<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Your PT Blog</title><description>Training plans, workout science, and AI fitness guidance from Your PT, the AI personal trainer.</description><link>https://your-pt.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Best Workout Tracking Apps 2026: An Honest Comparison</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/best-workout-tracking-apps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/best-workout-tracking-apps/</guid><description>A straight comparison of the best workout tracking apps in 2026: logging tools, exercise databases, and full AI plan generators, and how to pick one.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bro Split vs PPL: Which Split Builds More Muscle?</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/bro-split-vs-ppl/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/bro-split-vs-ppl/</guid><description>Compare the bro split and push pull legs (PPL) by training frequency, weekly volume capacity, recovery, and who each split actually suits.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bulgarian Split Squat vs Squat: Which Should You Do?</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/bulgarian-split-squat-vs-squat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/bulgarian-split-squat-vs-squat/</guid><description>Compare the Bulgarian split squat and barbell back squat by load ceiling, balance demand, unilateral training, and which fits your goal.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cable Row vs Barbell Row: Which Should You Do?</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/cable-row-vs-barbell-row/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/cable-row-vs-barbell-row/</guid><description>Compare the seated cable row and barbell bent-over row by lower back demand, stability, range of motion, and which fits your training goal.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gym Etiquette: The Unwritten Rules Every Lifter Should Know</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/gym-etiquette/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/gym-etiquette/</guid><description>A full guide to gym etiquette: re-racking weights, sharing equipment, cardio time limits, spotting, phone use, and locker room manners.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gym Machines for Beginners: How to Use the Main Equipment</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/gym-machines-for-beginners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/gym-machines-for-beginners/</guid><description>A complete beginner&apos;s guide to gym machines: what each one trains, how to set it up, and the most common mistakes on each one.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Increase Your Bench Press: A Progression Plan</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/how-to-increase-bench-press/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/how-to-increase-bench-press/</guid><description>A structured plan to increase your bench press: fixing technique, adding volume the right way, using accessory work, and progressing load week to week.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your PT vs Hevy: Which Workout App Fits You?</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/your-pt-vs-hevy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/your-pt-vs-hevy/</guid><description>Your PT builds and adapts a full training plan; Hevy focuses on workout logging and tracking. Compare what each does and who they suit.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your PT vs Jefit: Which Workout App Fits You?</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/your-pt-vs-jefit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/your-pt-vs-jefit/</guid><description>Your PT builds and adapts a full training plan; Jefit centers on a large exercise database, workout logging, and routine building. Compare the two.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dumbbell Chest Exercises: A Full Session Without a Bench Press Station</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/dumbbell-chest-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/dumbbell-chest-exercises/</guid><description>Build a complete dumbbell chest workout without a bench press station, with a floor-vs-bench decision table and single-dumbbell options.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bicep Exercises: Choosing by Grip and Shoulder Position</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/bicep-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/bicep-exercises/</guid><description>Choose bicep exercises by grip (supinated, neutral, pronated) and shoulder position, so you know why your curls aren&apos;t changing your arm shape.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tricep Exercises: Choosing by Head and Shoulder Position</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/tricep-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/tricep-exercises/</guid><description>Choose tricep exercises by which of the three heads your programme undertrains, using shoulder position, pressing carryover, and elbow-load guidance.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Adductor Exercises: Direct Inner-Thigh Training Guide</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/adductor-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/adductor-exercises/</guid><description>Train the adductors directly for groin-strain resistance and lateral-movement strength, with machine, closed-chain, and no-equipment options.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Calf Exercises: Knee Position and Rep Range Guide</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/calf-exercises/</link><guid 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goal, with an honest look at what a cool-down changes and a one-minute option when time is short.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kettlebell Exercises: Grinds vs Ballistics by Skill Tier</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/kettlebell-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/kettlebell-exercises/</guid><description>Browse kettlebell exercises by skill tier, grind versus ballistic, with a prerequisite ladder and how to scale a single kettlebell without adding weight.