Love finishing your workouts with 20-rep squats? Goblet squats are fantastic for building strength and endurance, but handling a heavy dumbbell or kettlebell can sometimes be tricky—especially as fatigue sets in. The solution: try a cable setup! Attach a triangle handle to a low pulley, grab it like a goblet, and you’re ready to go….
Are you using too much body English during standing cable pressdowns? If so, do them lying down! This variation isolates the triceps more effectively by eliminating momentum and reducing compensation from other muscle groups. It’s a great way to truly feel the contraction and get the most out of every rep. Final Tip: Next time…
The Single-Leg Cable Romanian Deadlift is a deceptive exercise. Judy makes it look easy in the video, but don’t be fooled—it’s much more challenging than it appears. This variation fires up your stabilizers from the foot all the way up to the hip and beyond. It doesn’t take much weight to get a solid training…
Triceps extensions typically provide maximum overload when your forearms are parallel to the floor. However, performing them on a slight incline with cable resistance keeps constant tension on the triceps throughout the entire range of motion. This setup is especially effective because the cable increases resistance in the contracted position—something most free-weight variations lack. Be…
Here’s a “super” combo to finish off your upper-body workout: pair the standing cable crossover with the bent-over dumbbell lateral raise. Perform 3 sets of 15–20 reps for each exercise with minimal to no rest between them. For more great exercise pairings, check out:
In most gyms, you’ll see people doing knee-ins with a medicine ball or dumbbell held between their feet. While that adds resistance, it also forces the hip flexors to work overtime just to keep the weight elevated — because the resistance is vertical. A smarter alternative is to use horizontal resistance with a low-pulley cable….
The glute pull-through is a great exercise for the hip extensors. When using a cable, though, clients often have a tendency to hyperextend the spine and overuse their arms. You can find a better approach at https://www.theelitetrainer.com/a-better-way-to-do-glute-pull-throughs/