Exercises https://fitgreystrong.com Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:10:19 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://fitgreystrong.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-Untitled-design-7-1-32x32.png Exercises https://fitgreystrong.com 32 32 Creatine and Resistance Training in Older Adults: What the Evidence Really Shows (Updated 2026) https://fitgreystrong.com/creatine-and-resistance-training-in-older-adults-updated-2026/ https://fitgreystrong.com/creatine-and-resistance-training-in-older-adults-updated-2026/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2026 02:00:41 +0000 https://fitgreystrong.com/?p=4655 What is Creatine?  The use of creatine (Cr) can be traced back to the early 1990s when several elite sprint athletes reported performance-enhancing benefits following gold medal winning performances at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games (Anderson, 1993). This sparked the birth of a new era with creatine gaining widespread popularity as a legitimate ergogenic aid...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/creatine-and-resistance-training-in-older-adults-updated-2026/feed/ 3 Inverted Rows: Something You Can Do Almost Anywhere (50+) https://fitgreystrong.com/inverted-rows-something-you-can-do-almost-anywhere-50/ https://fitgreystrong.com/inverted-rows-something-you-can-do-almost-anywhere-50/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2025 03:45:47 +0000 https://fitgreystrong.com/?p=4769 Inverted rows—also called horizontal pull-ups—are one of the best back exercises you can do. They’re a closed kinetic chain movement—your body moves, not the bar. Lats, rhomboids, rear delts, traps, biceps—and even your spinal stabilisers. Simple. Effective. And underrated. No gym? No problem. Parks work perfectly. Any solid horizontal structure will maintain your pulling strength....

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/inverted-rows-something-you-can-do-almost-anywhere-50/feed/ 0 Two Exercises That Anyone Over 55+ Must Do! https://fitgreystrong.com/two-exercises-that-anyone-over-55-must-do/ https://fitgreystrong.com/two-exercises-that-anyone-over-55-must-do/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 23:44:09 +0000 https://fitgreystrong.com/?p=4520 This video is a must-watch for anyone over 55. In 13 minutes, FitGreyStrong explores 2 muscle groups – the Hip Flexors and the Dorsiflexors – that are often overlooked or simply just ignored, but which are crucial to maintain stability and high physical functioning in older adults. Crucially, the presentation helps explain what these muscle...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/two-exercises-that-anyone-over-55-must-do/feed/ 0 The HARDEST ‘OLD MAN’ Test You’ll Ever Try! Can You Do It? https://fitgreystrong.com/the-hardest-old-man-test-youll-ever-try-can-you-do-it/ https://fitgreystrong.com/the-hardest-old-man-test-youll-ever-try-can-you-do-it/#respond Sun, 02 Mar 2025 03:02:11 +0000 https://fitgreystrong.com/?p=4509 Many of you may have tried the ‘Old Man’ test. The test is a simple balance challenge where you put on your socks and shoes while standing on one leg. It’s a practical measure of lower-body strength, flexibility, and balance—key indicators of functional fitness and longevity. Struggling with this task may suggest a higher fall...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/the-hardest-old-man-test-youll-ever-try-can-you-do-it/feed/ 0 A Brief Analysis Of The Differences Between The Sumo and Conventional Deadlift https://fitgreystrong.com/a-brief-analysis-of-the-differences-between-the-sumo-and-conventional-deadlift/ https://fitgreystrong.com/a-brief-analysis-of-the-differences-between-the-sumo-and-conventional-deadlift/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:45:00 +0000 https://fitgreystrong.com/?p=4155 The Sumo deadlift (sagittal-frontal planes) is a popular resistance training exercise for strength athletes, powerlifters and experienced gym enthusiasts, but it is not an exercise that you see utilised all that much by older adults or in rehab programs. Interestingly, there is very little research that has explored the benefits of the Sumo deadlift or...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/a-brief-analysis-of-the-differences-between-the-sumo-and-conventional-deadlift/feed/ 1 Why We Need To Look Beyond Just Traditional Strength Training Exercises For Older Adults https://fitgreystrong.com/why-we-need-to-look-beyond-just-traditional-strength-training-exercises-for-older-adults/ https://fitgreystrong.com/why-we-need-to-look-beyond-just-traditional-strength-training-exercises-for-older-adults/#respond Sat, 21 Aug 2021 04:22:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=3591 Exercise professionals involved with older adults pay a great deal of attention to the lower limb prime movers¹ and exercises² which will enhance the strength and power of these important muscles, and so we should. There are all sorts of ingenious ways to increase the strength, function and aesthetics of these muscles, just take a...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/why-we-need-to-look-beyond-just-traditional-strength-training-exercises-for-older-adults/feed/ 0 Personalised programming with FGS https://fitgreystrong.com/personalised-programming-with-fitgreystrong/ https://fitgreystrong.com/personalised-programming-with-fitgreystrong/#respond Sun, 02 Feb 2020 04:52:31 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=3818 CUSTOMISED ONLINE TRAINING  Please note: This is a recurring subscription service which will be billed every 4 weeks. Forget about those generic celebrity program packages that just want your money and aren’t tailored to your individual goals. Get a REAL program that’s based on the best available scientific evidence and practical know-how going round. Have...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/personalised-programming-with-fitgreystrong/feed/ 0 Tractor Tyre Flips https://fitgreystrong.com/tractor-tyre-flips/ https://fitgreystrong.com/tractor-tyre-flips/#respond Sat, 14 May 2016 03:37:08 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=1023 The post Tractor Tyre Flips appeared first on .

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/olympic-clean/feed/ 0 Perfecting The Front Squat https://fitgreystrong.com/perfecting-the-front-squat/ https://fitgreystrong.com/perfecting-the-front-squat/#comments Sat, 14 May 2016 03:22:32 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=1019 The post Perfecting The Front Squat appeared first on .

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