Jumping around is about way more than…well, jumping around. Plyometric training can enhance your full-body coordination, overall strength, cardiovascular fitness, and power (meaning your ability to move a ... Continue Reading
Learn the Dumbbell Clean & Press for Full-Body Strength and Power
If you’re looking to build max strength across your entire body, the barbell clean & press is a great way to get you there. You’ll be boosting your pulling power, squatting prowess, and pressing ... Continue Reading
The Axle Deadlift vs. the Barbell Deadlift — How to Use Each For More Gains and a Tighter Grip
The deadlift is one of the central pillars of strength training. If you’ve ever bent down to pick something up, you’ve practiced and trained your deadlift. It’s an accessible lift that provides plenty of ... Continue Reading
The 17 Best Lower Body Exercises to Level-Up Your Leg Day
Lifters all over the world have a love-hate relationship with leg day. The intensity and volume required to stimulate lower body gains are grueling and, at times, gut-wrenching. On the other hand, most ... Continue Reading
These Are the Best Bodybuilding Exercises for Each Muscle Group
Picture your ideal physique. As an aspiring bodybuilder, you might visualize the iconic v-taper of Frank Zane or the mammoth chest and broad shoulders Schwarzenegger sported in his heyday. If you go to the ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Tate Press for Thicker Arms and Bigger Pressing Numbers
If you want to improve pretty much any pressing movement in your training, you’ve got to build strong triceps. Want a stronger overhead press? Target your triceps to add muscle mass and improve elbow ... Continue Reading
Elevate Your Presses and Squats With the 12 Best Landmine Exercises
The landmine training method was invented a long time before the landmine base came in vogue. Remember Arnold Schwarzenegger sticking a barbell in the corner of his gym to do heavy sets of T-bar rows in ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Kettlebell Clean & Press for Full-Body Strength and Pressing Power
You might turn to the barbell first and foremost when you want to develop pressing power and upper body mass. But that doesn’t mean the barbell is your only option. The kettlebell clean & press will ... Continue Reading
Rogue Echo Air Bike Review
If you are looking for a way to increase your cardio endurance and burn extra calories, The Rogue Echo Air Bike is a great option worth considering. Known as a “calorie bike” for its ability to help you ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Dumbbell Rear Lateral Raise for Bigger, Stronger Shoulders
The dumbbell rear lateral raise is an isolated movement that many lifters use to help build themselves “boulder shoulders.” It increases shoulder hypertrophy by engaging one of the smallest — and often ... Continue Reading
The 15 Best Smith Machine Exercises and How to do Them
The Smith machine may be one of the most reviled pieces of equipment in the gym — but if you're a Smith machine troll, you may want to reconsider your position. There is a place for it in your ... Continue Reading
The 15 Best Resistance Band Exercises for Mass, Strength, and Endurance
The beauty of resistance bands is they don’t rely on gravity for resistance —like a dumbbell or pair of kettlebells — so you can perform various exercises at different angles to challenge your muscle ... Continue Reading
The Clean & Jerk vs. The Clean & Press — Important Differences for Strength, Size, and More
There’s more than one way to take a barbell from the ground to over your head. The clean is a powerful expression of strength that gets the bar to your shoulders. After that, you have two solid options — ... Continue Reading
How to Do Dumbbell Lunges for Bigger Legs and Stronger Squats
When looking to build bigger, stronger legs, movements like squats and deadlifts are often great places to start. But if you only work these big movements, you might be leaving gains on the table. Without ... Continue Reading
10 Kettlebell Exercises for Bodybuilders to Improve Stability, Bolster Mobility, and Build Muscle
If you want to be a bodybuilder — either recreationally or competitively — it makes sense that your first instinct might be toward barbells, dumbbells, and cable-based exercises. After all, these are the ... Continue Reading
Build an Unstoppable Core and Upper Body with the Bear Crawl
Ever since you were a baby, you’ve had the ability to crawl around on all fours. Although that’s probably not how you get from place to place nowadays, it could be beneficial to add a bear crawl back into ... Continue Reading
The 10 Best Posture Exercises to Help Ease Back Pain
People spend a lot of time hunched over. A study published in JAMA surveyed 6,000 people and a quarter of them reported sitting for more than eight hours a day. (1) And all that sitting can wreak havoc on ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Overhead Triceps Extension for Big Triceps and Stronger Presses
Even if you're main focus is picking up heavy weight, you shouldn't let your arm training fall by the wayside. Bigger triceps often result in stronger upper body lifts. The triceps are responsible for ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Seated Cable Row for All the Back Size Without the Fatigue
A strong back says a lot about your training. Since you need a strong back for heavy pulling, pressing, and everything in between, it makes sense to train your back. The seated cable row is a back ... Continue Reading
The 8 Best Arm Exercises for Weightlifting
Big biceps don’t win strength competitions. Developing proficiency in the sport of weightlifting is about mastering both the snatch and the clean & jerk. If you’re pursuing the biggest total possible, ... Continue Reading
Build a Big Pec Shelf With the Guillotine Press
If you are looking to build a bigger chest, specifically your upper pecs, look no further than the guillotine press. The guillotine press is a means of achieving serious upper chest development with a ... Continue Reading
The Incline Dumbbell Bench Press Will Unlock Your Muscle-Building Potential
The incline dumbbell bench press is prescribed in many training programs without a full appreciation of its versatility or value. Often glossed over as just an upper pec exercise, the incline dumbbell ... Continue Reading
The 8 Best Calf Exercises for Lower Body Support and Power
Unless you’re genetically gifted, most people have a stubborn muscle group that refuses to grow — and there are legitimate reasons for that (which we'll get into below). But you also don't want to throw in ... Continue Reading
How to Target Your Biceps in Your Next Workout With the Zottman Curl
When looking to build bigger arms, people often think of getting massive biceps or triceps. While this is certainly the goal, it is also important to increase the size and strength of the forearm muscles. ... Continue Reading