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Yoga Guide for Beginners (And the Best Yoga Poses for Beginners)

In the weight room, you know exactly what to do. Put one of the best barbells in your hands or a kettlebell in front of you, and you know precisely which exercises to do to get the most effective gains for ... Continue Reading

A person doing the three point row kettlebell exercise.

The 8 Best Kettlebell Back Exercises to Build Your Back Without a Barbell

Training your back isn’t just a one-exercise-and-done situation. That’s because the back contains an intricate system of muscles that support pretty much every movement in your body. If you’re bending, ... Continue Reading

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How To Do the Inchworm Exercise Correctly (+ Guides and Tips)

When it comes to warm-up exercises and drills, the good ol’ KISS principle — that’s “keep it simple, stupid” — applies. Sure, there are times when you might need to break out a specific movement to tackle ... Continue Reading

A fit person doing weight training exercise with a kettlebell.

How to Do the Kettlebell Halo for a Stronger Core and Better Shoulder Mobility

It might not be the halo Beyoncé was talking about, but it’ll still give you a glow in the gym. The kettlebell halo may look a little unconventional, but this highly functional kettlebell exercise will be ... Continue Reading

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The 8 Best Wrist Mobility Exercises to Help You Lift Heavier Barbells

Every joint plays an important role in your ability to make gains. Healthy joints help keep you in the safest positions possible with free weights while providing the most muscle-building potential. As you ... Continue Reading

Best Lat Exercises

The 10 Best Lat Exercises for Growth and Strength (Expert Approved)

Have you ever wanted to be so broad that you need to turn sideways to enter or exit an elevator? Do you want to finally achieve that iconic X-frame look that all bodybuilders aspire to? Maybe your desires ... Continue Reading

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13 Best In-Chair Exercises to Do at Home (Or in the Office)

How much of your time do you spend on your screens each day? Sitting at work, whether in a formal office or at home? Even if you’re into two-a-day workouts, you might be inactive for a lot longer each day ... Continue Reading

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The 15 Best Barbell Exercises For Mass, Strength, and Power

Barbell training is a one-stop-shop for strength, more muscle mass, fat loss, and power. That's because you can load up the barbell with more weight than kettlebells and dumbbells can provide. The almighty ... Continue Reading

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How To Do the Incline Push-Up for No-Equipment Chest Building

Your gym buddy might be able to bang out endless sets of push-ups, but you may still be struggling to achieve your first full rep. Or you’re a more experienced athlete aiming to add more chest exercises to ... Continue Reading

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How to Do Hanging Leg Raises for a Rock Solid Core

A strong midsection sits as the cornerstone of your training. Whether you’re looking to finally hit a 500-pound deadlift, pack on high-quality lean muscle, or even sharpen techniques for your sprint ... Continue Reading

A person bench pressing on a Smith machine.

How to Do the Smith Machine Bench Press for Underrated Chest Gains

Go into nearly any commercial gym, and you’re likely to find a Smith machine or two in a corner somewhere. More often than not, you might find it deserted in favor of lifting platforms and highly-muscled ... Continue Reading

How To Do the Bayesian Curl for Bigger, Beefier Biceps

In statistics, the Bayesian field of probability refers to the degree of belief in the occurrence of an event. The Bayesian curl is named for its statistical significance — there’s a high probability that ... Continue Reading

A person doing the dumbbell shrug exercise.

How To Do the Dumbbell Shrug (+ Best Variations and Alternatives)

Some muscles are defined by a single exercise. If you want to grow your guns and fill out your favorite t-shirt, you have to do biceps curls (or their many variations). To achieve that coveted “X-frame” ... Continue Reading

A person wearing grey shorts and a black t-shirt perform bent-over barbell rows with a green, 25-pound plate on each end.

12 Best Back Exercises and 5 Back Workouts for More Muscle 

Proper back training begins with the exercises you choose to help you pursue your fitness goals. Commonly regarded as “pulling movements,” there are more viable back-training options than there are muscles ... Continue Reading

How To Do the Alternating Dumbbell Press (+ the Best Variations for Muscle and Strength)

If you think about it, almost all dumbbell exercises are performed simultaneously. You curl with both arms at a time. When you grab a pair of ‘bells to bang out a few sets of lateral raises, you move your ... Continue Reading

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How to Do Pelvic Tilts for Better Core Strength and Control

Pelvic tilts are often an underrated move in the gym despite being a favorite of many physical therapists. They help to strengthen the core muscles, which are active in pretty much everything you do. This ... Continue Reading

What Is LISS Cardio?

Everything You Need to Know About LISS Cardio and Why You Should Do It

As a fitness enthusiast, you’re used to pushing yourself through your training sessions, feeling the burn, and making major progress on your goals. You’re working to build muscle, lift heavier, and leaving ... Continue Reading

The 8 Best Push Exercises You Should Be Doing for Muscle and Strength

If you follow fitness, it probably feels like the posterior chain is all the rage. (For the uninitiated, your posterior chain is basically your backside. It counts all of the muscles that span the base of ... Continue Reading

Best Lower Lat Exercises

The 5 Best Lower Lat Exercises for a Denser Back

Big lats serve two primary purposes: They support your spine during squats, deadlifts, and bench presses and make you look big in sweaters. However, many lifters have trouble engaging their lats because we ... Continue Reading

How to Do the Barbell Wrist Curl to Build Those Forearms

Forearms — the calves of your upper body. The forearms are one of the most underrated muscles, often because they can be so darn difficult to grow. But because of this, forearms often sit neglected as ... Continue Reading

An athlete doing landmine shoulder exercises.

The 6 Best Landmine Shoulder Exercises You Can Do

When it comes to shoulder training, most folks base their workouts on a combination of free weights and cables. After all, nothing beats the barbell overhead press for raw strength, and it’s hard to match ... Continue Reading

The 7 Best Resistance Band Exercises for Building Bigger, Better Glutes

Glute training has the interest of the entire lifting space — and with good reason. Whether you’re looking to round out your peach, improve your hip drive, or just move to feel better, tacking on some ... Continue Reading

A person performing the barbell bench press exercise.

How to Bench Press: Form, Benefits, Sets and Reps, and More

The barbell bench press may be one of the most recognized exercises in the fitness sphere. From elite powerlifters like Julius Maddox to your uncle (who swears he put up 405 in high school, man), everyone ... Continue Reading

These Are the 10 Best Compound Exercises You Can Do. So Why Aren’t You Doing Them?

The clock is ticking. You have, what, 45 minutes to work out? It’s not a lot, but you have to play the hand you’re dealt. On the treadmill (can’t skip your warm-up, no matter what), you consider how to ... Continue Reading

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