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We’re firm believers at MuscleSquad that it’s essential to be a domain expert in your field to develop the best products. It’s those small changes we make to a squat rack or functional trainer that come from years of training...
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Rubber gym flooring is the best material to use in a gym space. It’s tough, can absorb dropped weight and is still pleasant to walk on. While the thickness you go for is up to you, we’d say rubber gym...
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The first thing you do before heading on a long road trip is to program your phone with the route’s directions. You do this so that you stay on the right path and get to where you’re headed in the...
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Kettlebells are a great tool to use when you’re hitting legs. Their curved design makes them ideal to hold by your side and add some extra resistance to your squat and lunge movements. They’re also an affordable and compact bit...
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The shoulders are probably known as the main culprit when it comes to poor posture. Hours of being sat at a desk staring at screen all day tends to put us in a weird hunched over position, rounding our shoulders and potentially leading to back and neck pain. Couple that with loads of pressing motions in the gym and you may find that your shoulders are causing you a little bit of discomfort.
Many of the smaller muscles in the upper back are often overlooked in our training, as we tend to prioritise the larger muscles like the lats for example. However, by focusing on strengthening and stabilising the smaller muscles of the rotator cuff and upper/mid back, you can not only correct your posture but keep your shoulders healthy when it comes to moving weight in the gym. Here are a few simple exercises you can do with resistance bands and a kettlebell for either rehabilitation or simply warming up before your pressing.
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For some time now, the Multi-Functional Trainer (MFT) has been our most popular rack system by a country mile. It’s easy to see why; in one piece of kit you get a heavy-duty squat rack, a smith machine and dual...
Weightlifting & Strength Training
What are supersets? Supersets are when you do two back-to-back exercises with little to no rest. It’s a technique that is ideal for saving time in the gym, allowing you to get more work done in a shorter session. In...
Exercise Guides
The cable curl is a bicep curl variation where you attach a handle or a pair of handles to a cable machine and draw your hands towards your upper torso, all while maintaining a flex in your elbow. Since this...