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Resistance Band Exercises by Muscle Group</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/resistance-band-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/resistance-band-exercises/</guid><description>Browse resistance band exercises by muscle group and tension curve, with an anchor-point map and a guide to gauging progression without weight 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Alternatives</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/lunge-alternatives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/lunge-alternatives/</guid><description>Lunge alternatives ordered by knee tolerance, balance demand, and floor space for readers who cannot or should not step-lunge right now.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>9 Overhead Press Alternatives</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/overhead-press-alternatives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/overhead-press-alternatives/</guid><description>Overhead press alternatives for when shoulder pain, limited range, or no rack rules out pressing overhead, ordered by press angle.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>10 Push-Up Alternatives</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/push-up-alternatives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/push-up-alternatives/</guid><description>Push-up alternatives organised by why the push-up is unavailable: wrist pain, shoulder pinch, insufficient strength, or no floor space.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>8 Kettlebell Swing Alternatives</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/kettlebell-swing-alternatives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/kettlebell-swing-alternatives/</guid><description>Kettlebell swing alternatives for when you have no bell or the ballistic hip hinge is not yet safe, ranked by how much explosive power each one keeps.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>10 Plank Alternatives</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/plank-alternatives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/plank-alternatives/</guid><description>Plank alternatives for wrist and shoulder pain, plus harder progressions once your hold passes 60 seconds and stops training your core the way it used to.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Barbell Row vs Dumbbell Row: Which Should You Program?</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/barbell-row-vs-dumbbell-row/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/barbell-row-vs-dumbbell-row/</guid><description>Barbell row vs dumbbell row compared on load, time under tension, and range of motion, with a pick-by-limiter rule instead of a flat winner.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>9 Farmer&apos;s Walk Alternatives</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/farmers-walk-alternatives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/farmers-walk-alternatives/</guid><description>Farmer&apos;s walk alternatives for no floor space, no heavy dumbbells, or a grip that fails before your trunk does, organised by which constraint you have.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lateral Raise vs Front Raise: Do You Need Both?</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/lateral-raise-vs-front-raise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/lateral-raise-vs-front-raise/</guid><description>Lateral raise vs front raise compared by deltoid head, pressing overlap, and weekly dosing, with a clear case for why one is usually optional.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Overhead Press vs Bench Press: Which Should Be Your Main Press?</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/overhead-press-vs-bench-press/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/overhead-press-vs-bench-press/</guid><description>Overhead press vs bench press compared on load ceiling, carryover, and weekly programming, with a practical rotation instead of a forced choice.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hip Flexor Exercises: Strengthening and Mobility Guide</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/hip-flexor-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/hip-flexor-exercises/</guid><description>Choose hip flexor exercises for strength and mobility, understand the psoas, iliacus and rectus femoris, and progress seated and standing drills safely.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trapezius Exercises: Upper, Middle and Lower Trap Guide</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/trapezius-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/trapezius-exercises/</guid><description>Target all three trapezius divisions with specific exercises for scapular elevation, retraction and depression, plus programming and common mistakes.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oblique Exercises: Rotational and Anti-Rotation Guide</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/oblique-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/oblique-exercises/</guid><description>Train the internal and external obliques with rotational, anti-rotational and lateral flexion exercises, plus a hypertrophy programming guide.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Weighted Bodyweight Exercises: Progressive Overload Guide</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/weighted-bodyweight-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/weighted-bodyweight-exercises/</guid><description>Add progressive overload to pull-ups, dips, push-ups and squats using weight vests, dip belts and chains, with loading rules and programming guidance.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leg Press Foot Placement: High, Low, Wide, and Narrow</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/leg-press-foot-placement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/leg-press-foot-placement/</guid><description>Compare leg press foot placements (high, low, wide, narrow) for quad, glute, and adductor bias, hip flexion depth, and lumbar-rounding prevention.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Back Exercises: A Movement-Pattern Selection Guide</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/back-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/back-exercises/</guid><description>Choose back exercises by movement pattern, not equipment: vertical pulls, horizontal pulls, hip hinges and spinal extension, with a weekly set budget.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Forearm Workout: Flexors, Extensors and Grip Training</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/forearm-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/forearm-exercises/</guid><description>Build a forearm workout that trains flexors, extensors, rotation and grip endurance as four separate targets, with a diagnostic for why your grip fails.