Nadia Popescu
Strength & Conditioning Writer, Best Exercise
Kettlebells, dumbbells, mobility and exercise technique
Nadia Popescu has coached strength and conditioning for more than ten years, working with everyone from nervous first-timers to club athletes. Most of that coaching now happens around home training, where she has learned what actually works in a spare room or garage rather than a fully kitted commercial gym.
At Best Exercise she focuses on technique and the kit that supports it: kettlebells, dumbbells, resistance bands and the exercise form guides that help people get results without picking up injuries. She is a stickler for honest cues and realistic progressions, and she judges a movement or a piece of equipment on how it holds up over months of regular use, not a single session.
Nadia leans on coaching experience and current strength research in equal measure. If a product or a technique will not help you train better, she would rather say so than sell it.
Latest from Nadia
- Cable Back Exercises: 8 Moves for a Bigger, Stronger Back
- Cable Pullover: How to Do It, Muscles Worked and Rope Tips
- Cable Shoulder Exercises: 7 Moves for Front, Side and Rear Delts
- Split Squat vs Lunge: The Real Differences and Which to Do
- Average Bicep Curl Weight (kg): What's a Good Curl for Men and Women?
- EZ Bar Curl: How to Do It, Grip Options and Muscles Worked
- Lateral Band Walk: How to Do It, Band Placement and Muscles Worked
- 45 Degree Back Extension: Form, Pad Height and 45 vs 90 Degree
- Best Cable Machine UK 2026: Functional Trainers for Home
- Incline Smith Machine Press: Angle, Setup and Form Guide
- Rear Delt Row: How to Do It, Variations and Common Mistakes
- Assisted Dip Machine: How to Use It and Progress to Full Dips
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