The gluteal maximum muscles, which are the largest muscles in the body, help to maintain balance when walking and running. They allow your legs to move sideways and are also responsible for contouring the shape of the buttocks.
The gluteus medius is overlaid in part by the gluteus maximus and is located at the top of the pelvis. It is involved in leg extension, lateral flexion, and body stabilization during the movement.
Finally, below is the gluteus minimus. Both are in charge of leg induction and body stabilization, as well as shaping the thigh line.
Training for the glutes
Building your glute muscles isn't easy, particularly when you're on a tight schedule. However, by working out at least three times a week and never giving up, you will quickly reach your goal. To help you achieve your goals, we've compiled the best exercises for your gluteus muscle development.
Deep squat with a barbell
This is one of the basic exercises that help to develop this muscle effectively. From the starting position - with your feet apart - lower your pelvis below the knees. Keep your lower back straight and make sure the knees do not go over your feet. Spreading your legs wider apart puts more pressure on your hips.
Romanian deadlifts
Stand up straight with a slight bend at the waist. Holding the dumbbells in both hands, bend over and pull your pelvis backward. Reaching a point just below your knees, return to start.
Dumbbell split squat
Exercise with a straight back and one leg stepping forward while the other leg is thrown into a brace behind you. Squat down and perform the exercise with both legs.
Back lunges
From the standing position, take a large step backward and drop down to form a bent-over position. Return to start and repeat this exercise for the other leg. Make sure your knee is bent at a right angle and not sticking out past your toes, do 20-30 reps. It is important to step backward precisely, maintaining rhythm and balance.
Having great gluteus is everyone's dream, and luckily, developing these muscles isn't difficult if you know the right exercises. So why not take advantage of our tips and start working towards your goal right now?
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Believe it or not, wrist muscles are extremely important. In fact, developed wrist muscles allow you to correctly do such exercises as planks, push-ups, handstands, as well as various workouts with dumbbells. In other words, most sports require strong wrists, and if you want to succeed in gymnastics, martial arts, CrossFit, or climbing, you have to make sure you have strong wrist muscles. But how to achieve that? Let's talk about wrist muscles and how to develop them in more detail.
Why are wrist muscles so important?
Not many people know about the importance of wrist muscles, yet strong wrists are significant in fitness and many other sports. The thing is that developed wrists and joint mobility are significant for avoiding injuries. For example, such sports as tennis, volleyball, CrossFit, boxing, gymnastics, archery, basketball, canoe, and even bowling have a rather serious load on the hands and wrists. Therefore, one wrong move can cause significant damage to the muscles and tendons of your wrists and hands. At the same time, developed and stretched muscles lower the chances of getting severely injured or injured at all. So this is the main reason why working on wrist muscles is so important for pretty much everyone.
Do I need to develop wrist muscles if I don’t do any sports?
Of course, now many of you can come to the conclusion that they do not have to work on their wrists because they don’t do any sports or do those sports that do not require strong wrists. Well, this is, obviously, not true. Perhaps everybody needs to work on their wrists, especially people who work long hours on the computers. The thing is typing and mouse clicking is not particularly good for the health of our wrists because of the positions of our hands during those activities. Moreover, some people even struggle with carpal tunnel syndrome, which is often caused by typing. However, typing is not the only thing that can cause this syndrome. Pianists, guitarists, as well as other people whose work involves repetitive movements of the wrist, are in the risk group. Certainly, this is a rather unpleasant disease but you can lower the chances of getting it by regular exercising. So the answer to this question is: yes, you do need to work on your wrist muscles even though you don’t do any sports.
Best workouts for wrists
Now as we know how important it is to work on your wrist muscles, let us take a brief look at the best exercises for developing these muscles. So here they come:
Dumbbell rows
Holding dumbbells
Wrist stretching
Hand rotation with dumbbells
Tennis ball squeeze
These simple exercises will help you strengthen your wrists and hands and therefore help you maintain your wrist health, so make sure to give them a try.
Final thoughts
As you can see, strong wrists are not only important for athletes, but also for regular office workers, musicians, and pretty much everyone. So why don’t you start working on your wrists now?
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Fit and strong arms is the goal of every fitness enthusiast. The thing is our arms are always the center of attention because it’s pretty difficult to hide them under clothes throughout most of the year. So how to make sure your arms look good in any clothes? Well, this is exactly what we’re going to talk about in this article. So without any further ado, let us begin.
Do Not Expect Immediate Results
Most people believe that a month of exercising is enough to see drastic results and therefore if they don’t see any progress, they simply give up. Of course, it’s not the best strategy. In fact, you shouldn’t expect immediate results. You have to move towards your goal gradually and patiently. The thing is, because of our anatomy, growing arm muscles is pretty challenging, especially if you want to get rid of the fat in the triceps area. So take baby steps and do not give up if you don’t see the result after just a few weeks of training.
Always Warm Up before Training
Many people underestimate warming up, thinking it’s not necessary. Obviously, it is wrong. You have to warm up before doing any type of exercise to avoid injuries, especially if you do not do sport regularly. So how to warm up before an arm workout? Here are some simple warmup exercises:
Arm rotation (2-3 minutes)
Arm stretches above your head
Scissors exercise
Wrist rotation (2 minutes)
These simple exercises will help you warm up and proceed to more challenging workouts for arms.
