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July 2019
15 UNDERRATED STRENGTH & POWER EXERCISES – PART 15 – FULL CONTACT TWIST
"The final installment of this series will focus on one of the best athlete-building core exercises out there: the full contact twist. As the story goes, the exercise got its name because Russian full contact fighters would use it all the time to increase their punching power … "
15 UNDERRATED STRENGTH & POWER EXERCISES – PART 14 – KETTLEBELL DRAG THROUGH
The kettlebell drag through combines the anti-extension nature of the bodysaw with a new anti-rotation component. One thing to keep in mind with these is that they are pretty easy to cheat on, so you have to be disciplined in order to do them well and get the benefits from them …
15 UNDERRATED STRENGTH & POWER EXERCISES – PART 13 – BODYSAW
One of the most important and also misunderstood areas in the fitness industry is that of core strengthening. Everyone has heard of it, everyone knows that it is important, and yet most people really do not have much of a clue about how to do it ...
June 2019
15 UNDERRATED STRENGTH & POWER EXERCISES – PART 12 – LATERAL DEADLIFTS
One area of “low hanging fruit” that is available for most people is to include more exercises in their training that are not in the sagittal plane (meaning are not performed straight front-to-back). Moving in the frontal plane (e.g. moving side-to-side) is a great way to include new patterns into your training, strengthen under-developed and/or neglected muscle groups, and to familiarize your body with moving in different directions ...
15 UNDERRATED STRENGTH & POWER EXERCISES – PART 11 – JUMP ROPE
Jumping rope is one of the simplest and most effective ways to improve your athleticism. It has been a staple in many fitness programs for ages, especially boxing and other combat sports. In competitive athletics if something does not work they do away with it, and at the same time if something has stuck around for a long time it is probably for good reason ...
15 UNDERRATED STRENGTH & POWER EXERCISES – PART 6 – PUSH UPS
I imagine a lot of people are somewhat surprised to see push ups on this list. However, I think they are a great fit because they are a fantastic upper body and core strength exercise that really do not get the love they deserve. I think this stems from people perceiving push ups as “easy” or as a “beginner” exercise, to which I strongly disagree ...
15 Underrated Strength & Power Exercises – Part 3 – Trap Bar Deadlift
By Tony Gracia, Head Coach and Co-Founder at Industrial Strength. I have been a full-time professional in [...]
15 Underrated Strength & Power Exercises – Part 2 – Heavy Sled Push
By Tony Gracia, Head Coach and Co-Founder at Industrial Strength. I have been a full-time professional in the [...]
15 Underrated Strength & Power Exercises – Part 1 – Zercher Squat
By Tony Gracia, Head Coach and Co-Founder at Industrial Strength. I have been a full-time professional in [...]