Maine is another case where no one is quite sure how the name came about. Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason, who received a charter for land in Maine, were both English Royal Navy veterans, and the name may have originated with the sailors differentiating the mainland from the many islands off the state's coast.
Photo Courtesy: mikemahler.com. Windmills is an excellent exercise for the shoulder mobility, back & hamstring stretching and trains your core {or abs} how to remain tight in core lifts like overhead presses. Windmills Exercises can be done with bodyweight and with kettlebells as high or overhead, low and doubles.
Photo Credit 4774344sean/iStock/Getty Images. 1  The plank, or planking, is an exercise that involves your core muscles, improving your strength, balance and endurance. The exercise is so-named because, when done properly, you straighten your entire body and maintain it rigidly, just like a plank of wood.