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“Don’t skip leg day” has almost become a meme in the gym, warning dedicated lifters to give lower body training as much emphasis, intensity, and attention as their upper body. That’s all well and good, but even when it comes to “ leg day ,” many lifters still end up skipping a relatively large portion of their lower body. Not even addressing the flamingo-legged elephant in the room that is calf training . The more urgent body part that deserves your attention is the hamstrings. Credit: Microgen / Shutterstock Whether it’s for athletic performance, total-body power, or a complete and well-developed set of legs, here are some must-do movements to target the backs of your thighs. Best Hamstring Exercises Romanian Deadlift Split-Stance Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift Single-Leg Single-Arm Romanian Deadlift Standing Leg Curl Seated Leg Curl Lying Leg Curl High Leg Press Kettlebell Swing Slider Leg Curl Seated Resistance Band Curl Nordic Hamstring Curl SHELC Romanian Deadlift...

Oleksii Novikov is the champion of the 2022 Strongman Rogue Invitational . This variation of the strength sports contest took place from Oct. 28-30, 2022, in Austin, TX. Novikov’s victory continues an impressive run where the athlete has finished on the podium in 17 of his last 19 contests dating back to September 2020. That same stellar run includes seven victories, perhaps most notably the 2020 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) title. Trey Mitchell (second place) and Mitchell Hooper (third place) joined Novikov on the podium. Mitchell’s top-two performance is his immediate follow-up to a win at the 2022 Shaw Classic . Meanwhile, Hooper has yet another podium result in his young career after winning each of the recent 2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals and 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic UK competitions. To date, Hooper has failed to qualify for the top three on just one occasion — his debut at the 2022 WSM, where he came in eighth place overall. Here are the final standings from the...

After a four-day contest from Oct. 27-30, 2022, in Austin, TX, Laura Horvath and Justin Medeiros are the Individual champions of the 2022 CrossFit Rogue Invitational . For Medeiros, he successfully defended his Men’s title from last year’s Rogue competition. It’s the latest achievement for the two-time reigning Fittest Man on Earth® . Meanwhile, after a solid third-place finish at the 2022 CrossFit Games, Horvath dominated to capture the Women’s title. Chandler Smith and Jeffrey Adler joined Medeiros on the Men’s podium in second and third place, respectively. On the Women’s side, former two-time CrossFit Games champion Annie Thorisdottir (second) and 2022 CrossFit Games Rookie of the Year Emma Lawson (third) finished just behind Horvath. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rogue Invitational (@rogueinvitational) [Related: How to Do the Trap Bar Deadlift — Variations, Benefits, and Common Mistakes ] Here are the final sta...

In growing numbers, most commercial gyms are adding at least one trap bar to their arsenal of available equipment. As a gym member, you should be counting your blessings. With all of the unique benefits a trap bar can provide for almost every serious lifter, there’s a good case to make for it to become the number one tool for lower body training . Sorry, barbell, you had a good run. Credit: carlesmiro / Shutterstock Though the trap bar can be used for a handful of different exercises, its most commonly put to use for the highly effective trap bar deadlift. Here’s how to get started. How to Do the Trap Bar Deadlift Trap Bar Deadlift Mistakes to Avoid How to Progress the Trap Bar Deadlift Benefits of the Trap Bar Deadlift Muscles Worked by Trap Bar Deadlift How to Program the Trap Bar Deadlift Trap Bar Deadlift Variations  Frequently Asked Questions How to Do the Trap Bar Deadlift The trap bar is typically a hexagonal shape with two long necks on either end for plate...