There's been an ongoing debate among strength athletes and fitness enthusiasts as to which lift is the "king of exercises" - the squat or the deadlift. Both are superb exercises which work your entire body and produce unbeatable strength and muscle gains. Typically, it's the deadlift that allows ...
READ MORE +Are lunges part of your lower body training? Well if they aren't, it's about time they were! This compound exercise is a favourite lower body exercise for many athletes and gym-goers. It's not difficult to learn which makes it suitable for people from all types of training backgrounds, and it ...
READ MORE +Our next sandbag training article in the series revolves around Power Cleans. We've all seen weightlifters in the Olympics picking up heavy weights from the floor and hoisting them up before holding them overhead. The clean and jerk is one of the two lifts (the snatch is the other) in this sport ...
READ MORE +Our next sandbag training article in the series revolves around the Overhead Press. Whether it's been on a Smith machine, with a barbell, or with kettlebells, just about everyone who trains has done some form of overhead pressing. Unarguably, the overhead press is a first-class compound exercise ...
READ MORE +Our next sandbag training article in the series is for anyone who's got a decent bit of experience of lifting weights under their belt. If you do you'll know that the barbell bent over row is one of the best upper back building exercises you can do. Done with a sandbag, it feels every bit as good ...
READ MORE +All squat workouts have their value. Whether it's heavy barbell squatting, squatting with kettlebells doing goblet squats, squats with medicine balls or simply bodyweight squats. Each lifting exercise hits your muscles in different ways, and the same goes for the bear hug squat, which indirectly ...
READ MORE +If strength and conditioning is your passion it's likely you will know the British fitness equipment company Mirafit. They've been around since 2014 and have established themselves as one of the best online companies for training gear. Some of the world’s top strongman athletes, Tom Stoltman for ...
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