Who invented the Landmine? No. I'm not talking about the explosives! What I am talking about is the landmine attachment that is found in gyms all over the world. Many of us are now firm devotees to the landmine. Over lock down, and in my small but beloved home gym, my landmine attachment was a... Continue Reading →
Who Invented the Landmine?
Who invented the Landmine? No. I'm not talking about the explosives! What I am talking about is the landmine attachment that is found in gyms all over the world. Many of us are now firm devotees to the landmine. Over lock down, and in my small but beloved home gym, my landmine attachment was a... Continue Reading →
The History of the Face Pull
I grew up in the age of rotator cuff injuries. Whether or not the danger was as real as people believed, it didn't matter. I, like many others, spent the first five years of training involved a series of mind numbingly boring shoulder exercises as part of our warm up. Taking light dumbbells, we would... Continue Reading →
The Long History of the Medicine Ball
Few pieces of equipment have a century's long history. Aside, perhaps, from the Indian club, most of the machines or devices we exercise with today count their origins to the eighteenth or nineteenth century. Sure some may argue that dumbbells have long been used by trainees but a simple look at Ancient Greek halteres makes clear... Continue Reading →
The Long History of the Medicine Ball
Few pieces of equipment have a century's long history. Aside, perhaps, from the Indian club, most of the machines or devices we exercise with today count their origins to the eighteenth or nineteenth century. Sure some may argue that dumbbells have long been used by trainees but a simple look at Ancient Greek halteres makes clear... Continue Reading →
The History of the Face Pull
I grew up in the age of rotator cuff injuries. Whether or not the danger was as real as people believed, it didn't matter. I, like many others, spent the first five years of training involved a series of mind numbingly boring shoulder exercises as part of our warm up. Taking light dumbbells, we would... Continue Reading →
The Long History of the Medicine Ball
Few pieces of equipment have a century's long history. Aside, perhaps, from the Indian club, most of the machines or devices we exercise with today count their origins to the eighteenth or nineteenth century. Sure some may argue that dumbbells have long been used by trainees but a simple look at Ancient Greek halteres makes clear... Continue Reading →
The History of the Face Pull
I grew up in the age of rotator cuff injuries. Whether or not the danger was as real as people believed, it didn't matter. I, like many others, spent the first five years of training involved a series of mind numbingly boring shoulder exercises as part of our warm up. Taking light dumbbells, we would... Continue Reading →
The History of the Bosu Ball
Part of the functional training fetish exhibited by members of the strength and conditioning community in the opening decade of the twenty-first century, the Bosu Ball was not too long ago, a ubiquitous piece of gym equipment. Nowadays found in the corner of the gym floor, if at all, the Bosu Ball, along with the... Continue Reading →