The Muscle-Up is an exercise that used to be confined to the training regimes of gymnasts and acrobats. However, these days with the advent of Parkour and Free-running and the need for increasing hard all over body compound conditioning exercises, the Muscle-Up has become more mainstream. Read the full story

The Press Up has long been the cornerstone of nearly every resistance exercise regime used. Whether it is the military, school PE, a gymnastics club, a martial arts class, a circuit in a local gym or a young man doing exercise in his bedroom, the press-up is utilised.

Part of the reason for it’s popularity is it’s ease of use for everyone and therefore it’s versatility. Nearly everyone can get down on all fours, take the knees away and then lower the chest to the floor and raise it back up again. Even if someone can’t complete the full press-up, a simple regression of leaving the knees on the floor and pivoting from these instead of the feet is available. Read the full story