Back day can be one of the most enjoyable days you’ll have in the gym. Due to the sheer number of muscles in the back, it’s one of the strongest parts of the body — second only to the legs. Also, a ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Dumbbell Bench Press for a Bigger, Stronger Chest
When most lifters make the decision to commit to the gym, the barbell bench press is often one of the first exercises selected for building a stronger and bigger chest. However, along with its reputation ... Continue Reading
The 8 Best Upper Body Pulling Exercises
When most people talk about building an impressive physique, they often envision capped delts the size of bowling balls, a massive chest, and chiseled abs. But what about the muscles you don't see from the ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Dumbbell Flye for a Complete Chest
The bench press is seen as the go-to chest exercise by many lifters looking to build a well-rounded set of pecs, but it has some limitations. Most significantly, it’s not actually a “chest” exercise. It’s ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Single-Arm Dumbbell Row for Bigger Lats
Back workouts will always require both vertical and horizontal pulling exercises for complete development. While pull-ups and pulldowns are common vertical pulls, one of the most fundamental horizontal ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Arnold Press for Fully Developed Shoulders
An exercise’s name doesn’t usually hold too much value beyond summarizing what it is or how it’s done. The bench press has you lying on a bench while pressing. The barbell row has you, well, rowing a ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Cable Crunch for Ab Strength and Size
There are typically two camps when it comes to ab training. There are those who are purely focused on strengthening their abs to hoist more weight and perform better as an athlete. And then some folks are ... Continue Reading
The 14 Best Landmine Exercises for Total-Body Size and Strength
There's a right way and a wrong way to use every piece of equipment in the gym. You wouldn't try to do biceps curls with the leg extension machine or use the pec-deck to work your inner thighs. And you ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Lat Pulldown — Benefits, Muscles Worked, and Variations
Many gym-goers are well aware of the pull-up, but struggle to perform their first rep. While it may be fairly easy for some, for others, it is a much longer journey that can be shortened by spending time ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Hammer Curl for Bigger Biceps and Forearms
Bigger, stronger arms are usually high on the list of priorities for some lifters, even if they half-whisper it for fear of being labeled “a bodybuilder,” as if there’s anything wrong with training ... 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 Ab Workouts at Home, for Functional Strength, and More
Your abs may be under a layer or two of fat but the solution isn’t only in the kitchen. Yes, nutrition has a lot to do with how lean you can get and how quickly you can view your coveted abs, but the right ... Continue Reading
How To Do the Pendlay Row
Glenn Pendlay was one of the leading coaches in American weightlifting — he held a Level 5 accreditation from USA Weightlifting (the highest available) and coached many high-level athletes to medals in ... Continue Reading
The 12 Best Chest Exercises for Bigger, Stronger Pecs
Chest training is a highlight in most lifters’ routines. It’s either the day they get to show off on the weight bench or the day they get an excellent pump with immediate (however temporary) ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Zercher Squat for Lower Body Size and Power
A simple barbell in a squat rack may not seem like a piece of modern-day technology, but it kinda is. Up until a few decades ago, lifters were either making their own racks by hand from scrap metal and ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Lateral Raise for Bigger Shoulders
If you plan on being in the gym long-term, you need to avoid beating up your joints. The shoulders, in particular, can be tough to train intensely without excessive wear and tear. Fortunately, the lateral ... Continue Reading
Everything You Need to Know About How to Burn Fat
When someone decides to burn fat, they often think it means surviving on a carrot and three lettuce leaves each day while jogging to and from work. Fortunately, neither of those is necessary. While you ... Continue Reading
Everything You Need to Know to Master the Pull-Up
The pull-up is the meat and potatoes of any back workout. It's one of the few exercises that nearly every experienced lifter agrees is essential for building a foundation of size and strength. You'll find ... 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
How to Do the Sit-Up for Stronger, More Muscular Abs
The classic sit-up is one of the first exercises most people learn to perform. Sometimes on their own at home as an early attempt to get into better shape or in school during gym class where it was less ... Continue Reading
Learn How to Build Strength with Three Key Principles
Weights, by their very definition, are heavy. That would explain why lifting weights is a good way to get stronger. Pick up a weight. If it’s easy, pick up more. If it’s too hard, try until it’s easy…then ... 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
How to Do the Deadlift for Strength and Muscle
On one hand, the deadlift is as simple and straightforward as “pick the heavy bar up off the ground and stand up.” On the other hand, the deadlift is an intricate series of muscular coordinations, ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Bench Press for Chest Size and Upper-Body Strength
The bench press is the reigning king of upper body barbell exercises for many lifters. Even non-lifters are familiar with muscular athletes demonstrating their strength performing a bench press. It’s ... Continue Reading
