Jennifer Graham

The Romanian deadlift is one of the most effective posterior chain exercises available. It targets the hamstrings and glutes through a long range of motion, builds the kind of hip hinge strength that carries over to almost every other lower body movement, and is accessible enough to be included in most training programmes regardless of

Ankle weights are one of the most underrated pieces of fitness equipment available. They take up almost no space, cost very little, and can meaningfully increase the difficulty of exercises that would otherwise plateau quickly with bodyweight alone. They are not a replacement for heavy resistance training. But for glute and hip work, core exercises,

The hip thrust is one of the most effective exercises available for building glute strength and size. A PubMed study comparing the hip thrust to the back squat found that the hip thrust produced more than double the mean gluteus maximus activation of the squat, making it one of the highest-activation glute exercises in existence.

The slant board is one of the most underrated pieces of equipment in strength training and rehabilitation, and one of the most affordable. It is an angled platform that elevates the heels during squats and lower body exercises, allowing the knees to travel further forward and the torso to stay more upright than flat ground