While there are many solid pieces of equipment that you can add to your home gym, one of the most versatile pieces is often overlooked — the good ol’ fashioned kettlebell. Two of the most ... Continue Reading
Again Faster Kettlebell Review
If you’re looking to switch up your workouts in the weight room, Again Faster offers some solid kettlebells to consider adding to your home gym. Ranging from nine pounds to 70 pounds, ... Continue Reading
The 15 Best Lunge Variations to Level Up Your Leg Day
You’ve spent the week dreading it, but leg day is finally here. Your first go-to is likely the back squat — and with good reason. Barbell squats help you move a tremendous amount of weight. Along with ... Continue Reading
What Is EMOM Training? How To Do It and Why You Should
When you think of building endurance as a strength athlete, you might well be filled with dread. That’s understandable if you’re the kind of person who loves barbells but loathes endless hours of ... Continue Reading
2022 World’s Strongest Man Wrecking Ball Hold Results — Felix Scores World Record
Day Three of the 2022 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) contest began with layers upon layers of drama. All five groups had athletes already clinch first place to secure a spot in the Final: Tom Stoltman, Luke ... Continue Reading
Fiture Home Gym Review
While the number of people opting to invest in home gyms has increased, the integration of Artificial Intelligence in gym equipment has also increased. The Fiture Home Gym is one of the newest ... Continue Reading
Mobility vs. Flexibility — Why It Matters and What It Means for You
You train for better strength, endurance, and cardio, but when was the last time you took the time to help your body move better? Mobility and flexibility can often be overlooked as they may not be as fun ... Continue Reading
Use the Bent-Over Row to Make Big Gains With Big Weights
Few exercises isolate your entire back quite like bent-over rows. You hinge forward, brace your core, and then draw your elbows to squeeze the living daylights out of your lats, rhomboids, and traps. ... Continue Reading
Muscle “Myth”, Busted — Here Are the Best Lower Chest Workouts for Bodybuilding
A well-developed chest can help you forge a more ideal physique for the bodybuilding stage, turn heads at the beach, or just look a bit bigger in the mirror. That said, most people don’t think too far ... Continue Reading
Can Statistics Make CrossFit More Fair? (w/Tyler Watkins)
Today I'm talking to accountant, stats guru, and CrossFitter Tyler Watkins. He's on a mission to help identify where competitive CrossFit — which is still a very, very young sport — can level the playing ... Continue Reading
How to Use Weightlifting Straps to Gain Strength and Make Progress
When practicing weightlifting, things can get a bit heavy-handed. Moving a barbell necessitates tons of pulling, which means having a respectable level of grip strength. Your hands have a lot of ... Continue Reading
Build a Titanic Torso with These Bodybuilding Chest & Back Workouts
Some pairings just make sense. For bodybuilders — aspiring or professional alike — it’s stuff like whey protein and whole milk. Biceps and board shorts at the beach. Ab work and cardio. Certain things just ... Continue Reading
Get Stronger and More Powerful With Post-Activation Potentiation
In the world of fitness, the next big thing is always on the horizon, just waiting to unlock your hidden potential. Those trendy “one cool trick” tactics usually don’t pan out to any real gains, though. ... Continue Reading
Again Faster Evolution Barbell Review
When adding a new barbell to your home gym, you’ll likely want one that can handle all of your lifting needs. From powerlifting to cross-training to Olympic lifts, the Again Faster ... Continue Reading
Again Faster Evo Weight Plates Review
If you’re looking to incorporate Olympic and CrossFit style lifts into your at-home workouts, you’ll want to snag some bumper plates, like these Again Faster Evolution Bumper ... Continue Reading
How to (Safely) Train to Failure to Boost Your Intensity and Muscle Mass
When you’re new to the gym, it seems like all you have to do to gain muscle and get stronger is look at a dumbbell. But the more experience you get under your weightlifting belt, the harder it can be to ... Continue Reading
Every Winner of the Figure Olympia
Prior to the start of the 21st century, the only two women’s divisions in the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) were the Ms. Olympia and the Fitness Olympia. This meant that pro ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Dumbbell Flye — Proper Form, Mistakes, Alternatives, and More
Compound, multi-joint movements should make up the bulk of a strength training program. Due to their functional nature, they elicit a fantastic training response that helps to build lean muscle mass and ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilders Chris Bumstead and Iain Valliere Get a Quad-Focused Leg Session In
Three-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead and his brother-in-law, IFBB Pro League Men's Open bodybuilder Iain Valliere, joined forces for a quadriceps workout that Bumstead published on ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Pendlay Row for Back Size and Stronger Lifts
If you’ve never heard of the Pendlay row — which is a close variation to the bent-over barbell row — you may well be skimping on your back gains. Innovated by USA Weightlifting coach Glenn Pendlay, this ... Continue Reading
The CrossFitters’ Guide to Surviving Murph
When most people think about the end of May, they think about barbecues, pool noodles, and the sun setting nice and late. And if you're a CrossFitter, May is also likely to make you think "Murph." If ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Chris Bumstead Reveals His 5,000-Calorie Bulking Diet for the 2022 Olympia
‘Tis the season to make serious gains. On May 15, 2022, Classic Physique Mr. Olympia Chris Bumstead greeted his YouTube audience with a much-needed full day of eating video. The 27-year-old Ottawa native ... Continue Reading
Zack Telander: Weightlifting Vs. CrossFit (and Lifting in America)
Here's one from the archives, originally recorded in 2020: Weightlifter, coach, and YouTuber Zack Telander joins us to talk about transitioning back and forth between CrossFit and weightlifting. Zack also ... Continue Reading
How to Clean and Care for a Barbell
While a barbell may be one of the most sought-after pieces of gym equipment because of the wide variety of workouts it can accommodate, there is one big thing a barbell can’t do — clean ... Continue Reading