Do Effective Exercises
Not all the exercises can actually help you achieve your goal, which is why it is important to select those workouts that actually work. We recommend the following exercises for developing arm muscles:
Lateral raise
Push-ups
Plank
Dumbbell row
Plank to push-up
Incline bicep curl
Underhand seated row
Prone dumbbell spider curl
Diamond press-up
Javelin press
These workouts will surely help you work on your arms, so make sure to find out more about them as well as try them.
Stretch After Your Workout
Stretching is extremely important for pretty much all muscle groups and arms are not an exception. It helps to relieve muscle tension as well as prevent muscle soreness. So after you are done with the strengthening exercises for your arms, make sure to stretch for at least a few minutes. You can do the following stretching exercises:
Eagle arms
Standing bicep stretch
Reverse prayer
Horizontal arm extensions
Assisted side bend
Overhead triceps and shoulder stretch
Fingers up and down stretch
Cross-body shoulder stretch
These simple stretches will surely help you reduce or even avoid muscle soreness after working out, so give them a try.
Final Thoughts
Strong and fit arms is perhaps the biggest dream of all fitness enthusiasts and not only. Luckily, regular training can help you quickly achieve this goal. So why don’t you start moving towards your dream now?
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СWorking on the core muscles is not only essential for good looks, but also for your health. In this article, we will talk about core muscles and how to develop them. So without any further ado, let us begin.
Core Muscles: What Do They Consist of?
To put it simply, core muscles consist of two main groups, which are central and peripheral. The central muscles resemble a sac that protects internal organs by covering the abdominal cavity. In other words, we need these muscles to keep the vital organs safe. In fact, if we didn’t have these muscles, a slight kick in the abdominal area would cause significant damage to vital organs. Central muscles can be divided into several parts, which are:
Front - abs
Lateral parts - oblique muscles and the surrounding muscles
Back - the muscles that support the spine
Upper wall - diaphragm
Lower wall - pelvic floor muscles
The second group of core muscles, the peripheral muscle group, consists of the trapezius, the latissimus dorsi muscle, the pectoralis muscle, the buttocks, and the muscles of the shoulder girdle. These muscles are essential for our posture and back health, which means that developing those is rather important for everyone who wants to be healthy and look beautiful.
Both central and peripheral core muscle groups are extremely significant for our health, posture, as well as the way we look. Therefore, in the next paragraph, we are going to talk about the best exercises for strengthening these muscles.
Best Workouts for Strengthening Core Muscles
So we made it pretty clear that developing core muscles is important for pretty much everyone. So what exercises can you do to strengthen these muscles? Well, here they come:
High plank
Supine toe tap
Hollowman
Bird Dog
Crunches
Bicycle crunch
Superman
Warrior crunch
Supine leg lifts
Elbow to knee
Bridge
Mountain climber
V-sit
V-ups
Side plank
Plank shoulder taps
Turkish get-up
Elbow plank twists
As you can see, there are many workouts that will no doubt help you develop core muscles and eventually become healthy and fit. So why don’t you grab your fitness mat and try at least some of these useful exercises to see their effectiveness yourself?
Wrapping Up
Not only are core muscles essential for beautiful abs, but also rather important for your back health and posture. Furthermore, these muscles protect your internal organs, which is a pretty important feature. Therefore, if you regularly train but you always avoid core exercises thinking they are not as important as the workouts for your legs or arms, you better stop doing that because core muscles are perhaps the most important muscle group in your body.
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After the abdominal muscles are prepared, the obliques are the next step. The obliques are several groups of abdominal muscles on either side of the main body. The external obliques are at the top and the internal obliques are at the bottom. Training them with functional exercises includes flexion, twisting, and other rotational movements. In order to properly exercise the lateral muscles, however, it is important to remember that most oblique exercises also involve the other abdominal muscles, especially the medial transverse muscles. Therefore, you need to engage certain areas of the abdominal abs in a conscious manner.
Lateral twists
The basic exercise for the abdominal obliques is the lying lateral twist. Begin with lying on your side with your arm bent at the elbow to support your head. Extend the elbow toward the leg slowly, performing a purposeful contraction of the abdominal obliques.
Prone lateral push-ups
This exercise is fine for developing the neuromuscular links between the abs and the brain. Lying on the back, pull your left elbow in a slow tempo towards the opposite knee. Perform 12-15 reps on each side, and try to achieve a special burning feeling.
Lateral push-ups on a fitness ball
The advantage of this exercise is that you achieve a wide range of motion by bending your body slowly and controlling each movement over the ball. As you lift, feel your side abdominals twist and stretch as you descend. Place your arms behind your neck and do not move them apart.
Cross contacts
Make sure that your legs are straightened up while you are lying on your back. Place your hands on the back of your head and lift your head and shoulder blades slightly. Then do a twisting motion, extending your legs with the opposite arm straight. Perform the same movement for the other side. Repeat at least 20 times.
Lift your hips
Make sure you are lying straight on one side. Your feet should be lying on top of each other and your free arm fixed at the waist. You need to lift your torso so that your body line is completely straight at peak amplitude. At the apex, pause briefly to emphasize the work of the obliques. As you lower your torso, your thighs are only gently touching the ground and the muscles are not fully relaxed.
Developed obliques provide the framework for your abs and make them look amazing, so if you really want to have a great abdomen, you should work both your abs and obliques.
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