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Try These Biceps Workouts Without Weights for Muscle, Strength, and Fat Loss

Ask 1,000 random lifters if they desire more muscular arms and very few (honest) souls will tell you “no.” The biceps are among the most visible body parts, and an impressive set of guns will usually make ... Continue Reading

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The Ultimate At-Home Chest Workout for Bodybuilding

If you’re working to build a superhero physique, you might occasionally train in your “fortress of solitude” or “bat cave” — meaning at home. Some lifters utilize home workouts to maintain consistency and ... Continue Reading

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How to Do the Incline Bench Press for Upper-Body Size and Strength

Some lifters hail the classic barbell bench press as the king of the upper body lifts, but its cousin the incline bench press could be a serious contender for the throne. Unjustly frowned upon in favor of ... Continue Reading

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The Science Behind Deload Weeks Explained

If you’re going to the gym, you most likely want to be healthier. You also want to add muscle to your frame, set personal records, and perform better than you did the last workout. You’re driven, and you ... Continue Reading

Front Squat

The Front Squat Can Make You Strong From Head to Toe. Here’s How to Get It Right

The front squat is one of the most fundamental, functional, and yet commonly-overlooked lower body exercises. It develops strength, power, conditioning, and leg size while reducing lower back stress ... Continue Reading

How to Build Big Arms

The Definitive Guide on How to Build Big Arms

If you lift, then you probably want to look like you lift. And for many gym-goers, looking the part includes owning a pair of arms that put the seams of your sleeves to the test. Aesthetically, big arms ... Continue Reading

Kettlebell Grip

This Kettlebell Grip Cue May Change Your Training for the Better

#kettlbell has accumulated north of three million posts on Instagram. Your favorite fitspo is probably (most definitely) swinging and hoisting kettlebells overhead, and you've been officially convinced to ... Continue Reading

Injury Prevention Exercises

5 Exercises to Help Athletes (Possibly) Prevent Injury

As strength coaches, an athlete’s health should be the top priority. The role of a strength coach is to prepare athletes to play their sport and compete through strength and conditioning programs that are ... Continue Reading

Benefits of Hill Running

The Benefits of Hill Running — More Speed, Better Mechanics, and Power

I grew up in the late ’70s and ’80s, have been an athlete my entire life, and have loved football for as far back as I can remember. So one of my favorite training stories from the mainstream media as a ... Continue Reading

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