#sillyexercises

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I still see people doing the upright row exercise and even trainers making their clients do this exercise. I can’t fathom how anyone can think this is an effective way to train shoulders (deltoids). 🔹 I’ve said it before, this exercise risks injury. It’s also an ineffective way of training the shoulders. It’s as ineffective as the “River-Dance hamstring” exercise I created in the video. Why would you place your joint(s) in an awkward position to train the muscles? Unless it’s sport specific, or relevant to your goals, it’s unnecessary. 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 "We Forge Ourselves in the Fire of our Will” 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 #iforgepro #theuprightrow #properexerciseprogramming #foolishexercises #injuryprevention #trainsmarter #shoulders #deltoid #exercisephysiology # personaltrainer #personaltraining #sillyexercises #riverdancehamstringexercise https://www.instagram.com/p/B8wT2t2l2Ld/?igshid=cmoj9l9kur7u

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I know there’s an axiom that no exercise is technically a bad exercise, but this first exercise is just asinine. I can’t think of a reason to use this first exercise. I don’t know what to call it, however I have seen Instagram “fitness” models demonstrating this exercise many times. 🔹 You can attempt it yourself. If you have any experience with #training (perhaps even if you don’t) you might intrinsically feel that this exercise is just wrong. Between the awkward position of the arms, the limited range of motion (ROM), and the cumbersome means of placing the bar into that position, this exercise is several layers of “nope.” 🔹 Now the Bulgarian Split Squat is an exercise that allows full ROM, excellent #gluteactivation, and challenges both balance and strength. The challenge I find with the second exercise is the placement of the trailing leg & foot. Some people like their toes on the bench (or whatever heightened rear platform of your choosing). Others like myself, prefer placing the top of our foot on the bench. Either way, make sure the trailing leg does not assist your in your lift. The focus is on the front leg (the floor). If you feel pressure in the knee, move the front leg further forward. If it’s too far back, you’ll place excess pressure on the patella tendon. 🔹 Some may find that your knee passes your toe slightly. That’s okay, so long as you feel no pain/pressure in the knee. Try the Bulgarian Split Squat. Don’t bother with that first exercise. Whatever it’s called..🤔🙄 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 "We Forge Ourselves in the Fire of our Will” 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 #trainsmarter #bulgariansplitsquats #whichisbetter #iforgepro #properlifting #exercisevariations #exercisephysiologymajor #personaltrainer #legday #sillyexercises #properform #legexercises (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B522uyjFCG5/?igshid=lh9dh86r5j1c