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  • Bed of Nails (review & how to use)

    The bed of nails is a shakti mat, or acupressure mat or pillow that has loads of little plastic spikes or nails. I find it helps for my stiff neck and back, but only if I take my top off and lie on it for 1 minute or more. If I put it on the…

  • Cheap Home Gym Equipment (worth it?)

    Moat of the cheap home gym equipment is, well, sh!te. multigyms for example, tend to be complete tat unless they cost a few grand. The best cheap home equipment for bodybuilding and fitness would have to be: long looped Resistance bands Doorframe pull up bar Kettltebells The great thing with pull up bars and bands,…

  • Simple Exercises for Football Players to Increase Speed & Decrease Injury Risk

    In an ideal world (does one exist in the universe?) each player would have a professional strength and conditioning coach, who could teach him or her to perform Olympic Lifts and plyometrics safely and effectively. Unless you’re a pro player, this isn’t going to happen. So you have two options remaining – do the exercises…

  • Pull Up Bar Resistance Bands – how to tie resistance band to pull up bar

    Exercise at your own risk Resistance bands are great for all sorts of exercises Long, looped bands are the best for assisting with chin ups. Tie the band in a loop onto the bar Place your knee or foot in the bottom of the loop If you don’t have a band, and you are training…

  • Sauna Suit Benefits

    Hi! so sauna suits are great, but I wouldn’t use them for long term weight loss – you are dehydrating yourself not losing bodyfat. In fact, if you want to increase your metabolism, you’re probably better off getting really cold and having an ice bath Using a sauna suit to lose weight long term is…

  • Nordic Hamstring Curl at Home

    Nordic hamstring curls are very popular thanks to Instagram’s Knees Over Toes Guy – Ben Patrick. The curl is a great exercise for developing muscle mass and strength in the hamstrings/backs of the legs. It’s also touted as one of the best exercises for preventing injuries to the hamstrings and knees. Disclaimer – Perform the…

  • Resistance Band Deadlifts – How to Do Deadlifts with a Band

    Deadlifts are a key compound exercise for developing strength in the glutes, lower back, legs and to a certain degree the upper back and traps. Resistance bands are great for beginners because they’re so easy to use, but also an advanced tool for developing power and “lock out” strength. Deadlift at your own risk –…

  • How to Do Resistance Band Press Ups (looped bands)

    I’ve seen people wrapping the bands around themselves in a kind of figure 8, but I couldn’t get that technique to work for me. Instead I take the looped band, put it over my head and grab as far up as I can on the loop. This creates a bit of slack band, but it…

  • How to do Resistance Band Squats (looped bands and handled bands)

    Resistance bands are extremely popular these days. They’re great for home workouts, easy to store, pretty safe and kinder on the joints than heavy weights. Resistance Band Squats – Bands with handles Anyway, if you want to get yolked you’ll probably want to do squats. when using bands with handles: – Grab the handles –…

  • Band exercises for Boxing

    Resistance bands are pretty good for boxers, they provide constant variable elastic tension from all possible angles. Unlike weights which provide “gravitational resistance” in a downward, vertical plane, bands can provide elastic resistance, that increases the more the band is stretch – providing the ideal ‘strength curve’ or power curve for throwing a punch –…