Friday, September 7, 2007

5 Best Exercises

No matter what your goal, you should be doing these 5 exercises (or a variation) in your workout program. From becoming more athletic to achieving the athletic look, these 5 exercises are a perfect match for your program.

First up, the split squat. This can be done with dumbells, barbells, and even the Smith Machine at a gym. You can elevate the front or back leg, and beginners can do bodyweight only and hold onto something for balance.

You can superset split squats with dumbell rows or pushups, which are 2 of the other 5 best exercises you can do at home with minimal equipment.

However, if you do dumbell split squats, don't superset them with dumbell rows...your grip will be "fried", and you won't be able to do either effectively.

Rounding out the final exercises in our top 5 are two for the glutes and hamstrings...the dumbell Romanian Deadlift and the DB Swing.

You might never of heard of these exercises, but they focus on getting you to work "hip extension", which works your butt and hamstrings. Perfect for sport-specific power and for building a better butt.

More on these in the future,

CB

PS - For more information on fast workouts...

...you can do at home, find out about Varsity Strength Coach John Barban's 6-Minute Circuits Workout program HERE

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