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Calf Raises Can Help You Build Stronger Legs You should train your calf muscles like any other part of your body. Here s how. Jan 11, 2021 The calves are a muscle group that give lots of guys headaches. Many regard the muscles as “stubborn,” or painfully slow to grow which leads some people to just disregard training plans that target the calves because they simply blame genetics for lack of size or because they assume other lower body movements give the muscles enough attention. But there are some common exercises for calves, most notably the traditional calf raise. This is a great exercise, don’t get me wrong but if we leave our training to just one way of thinking in respect to how we’re targeting the calves and producing calf muscular hypertrophy adaptations, then we could be leaving gains on the table. ....
How to Do Leg Raises the Right Way This simple, super scalable bodyweight move can be a great addition to your core training. Jan 6, 2021 The leg raise is a fantastic core exercise that every lifter should keep in their ab exercise library. Leg raises can be easily scaled and performed virtually anywhere with no equipment needed. Given it s position, the move can be a great core progression for other exercises like dead bugs and more advanced maneuvers like dragon flags. If you’re stuck doing home workouts or just want more core exercises to add to your library, then give this movement a try. Let s break down the leg raise exercise, the most important reasons you should do it, and discuss some tips to keep in mind. ....
The 13 Best Pullup Bars You Can Get Right Now by Ben Radding, Emily Shiffer Whether you prefer doing pullups of chinups, you ll need a solid bar that can bear your weight. We ll get into that in a moment–but first, it helps to understand the exercises at hand. Both pulling moves are absolute muscle builders. There are few more comprehensive upper body exercises than the pullup and chinup. No matter which of the pair you choose to do, you’ll work your lats, biceps, rhomboids, rear deltoids, and core (to name but a few of the muscles involved) during every hard-earned rep, Trevor Thieme C.S.C.S., previously wrote for ....