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hamstring Exercises: Hip Extension vs Knee Flexion</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/hamstring-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/hamstring-exercises/</guid><description>Choose hamstring exercises by function, hip extension versus knee flexion, with a stretch-position table and a no-machine substitution path.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quad Exercises: Choosing by Knee-Flexion Depth</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/quad-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/quad-exercises/</guid><description>Pick quad exercises by knee-flexion depth and rectus femoris involvement, with a knee-flexion depth ladder and a knee-comfort substitution path.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chest Exercises: Choosing by Humeral Angle</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/chest-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/chest-exercises/</guid><description>Choose chest exercises by humeral angle, clavicular versus sternocostal, and by press-versus-fly resistance profile for complete pec development.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Core Exercises: A Four-Category Framework</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/core-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/core-exercises/</guid><description>Organize core exercises by the force the trunk resists: anti-extension, anti-rotation, anti-lateral-flexion, and dynamic flexion, with a transfer table.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Glute Exercises: Choosing by Resistance Profile</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/glute-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/glute-exercises/</guid><description>Choose glute exercises by resistance profile, stretch-loaded versus shortened-loaded, plus a gluteus medius and minimus section most lists skip.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lower Back Exercises: Building Load Tolerance</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/lower-back-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/lower-back-exercises/</guid><description>Train the lower back for endurance and load tolerance with isometric holds and loaded extension work, plus clear signs to stop and see a clinician.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Military Press vs Overhead Press: Are They the Same Lift?</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/military-press-vs-overhead-press/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/military-press-vs-overhead-press/</guid><description>Military press and overhead press are used interchangeably in most gyms; the one consistent difference is a narrowed, heels-together stance.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rear Delt Exercises: Isolating the Posterior Deltoid</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/rear-delt-exercises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/rear-delt-exercises/</guid><description>Isolate the rear deltoid without the mid-trap and rhomboids taking over, using elbow-path cues and a load-and-tempo prescription for a small muscle.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>High-Intensity Training (HIT): Workout, Rules and Recovery</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/high-intensity-training-workout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/high-intensity-training-workout/</guid><description>Master high-intensity training (HIT): how to execute true low-volume work sets, structure a 3-day workout, and separate HIT from cardio HIIT.</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>High-Protein Meals for Muscle Gain: Practical Recipes</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/high-protein-meals-for-muscle-gain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/high-protein-meals-for-muscle-gain/</guid><description>Plan filling high-protein meals with clear portions, substitutions, batch-cook storage guidance and verified nutrition estimates for muscle gain.</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HIIT Cardio Equipment Workouts: Protocols and Machine Guides</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/hiit-cardio-equipment-workout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/hiit-cardio-equipment-workout/</guid><description>Choose the right HIIT cardio machine and follow scalable work-to-rest protocols with effort, power, heart-rate and recovery stop rules.</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peripheral Heart Action (PHA) Training: Workouts and Rules</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/peripheral-heart-action-training/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/peripheral-heart-action-training/</guid><description>Learn peripheral heart action (PHA) training rules, alternating upper- and lower-body circuits, home and gym workouts, pacing, and progression.</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Protein Shakes for Muscle Gain: Recipes, Timing and Targets</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/protein-shakes-for-muscle-gain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/protein-shakes-for-muscle-gain/</guid><description>Build protein shakes for muscle gain with three macro-counted recipes, timing options, daily distribution examples and powder-selection guidance.</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Skinfold Calipers: How to Measure Body Fat</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/skinfold-body-fat-calipers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/skinfold-body-fat-calipers/</guid><description>Learn a repeatable skinfold-caliper process, measurement sites, calculation limits and how to track change without false precision.</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Home Ab Workout: Bodyweight Core Plan and Progression</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/home-ab-workout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/home-ab-workout/</guid><description>Build a no-equipment home ab workout with four core functions, beginner regressions, clear progression stops, and an honest fat-loss context.</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lat Pulldown vs Pull-Up: Differences and Which to Choose</title><link>https://your-pt.com/blog/lat-pulldown-vs-pull-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://your-pt.com/blog/lat-pulldown-vs-pull-up/</guid><description>Compare lat pulldowns and pull-ups by loading, 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