Simple to do, but exhausting.
Grab a pair of dumbbells (or kettlebells), and do a pushup with them in your hands. Use the speed from the pushup to go right into a row with one of your arms (or both if you think you’re a super hero). As soon as that dumbbell hits the ground go […]
The Swing
Pictured is the kettlebell version but anything can be used for weight. Try this one with the cat. With a dumbbell you can take the weight over the head. This was one of the original Olympic lifts about a century ago, along with a host of other one- and two-handed exercises, including the two that are still […]
The Windmill
The windmill is a favorite at Bodytribe. We use it not only as an exercise for spinal strength and overall flexibility, it can be used as a great assessment tool to check out if the body has a message or two for you to heed. Any tightness or weakness along certain chains of motion […]
Let’s review a standard exercise here at Bodytribe, and well known amongst modern physical culturalists:
The Turkish Get Up
Another Bodytribe favorite, the turkish getup turns what looks like a simple task into a fun challenge. It is a deceptively difficult lift that keeps us young. It is easy to adulticize this lift by thinking about it […]
I was asked by someone online to send info on this exercise. I thought I’d post it here. The goal is to give the vastus medialis (tear drop above the knee) some action, since it might get over shadowed by the beefier, more dominant lateralis when practicing squats. Good pre-hab for powerlifters, among others.
Grab a […]
