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I am not sure why this exercise is called a pistol – perhaps the shape your legs form at the bottom of the movement, or maybe because it builds explosive, gun-like strength!  Growing up, I always simply called them…

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This article is part 6 of my Break Out the Barbell series on exercises you can perform simply by using the barbell collecting dust in your garage.  Today’s exercise focuses on not only your legs, but your lower back.

Stiff…

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This article is part 5 of my Break Out the Barbell series on exercises you can perform simply by using the barbell that is probably collecting dust in your garage.  Today’s exercise focuses on the legs.

Barbell Squat – Legs

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This article is part 6 of my series on dumbbell exercises every guy should deem worthy.  Today’s exercise will work your quads, hamstrings, glutes and lower back. (not bad, right?)

Dumbbell Squat – Legs Stand with your feet shoulder…

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What many guys don’t realize is that some of the most flexible athletes around are not the gymnists or the hockey goalies. Rather, they’re body builders.  Body builders have excellent range of motion, which is a prerequisite for excelling at their…

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The leg press is a great exercise to get you the cut muscles you’re looking to shape up for the summer. Start working out seriously now, and you could see results by the time you have to break out the swim trunks.…

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One of the best ways to determine how you are progressing on your fitness program and how good of leg strength you have in general is with a wall squat test.  A wall squat test will primarily assess your quad strength…

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You’re sitting in a dark theater watching the latest Bourne movie.  You get up to use the bathroom and suddenly find that you can’t put any weight on your knee.  It feels like you’ve traded knees with your 85-year-old grandfather.  You…

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