A well-developed chest is a calling card of lifters who’ve spent months, if not years, dedicated to hard training. From lifters bench pressing jaw-dropping weight and bodybuilders hitting the classic “side ... 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 Mistakes You’re Making When Ordering Gym Shirts
Ordering apparel for your gym should be fun. Cool gear should be a way to bring the community together and put some extra money in your pocket. But time and again, I see gym owners give up on the process ... Continue Reading
Beginner Workout: Cycle 5, Week 2
EDITOR'S NOTE: For an in-depth description of the beginner workouts and the movements contained in them from their creator, Bret Hamilton, have a look at his article on getting started with this 12-week ... Continue Reading
Shoulder Mobility for Kettlebell Sport Athletes
The shoulder joints are a complex, in both senses. They’re a physically complicated group of joints that, when healthy and acting together, make up the most marvellous, flexible, and sublime piece of ... Continue Reading
Simplify Muscle Development by Simplifying Your Workouts
The age-old desire to build a strong, well-proportioned physique is still alive and well. Yes, the average gym-goer no longer yearns to build a monstrous, freaky, eye-popping body complete with gnarly ... Continue Reading
The 12-Week Workout Designed to Amplify Fat Loss
If you want to improve muscle definition and fast-track your way to washboard abs, then use this fat loss specific, three-phase, muscle-preserving training system. Everyone is wondering what they need to ... Continue Reading
8-Week Workout Plan for Push Up Strength and Power
How many push ups can you do? 20 or 30? 50? More? Maybe you’re one of the unlucky souls who can only manage five reps with questionable form. Say the word “exercise,” and the push up inevitably will be ... 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
5 Powerful Lower Body Strength Routines
As I mentioned in the first installment 5 Effective And Simple Upper Body Strength Routines, there are many ways to resistance train. As I alluded to, if you work hard, use safe modalities, document the ... Continue Reading
Classical P.E. For All: A Fast, Effective, Bodyweight Program
Bodyweight training is fast, effective, accessible, and the best way into training. With a progressive, consistent approach, elite levels of fitness can be forged in this manner. After all, the body and ... Continue Reading
A Training Plan For Masters 50+ Rowers
Exercise is such an important part of life, but can get overlooked when life takes priority. And staying truly fit is even harder with age. Although your body holds on to aerobic endurance a little longer ... 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
28 Day Anti-Fragile Human Challenge
Humans are anti-fragile by nature. The concept of anti-fragility is not that we deflect attacks like a Gore-tex repels water, but that we, in fact, need resistance to grow stronger. Humanity is not totally ... Continue Reading
The Chief Habit: Your Ten-Minute Morning Fitness Plan
Becoming the person we want to be is typically a case of taking action—not once, but over and over again. This is hard to do, particularly within a world that ingeniously inserts technology meant to pull ... Continue Reading
The Four Alarm Workout For Powerful, Portable Fitness
The world has never turned faster. We are chasing the kids out of the house, battling traffic, rushing to meetings, and constantly responding to email. Engulfed by this whack-a-mole lifestyle, many simply ... Continue Reading
Workouts in a Box: Anytime, Anywhere Exercise Routines
There is nothing like the feeling of strong, vibrant movement in wide-open spaces. Something just feels right about those workouts that break us out of the gym confines and allow us to explore a more ... Continue Reading
From the Couch to Crushing It: A 4 Week Plan to Get Moving
My how the years fly by. It seems like yesterday, you were rolling your eyes listening to elders go on about how they remember being young and not having all these aches and pains—how they remember being ... Continue Reading
Walls, Bands, and Benches: Adaptable Workouts for Chaos, Limitation, and Variety
Routines are essential for sustainable success, but sometimes your plan blows up. When this happens you must remember that exercise is too important to concede defeat. Sure, missing one day’s plan isn’t ... Continue Reading
The Kettlebell 6 – Teach Yourself the Fundamentals
There are 6 tutorial videos in the Kettelbell Basics Tutorial Series here. They will cover all the fundamentals of movement that you need to begin, reshape, or refresh your kettlebell practice. The videos ... Continue Reading
An 8-Week Longevity-Based Program for Masters Weightlifters
With the growing popularity of CrossFit, many people over age 35 have discovered a passion for competition. Today’s over-forty population is not interested in growing old gracefully, and like their younger ... 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
A 12 Week Workout Routine for Older Athletes
This program is designed for older adults with prior training experience who seek a new option for general improvements in fitness and strength. It is divided into two training cycles: weeks 1 to 6 and ... Continue Reading
Squat/Pull/Press: A 4-Week Strength Challenge
This strength cycle should help you prioritize overall squat, pull and press strength. The final week will be a test week of sorts, some lifts you will be allowed to max, others you will be given a set rep ... Continue Reading
