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    10 Weird Gym Tools, Explained

    Marissa Stephenson



    Trying out that foreign-but-fun-looking equipment at the gym is kinda like pairing stripes with patterns. Everybody's doing it, and it sounds like a neat idea ... but how the hell do you pull it off? Especially if it's your first trip to the gym in, um, a while.

    Simple. You breeze through our how-to guide, with smartypants moves from gear guru Bryan Jackson, a former pro soccer player and trainer at the P.E.P.P.E.R. program in New York City. Using these tools, you'll love your sweat sessions way more-and damn, those workouts will look good on you



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      Prowler

      This mess of metal works a lot like a loaded-up shopping cart-except pushing it will tone your ass and legs like no Costco run ever could.

      Go-to move: Prowler walk

      The prowler itself weighs 60 to 80 pounds, so load it with light plates to start (10-pounders should do) on the two metal rods, and work up in weight from there.

      Try it: Make sure you've got plenty of space, and position yourself on

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      Photo by: CN Digital Studio
      Prowler

      This mess of metal works a lot like a loaded-up shopping cart-except pushing it will tone your ass and legs like no Costco run ever could.

      Go-to move: Prowler walk

      The prowler itself weighs 60 to 80 pounds, so load it with light plates to start (10-pounders should do) on the two metal rods, and work up in weight from there.

      Try it: Make sure you've got plenty of space, and position yourself on the side with the rods closest to you. Get into a forward lunge gripping the rods and push the prowler like you would a shopping cart for 5 minutes, turning it and doubling back as you need for space.

      What it works: Arms, back, butt, legs

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