Jennifer Graham

There is a movement that every child does naturally and that most adults have forgotten how to do. Drop into a deep squat, place your hands flat on the floor in front of you, then straighten the legs and fold forward, shifting the load from the hips to the hamstrings. Then reverse it. Back into […]

Most people training for muscle growth have heard of progressive overload, periodisation, time under tension. But there is a dimension of training that gets far less attention despite having a growing body of research behind it: where in the range of motion the load is applied. The evidence is increasingly clear that muscles respond more

Walk into any gym and you will see cable glute kickbacks being done, usually with too much weight, too much momentum, and far too little glute involvement. It is one of those exercises that looks straightforward, gets performed badly almost universally, and is written off by serious lifters as a result. That is a shame.

Looking for a bodyweight exercise that actually challenges your shoulders? Pike push-ups might be exactly what you’ve been missing. This demanding push-up variation will build strength in your shoulders and upper body, as well as demanding stability from your core. We’ll break down the nuts and bolts of this calisthenics exercise, highlighting its impressive benefits,

There is a gap in most people’s training that does not announce itself until it matters. Not a cardio gap, or a strength gap, but a stability gap. The kind that shows up when you step awkwardly off a kerb, reach for something above your head while standing on 1 leg, or have to change

Resistance bands are one of the most underestimated pieces of fitness equipment available. They are inexpensive, take up almost no space and can be used anywhere, but they are often dismissed as a beginner’s substitute for real weights rather than a genuinely effective training tool in their own right. The research suggests otherwise. A PMC