Scott Abel and I are doing a exercise library on youtube and we put together this little beauty the other day. If you don’t have an ab wheel or are not ready for this level you can just do the croc walks without the wheel and sub the knee tucks for mountain climbers. Enjoy.

Sometimes in the quest for those ripped abs and tight glutes people can become, shall we say, a little obsessive. I have personally witnessed natural bodybuilders weigh out every oz of food and eliminate one food over another because of a difference of a few calories or a gram or two of fat or carbs. Also people interested in general wellness or life extension have been know to be very restrictive when it comes to food selection. I am all for following a properly designed diet and training program but I will let you watch the video below and decide if chasing ultimate health can be taken too far.

In the One Leg Deadlift, the same form is used as the traditional barbell deadlift but because of the instability of only using one leg it is very challenging. Be sure to keep your head up and your back flat throughout the movement. Think about pushing your hips back as you lower the weight to the floor. Keep the one leg off of the ground as much as you can but feel free to tap it down when you have to, to keep your balance. Don’t just drop the weights to the floor, lower them under control then squeeze them off the floor with your glutes and hamstring. The One Leg Deadlift can be done with no weight when you are learning the movement and can be made harder by adding a 2 second pause in the bottom position. If you are doing it right you will know it when you try to sit down the next day.