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Melt Fat And Burn Up Your Legs With The Stairmaster Blaster HIIT Cardio Workout[S]tep up your HIIT game. If you're looking to build a plump, Jen Selter-esque booty, demolish your legs, and send fat pouring off like Victoria Falls, amp up the intensity with... -
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Cafeteria Crisis — Here's What Cafeteria Lunches Look Like Around The World Vs. The US [Infographic][T]his is stunning. Visual News put together a compilation of cafeteria lunches from around the world. Let's just say it's not pretty, unless you're in school outside of the US. At a very... -
The 13 Best Chest Exercises To Pummel Your Pecs And Build An Iron-Clad Chest[S]truggling to add mass, width, and stunning HD resolution to your chest? Crank up the poundage and start pushing weight. An iron-clad, barrel chest immediately projects Hulk-like strength... -
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The Workout Music Friday Five-Pack, V21 — Drake, Alesso, CHVRCHES, Eric Prydz, and Vicetone[G]et amped. Every Friday we're dropping a five-pack of heart-thumping, blood-pumping workout songs to build out your playlist, hardwire a little energy into your workouts, and kickstart the... -
Bucket Listing: Flying High Atop Mount Kilamanjaro*This article was originally published in Men's Health. It was adapted for Lean It UP. [W]here's your head at? Because mine's up in the clouds. When the words "bucket list" nuzzle into... -
The 14 Best Exercises To Build A Vacuum Tight, Lean, Impenetrable Lower Back[S]tart getting LOW. The lower back might just be the most important muscle you're not hitting. Not only is a vacuum tight, lean, impenetrable lower back incredibly aesthetic — it looks...
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37 Killer Resistance Band Exercises To Burn Up Your Muscles Anywhere
37 Killer Resistance Band Exercises — CHEST
Resistance Band Exercise 16: Chest Press
How To:
Video Demo — Chest Press
- (1) Loop a band around a pole (or attach it to a door) at chest height. Face away from the band.
- (2) Lean forward slightly and powerfully do a chest press out in front of your body. Keep your arms over your chest and hold the contraction for 1 second.
- (3) Slowly release and let the handles come back in beside your chest.
Resistance Band Exercise 17: Incline Chest Press
How To:
Video Demo — Incline Chest Press
- (1) Loop a band around the bottom of a pole (or at the bottom of a door).
- (2) Press the band diagonally through the top half of your chest and up towards face height.
- (3) Hold the contraction for 1 second and slowly release the handles back to your chest.
Resistance Band Exercise 18: Chest Flies
Image: Muscle and Fitness
How To:
Video Demo — Chest Flies
- (1) Loop a band around a pole (or attach it to a door) at chest height. Grab the handles and keep your arms as wide as possible, as if you’re about to give someone a massive hug.
- (2) Lean forward slightly, squeeze your chest, bend your elbows slightly, and powerfully bring your arms together out in front of your body. Keep your arms over your chest and hold the contraction for 1 second.
- (3) Slowly separate your arms and return them back to starting position. This should look like a giant “T.”
Resistance Band Exercise 19: Lying Pullovers
How To:
- (1) Loop a band around a pole (or attach it to a door).
- (2) Lie on the floor with your knees bent. Grab the handles behind your head with straight arms.
- (3) Contract your lats and pull the band over your body and down towards your waist.
- (4) Hold it for 1 second and slowly release the bands back behind your head. Extend them back as far as possible.
Resistance Band Exercise 20: Banded Push Ups
How To:
Video Demo — Banded Push Ups
- (1) Loop a band over the top part of your back and hold the ends with both hands. It should sit on top of your triceps and spiral over your forearms.
- (2) Make sure the band is tight enough to create tension. It shouldn’t be loose or floppy.
- (3) Do a push up and explode on the way up. The band creates resistance that increases the difficulty and encourages explosiveness.
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Bryan DiSanto is the Owner & Editor-in-Chief of Lean It UP, ACE-CPT & CSN, NYU graduate, ex-fat kid, and all-around fitness/nutrition nutjob.
When he’s not working on his (or somebody else’s) abs, whipping up Eggocados, or running a Tough Mudder, he’s probably off yelling at a Carolina Panthers game somewhere.
When he’s not working on his (or somebody else’s) abs, whipping up Eggocados, or running a Tough Mudder, he’s probably off yelling at a Carolina Panthers game somewhere.
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