Hold on to your Elitefts beanies because today I have 4 Exercises You Need to Do. I’m not saying that you aren’t doing them, just that you need to. And I’m pretty sure they’ll surprise you. They’ll also be more challenging than you think.
Why do you need to do them?
Great question.
I’ll answer that in the brief description of each one. I’ll add now that it really doesn’t matter what your goals or sport are. The list of 4 Exercises You Need to Do will address areas that just about all of us need work on.
Without further bloviating, here we go with the 4 Exercises You Need to Do, in no particular order.
Tib Raise
The Tib Raise is simple to do and can be done anywhere with no equipment. It works your tibialis anterior predominantly; that’s the muscle in your shin.
Why do you need to do Tib Raises?
One reason is to balance out the calf. Most of us work the back of the calf, and not the front. This is like doing only back and never chest. You’ll develop a strength imbalance, which usually leads to pain or injury.
Speaking of pain or injury, Tib Raises do wonders for knee pain!
Don’t believe me?
Add them in.
High reps work best on these.
Next on the list of 4 Exercises You Need to Do is the:
Zottman Curl
Why do you need to do the Zottman Curl?
Well for one, it’s awesome.
For two it is a great variation of a curl. Doing the same exercise over and over with no variation leads to stagnation.
For three, it really torches the biceps AND forearm muscles. What good are huge biceps without ham hock forearms?
Third on the list of 4 Exercises You Need to Do is the:
Lying Glute Squeeze
Why do you need to do Lying Glute Squeezes?
Primarily so more people say “Nice bum, where ya’ from?”
But also because it is a very low intensity exercise that you can add in as Active Rest the uses your Glutes almost exclusively. Developing strong Glutes is never bad, and doing direct work on them that is almost impossible to cheat gives you more bang for the buck.
Our final entry on the list of 4 Exercises You Need to Do is:
Dumbell Z Press
Why should you do the Dumbbell Z Press?
Simple.
Who doesn’t want cannonball sized shoulders?
Even if you don’t, Z Presses are an amazing press variation that has little to no learning curve. All you need to do is sit upright and press overhead.
You’ll find that these are much harder than they look and you get the bonus of hammering your abs and erectors at the same time.
There you have your list of the 4 Exercises You Need to Do. I suggest that you add them all in next week somewhere.
You’ll thank me later.
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C.J. Murphy
May 16, 2024
