The posterior chain is our powerhouse and is comprised of some of the biggest and strongest muscles in the body. These muscles, including those of the back, glutes, hamstrings and calves, are critical ...

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Physical therapists and chiropractors often talk about the importance of developing the "posterior chain" to create better biomechanical balance. The posterior chain refers to the group of muscles ...

Flex a quad if your leg day consists of a squat-o-platter (back squats, front squats, squats cleans, etc). Looking back at your beautiful bulked badonk and thinking, “that’s me”? Well, trainer Jay T.

To get ahead in lifting, you have to start with your butt. A working butt is key for a lifter's progress. Functioning, activated glute muscles and a developed posterior chain — the body parts that ...

Feel better with a balanced back side. The muscles on the back side of the body are all connected — a system called the ‘posterior chain’ — and these out-of-sight muscles are often out-of-mind too. In ...

Chances are, you’re reading this at a desk or on your phone. Your shoulders are hunched forward, aren’t they? Your lower back is probably also curved opposite the way nature intended, and your glutes ...

If you’re looking for a simple, bodyweight exercise, that can help strengthen your back and core muscles, without any fancy equipment, look no further. The aptly named Superman exercise strengthens ...

Background Lower limb posterior chain isometric peak force (IPF) measured in the supine position was found to be sensitive to match induced fatigue in footballers (McCall et al. 2015). However, ...