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
The Only Airport Workout You’ll Need When Traveling
Travel season is upon us. For many, that means spending time in airports. Aside from the expected overpriced bottled water, bad chain restaurant food, and long lines for much-needed coffee, airport travel ... Continue Reading
Try These Hotel Workouts to Stay Fit During Holiday Travel
Travel is inevitably associated with a departure from normal routine, but regular resistance exercise is one habit you don’t want to leave behind. Resistance training helps to maintain and improve ... Continue Reading
Try These 3 Air Bike Workouts for Conditioning, Fat Loss, and More
Modern air bikes are far from the creaky machines your parents had at the local Y decades ago. Today’s machines are overbuilt and imposing. With bigger fans, heavier components, and electronic performance ... Continue Reading
The Best HIIT Workouts With Bodyweight, With Kettlebells, and More
Whether you call it conditioning, metcon, or plain old “cardio,” some type of cardiovascular training is necessary to achieve results you can’t replicate with standard weight training alone. While there ... Continue Reading
The Best Dumbbell Ab Workouts for a Stronger, Better-Looking Core
Ab training is not only about aesthetics and making your abs look better. Yes, these workouts will check both of those boxes, but these specialized training plans can also help you understand that your ... Continue Reading
Actor Chris Hemsworth Issued a Five-Round, 50-Rep Full-Body Workout Challenge
Ever since he entered the public eye as an actor, Chris Hemsworth has usually made it a point to keep up with his strength training and overall fitness. Between his film work, Hemsworth has spent some of ... Continue Reading
The Best Landmine Workouts for More Muscle and Better Conditioning
Perhaps you’ve seen a lifter pressing, twisting, or rowing a barbell by rotating it on end. Appropriately named, these landmine exercises produce lethally effective workouts. Landmine training is performed ... Continue Reading
Check Out Chris Hemsworth’s Minimal Equipment Workout on a Naval Ship
Actor Chris Hemsworth is well known for his strength and ripped physique befitting a fictional interpretation of the mythological Norse God Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). From time to time, ... Continue Reading
The Best Sled Workouts for Muscle, Strength, Fat Loss, and Recovery
The humble sled has made its way from American football gridirons, into strongman gyms, through CrossFit “boxes,” and has arrived as a mainstay of everyday training. The sled’s rise to ubiquity is fueled ... Continue Reading
20-Minute Workouts for Muscle, Fat Loss, Strength, and More
You get 24 hours every day. They’re yours to do whatever you want or, more accurately, whatever you need to get done. Once you start subtracting six or seven hours of sleep, eight or nine hours of work, ... Continue Reading
Two-A-Day Workouts Explained: Better Results Without Overtraining
Some lifters believe the more they work out, the better their results will be. That might mean training every day of the week or grinding out monstrous three-hour sessions in the gym. However, to ... Continue Reading
EMOM Training Explained: Watch the Clock for More Gains
If there’s one way most lifters can improve their training plan, it’s not about fixing their time spent training. It’s about fixing their time spent not training. Rest between sets is an extremely ... Continue Reading
The Best Triceps Workouts for Muscle, Strength, and More
Ask 10 lifters to name the body part they’re training on any random day, and you’ll probably hear some familiar answers — chest, back, arms, biceps, maybe even legs. But very few will say they’re working ... Continue Reading
Why You Should Be Greasing the Groove During Your Workouts
Practice makes perfect, right? Wrong. Only perfect practice makes perfect. Practicing the correct skill is more important than repeating any random thing and hoping for the best. Whether you’re practicing ... Continue Reading
The Best Shoulder Workouts for More Muscle, For Strength, For Beginners, and More
Training the shoulders may not be at the top of the list for most lifters. It doesn’t even make the list at all for some, and they skip it entirely. But the shoulders (a.k.a. the deltoids or delts) can ... Continue Reading
The Best Bodyweight Workouts for Muscle, Strength, Conditioning, and More
If you were to challenge someone to get into shape without stepping into a gym, they'd be confused. It's as if some people still believe you can only build muscle, get stronger, or improve conditioning by ... Continue Reading
The Best Back Workouts for More Muscle, for Strength, for Beginners, and More
Although it isn't one of the “mirror muscles” — body parts looking back in your reflection like the chest, shoulders, and arms — a well-developed back will balance your physique. A strong back will also ... Continue Reading
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
5 Effective and Simple Upper Body Strength Routines
There are thousands of ways to resistance train. Provided you work hard and safely, document the results, allow enough recovery time between workouts, and then train progressively, resistance training will ... Continue Reading
A Vacation’s Worth of Simple, Effective Workouts
So, you’re going on vacation and are stoked about the mental and physical break from the gym. But you also know an entire week of drinking and a lax diet, all the while not getting your heart rate ... Continue Reading
Plan “B” – Short Workouts That Will Save Your Day
Like most serious sports athletes, you’ll do whatever it takes to become successful. Because it’s important, you’ll find the time, make time, and commit to practicing specific sports skills, team ... Continue Reading
Five 15-Minute Total Body Workouts Using Only 3 Pieces of Equipment
These workouts are simple and efficient. Ony 3 pieces of equipment are required: a workout bench, a pair of dumbbells (I am using 25 lbs ones here), and a common, ordinary jump rope. Each workout consists ... Continue Reading
7 Short and Sweet Resistance Training Routines to Develop Your Legs
The legs. They get you from point A to B. They're a woman's (and man's) best friend. They're the genesis for all skill executions. Throw a ball or other implement, raise a resistance overhead, or perform ... Continue Reading
