Shane McLean, CPT

Certified personal trainer

Shane McLean is a certified personal trainer who’s worked with a wide variety of clients, from the general population all the way to ex-Navy Seals and college athletes. When he isn’t training in his garage gym, he’s drinking copious amounts of coffee while spreading the good word about health and fitness.

Get to Know Shane McLean, CPT

Certification

Certified personal trainer

Specialties

Shane has worked with a wide variety of clients, from the general population all the way to ex-Navy Seals and college athletes.

Favorite Equipment

Resistance Bands, TRX, Barbells, and Medicine Balls.

Most Recent Reviewed Articles

Power Up Your Hamstrings With The Nordic Curl

Curious about the Nordic curl? This low-impact hamstring builder looks simple, but packs a punch for your leg gains. Read on for a how-to and CPT-approved form tips.

Shane McLean, CPT

Get to Know Shane McLean, CPT

Certification

Specialties

Favorite Equipment

Most Recent Reviewed Articles

All Reviewed Articles

Power Up Your Hamstrings With The Nordic Curl

Conquer the Zercher Squat For Improved Lower Body Gains

How to Clean and Jerk: Lift Like an Olympian

Sissy Squat: The Best Quad Exercise You’re Not Doing

Do Bicycle Crunches The Right Way With These CPT Tips

Clean and Press Workout: Boost Your Strength and Power

A Trainer Shows You How to Do the Pallof Press Exercise

How to Do the Hollow Rock Exercise: Rock ‘n’ Roll for a Stronger Core

An Expert Shows You How to Do the Cable Crossover Exercise

Build Rock-Solid Core Strength With The Hollow Hold Workout

Sled Push Workout: Push Your Conditioning to New Heights

Leg Press Workout: Take Your Legs To New Heights

Put Some Push Into Your Press with the Push Press Exercise

How To Do The Barbell Overhead Press

How and Why To Do the Scapular Retraction Exercise

How To Do the Cable Pull-Through Exercise: Benefits and Trainer Tips

Supersize Your Pressing Strength With The Floor Press Exercise

Grow Your Back With The Classic Lat Pulldown Exercise

Thrusters Workout: Why This Dynamic Exercise Should Be in Your Routine

Box Jump Workouts: How to Do Them, And Why You Should

Hyperextension Exercise: The Key to a Stronger, Healthier Lower Back

Glute Ham Raises: Add the GHR Exercise to Your Routine For Bigger Gains

The Dumbbell Shrug Exercise: How and Why to Do This Movement

How To Do the Wall Sit Exercise: Best Techniques and Variations

Hail to The King of All Lifts: The Squat Workout

The Best Bodyweight Bicep Exercises You Can Do Anywhere

The 8 Best Conditioning Workouts for Every Type of Exerciser

Get a Grip with the 10 Best Grip Strength Exercises

Build Muscle with This Trainer-Made Bodyweight Leg Workout

Timber! Work Out Like a Lumberjack With the Wood Chop Exercise

How To Do the Reverse Fly Exercise and Why You Should

How To Do a Chest Fly Workout and Why You Should

Build Strong Legs and Kick Your Butt with the Step-Up Exercise

Build Strength with This 20-Minute Upper Body Workout at Home

Strengthen Your Core With These 11 Moves For Upper Ab Workouts

Oblique Workouts: Build a Stronger Core With These Exercises

Benefits of Burpees Exercise and How to Do Them

How to Perfect the Skull Crusher Workout

Have a Ball with These 10 Exercises to Use in Your Medicine Ball Workouts

Beginner Kettlebell Workout to Swing Like a Pro ￼

Your Guide to Lunges Exercise: How To Do Them and Their Benefits￼

Kettlebell Core Workout for a Stronger Midsection

How To Do a Renegade Row

7 Ab Roller Workouts to Strengthen Your Core

A Personal Trainer’s Advice on How to Do One-Arm Dumbbell Rows

How To Do a Barbell High Row, According to a Personal Trainer

The Best Bent-Over Row Alternatives, According to a Personal Trainer

Dips vs Pull-Ups: Which You Should Do and How to Perfect Them

Get Into a Kettlebell Flow With These 4 Workouts

How to Master the Double Kettlebell Swing and Why You Should Do It

9 Strength-Building Exercises for a Muscle-Pumping Dumbbell Chest Workout

What Muscles Do Chin-Ups Work? The Answers, And Why You Should Do Them

These Are the 15 Best Dumbbell Workouts for Weight Loss

Expert Tips on How to Do a Dumbbell Pullover

What Muscles Do Lunges Work? Insight From a Personal Trainer

An Expert-Created Step-By-Step Guide on How to Do Face Pulls

9 Strength-Building Hamstring Exercises to Do At Home

The Best Tricep Workouts: 9 Exercises To Get You Pumped

Pump It Up: Try Our Favorite Kettlebell Workouts for Glutes

How to Choose a Barbell: Hit Your Goals With the Right Bar

A Comprehensive Guide to Eccentric Training

Time It Right: How and Why to Do Tempo Training

Develop Power With the 7 Best Plyometric Exercises

An At-Home Lower-Body Resistance Band Workout From a Certified Personal Trainer

What Size Dumbbells Should I Buy? Tips From a Certified Personal Trainer

An At-Home Upper-Body Resistance Band Workout From a Trainer

The 12 Best Ab Exercises to Build Core Strength, According to a CPT

14 Running Workouts for Every Runner

Brand New to Fitness? A Guide to Cardio Exercises for Beginners

Working Out Progress: 5 Signs You’re Making Your Workouts Count

The Best Cardiovascular Exercises to Improve Your Fitness

No Time? No Problem. Try These 15-Minute Workouts

Expert Tips For Understanding Your Target Heart Rate

Beginner Kettlebell Workout to Swing Like a Pro

Your Guide to Lunges Exercise: How To Do Them and Their Benefits