When searching for barbells online you’ve probably noticed that there are a huge array available. From a standard Olympic barbell in a range of finishes to many different kinds of speciality barbells, it can sometimes be a little overwhelming to choose a bar that best fits your needs.
There are a number of benefits to building your own home gym or garage gym. Firstly, having it right there means you’re more likely to stick to your training regime and secondly, once you’ve put in the initial investment for equipment, you’re going to save on the monthly fees of a gym membership.
A power rack, sometimes referred to as a squat rack, is offered in different forms. Some being more suited for commercial gyms with others better for home or garage gyms. Some of the options listed below would be seen as alternatives to a full power rack.
The Viking Press is traditionally a strongman competition lift in which the athlete is required to perform as many repetitions as possible. The movement is essentially an overhead press of a max weight and in a competition the athlete is required to lock out arms and legs in order for the rep to count towards their total.
The Glute Ham Eaise is a compound exercise which effectively targets the posterior chain muscles. The muscles include the glutes, hamstrings, calves and those along the spine. It’s also perfect for improving your stabilisation muscles, this is because you engage your core throughout this exercise.
Before we begin delving into the differences between a swiss bar and a football bar, lets look at two bars separately.
At first glance, it appears as though the bars are the same. However, the one difference between each of the bars is that the Swiss bar features grip options that are straight, whereas the football bar offers grips which are on an angle.
A reverse hyper, sometimes referred to as reverse hyperextension, is an exercise using a specific machine that targets your glutes, hamstrings and lower back muscles. The equipment used is called the reverse hyper machine and works by allowing the user to rest their upper body on the pads whilst they extend their legs up behind them.
Asking yourself these 9 questions below will ensure you get a bench that is safe, providing you good value for money and will help you in achieving the best gains in your workout
It’s suggested that a habit is borne out of doing something regularly for around 10 weeks, and this includes going to the gym.
Following on from gym closures in March 2020, there was concern within the fitness industry that the longer gym members go without using a gym, the less likely that they would return once gyms were to reopen.
For those of you looking to open a commercial gym or facility, the wide variety of gym equipment on offer can be quite confusing.