Training Videos From This Past: Lower Body…

I hope everyone had a great Christmas!  The entire McLarty clan had a great time… grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, sons, daughters all gathered at my parent’s house.  As the family grows, each year it’s getting louder and crazier!  Fun times though.  And I can’t wait ’til next year when my little twins start to get the whole Santa Claus thing!  It was especially nice to be all settled in our new home for the holidays…

On to a few training videos from the week that was.

Me performing Anderson Squats from a higher pin setting, 1-Leg Hip Thrusts, and Dragon Flys for the abs…

And below you’ll see Anderson Squats from a deeper position.  I generally recommend that a trainee squats as deep as possible while maintaining proper lifting form.  For the Anderson Squats above, I went down to a few inches above parallel just for a little change.  But below is the depth I usually hit (or even a bit lower).  It ended up being about 4 inches lower and is MUCH more difficult the first version!

Notice how I DRIVE up and FINISH off each rep.  That’s the way you should lift so that you get the absolute most out of each and every rep.

Above you saw 3 great exercises for the “posterior chain” (backside of your body).  Want to improve the way your glutes and hamstrings look and perform?

Then be sure to incorporate kettlebell swings, hip thrusts, and glute-ham raises (if you have access to a glute-ham raise at your gym).

So there you have it, a quick peek into me and some of my clients working our lower bodies this past week at the gym.

2012 is about to wrap up, and I’ll have some of my thoughts on the year that was.  Make sure to pop back in to get this always fun end-of-the-year recap.  See you soon…