Description: Simple hamstring exercise (& stretch) with the BOSU
Equipment Used: BOSU
Sport Specific: All
Muscles Used: Hamstring (biceps femoris)
Categories:


Start with your back flat on the floor, feet hip width apart and centered on the BOSU.

Push down into the BOSU with your feet lifting your hips up high. You will feel your hamstrings working. Hold this position for 30-60 seconds. Do not lift your shoulders or neck off the floor and keep your upper back flat.

Lower the hips back down until your bottom is just off the floor, then push down on the BOSU again.

Description: This exercise focuses on working the hip joints, abdominals, and thigh muscles.
Equipment Used: Exercise Mat, None
Sport Specific: All
Muscles Used: Abs: Upper, Buttocks (gluteus maximus and medius), Hamstring (biceps femoris), Hips (hip flexors), Quads (rectus femoris)
Categories: Core, Pilates, Stretches

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Description: This is a simple back stretch exercise.
Equipment Used: Exercise Mat, None
Sport Specific: All
Muscles Used: Back, Back: Lower

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It is not a secret that everyone wants to have the six-pack in his or her stomach.  When you are a body builder, you will be able to have muscles in every part of your body.  However rather than training your entire body, there are a few things that you should know about and some myths that you need to hear if you want to develop your abs in a way to see the best possible results.

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If it were easy to build muscle, everyone would do it, right? The truth is that it’s both hard and easy - read on to find out why!

The easy part about building muscle is that there are no secrets to how it’s done. The techniques are tried and tested, used and refined by several generations of body builders from the 1920s through to today.

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