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Interesting, yep those are some pretty high numbers all around. Non-Hispanic black women over age 20 had an average weight of 187.9 pounds (out of 1,128 surveyed), while non-Hispanic white women over...

Box jumps are great, I do them once a week typically. I jokingly call them my anti-fat pill, in that if I can jump high in an explosive manner (and continue to add height, be it very small...

Honestly, that was not the intention. I was really looking for exercises that you don't typically see at the gym, for whatever reason.

What exercises do you do at your gym that are unique and not done by anybody else (or practically nobody)? Do they garner some strange looks from people?

I feel like I've got a bunch, but off the...

Folks, OP is a woman.

Edit: This doesn't mean that the advice in this thread is wrong or anything, just not sure if the other posters know.

The thing you've got ask yourself is, is this stress caused by an injury or just a weak lower back? One of these can be solved by lower weight + more practice, the other can't.

I'll always take...

You're definitely doing too light of weight. For some perspective, I only bench 185 as a 2-rep max, but I generally do DB pullovers of 65 lbs for sets of 5-7.

It's a great exercise, when I'm...

Any idea which form of sprints are most effective? Assuming the same distance is covered in each.

Regarding hill vs stairs, let's assume that the slope is the same, so which would be harder/most...

And I agree with your lol assessment, I never mentioned anything about weightlifting, plenty of half assing going on in the weight room.

But again, "athletic" moves like the box jump and sprints...

My gripe with running is that you CAN half ass it in order to simply achieve a distance. By half-assing it, I mean that I see people jogging very slowly with their feet barely coming off the ground...

I do weighted pushups at the gym all the time as part of my upper body routine. They feel great, and as long as you're progressively adding weight, they can definitely help add muscle (assuming...

This is going to sound like a "duh" type comment, but lose bodyfat and you'll get better at dips. In fact you'll improve on every bodyweight exercise (assuming that they're part of your normal...

I do them perpendicular to the bench, usually heavy weights/low reps. There's a lot of debate on whether it's a chest exercise or a lat exercise, but that should tell you right there that it's both...

Rather than another leg day that's just bodyweight, how about jump? Box jumps (1-legged and 2-legged) at a decent height (above the knees). If that's too easy, hold some dumbells and jump.

Do knee...

Do you do planks? Give planks a shot. Try to work up to a minute or a minute and a half (maybe you already can). At that point, add some weight on your back (25 lb plate for example), and again...

Jump rope, play around with different routines (1-legged jumps, high knees, etc). These can definitely help get calves lean, but not so sure about making them smaller.

Hang cleans work my traps like crazy, not sure why they're never recommended in the numerous "how do I hit my traps" threads.

Good question, and one that deserves its own thread since this one isn't all that serious (too much red haha).

Good point. If your deadlifts & bent-over rows (yeah I know, not everyone does them, but they should haha) aren't progressing, then your overall back & posterior chain isn't getting stronger, and you...

I'm glad you said this, and couldn't agree more. Let's forget about "abs" for a minute and think about what exercise will help us do other exercises better? The plank (with added weight once you're...