[Carl Valle]

Carl Valle on June 3, 2009 at 2:07 am #15825

The thirst for new exercises to entertain clients and readers is growing every year. Each conference is usually a trade show of what variation one can come up with or a infomercial of equipment being peddled by gypsies. The convention groupies are usually personal trainers or new coaches wanting the flavor of the week and that is exercises. While variation is important, repetition is often called

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[Rich Tolman(mr-glove)]

Rich Tolman(mr-glove) on June 3, 2009 at 3:27 am #84360

It’s funny, I remember back when talk of glute activation first started to surface. My initial response was, “Hhhhmmm, I thought that squat and deadlift variations worked the glutes, but maybe these gurus know something that I don’t.”

Just for fun, can somebody shut off their glutes and then perform a squat or a deadlift?

[Steve]

Steve on June 3, 2009 at 6:12 am #84364

What do you think of Reverse Barbell Lunges with a pause/slight deload on the ground similar to a box squat in nature?

Seems to have a nice carryover to my squat strength and one can go quite heavy while keeping a relatively neutral spinal position.