Most commercial gyms come with a wide assortment of exercise machines. If you’re brand new to lifting weights, so many options can certainly be intimidating. You need to know which stations will serve your ... Continue Reading
Do the Incline Dumbbell Curl to Double Down on Your Arm Gains
Your arm workouts aren’t supposed to be a walk in the park. Growing your guns takes focus, grit, work ethic, and, maybe more than anything, the right exercises. By its very design, the incline dumbbell ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Close-Grip Pulldown — Variations, Benefits, and More
Pulldowns, pull-ups, row horizontally, row while standing upright, row while inverted. Your back is one of the most versatile muscle groups you have…but that doesn’t necessarily make optimal lat training ... Continue Reading
How to Nail the Lying Leg Curl to Build and Sculpt Your Hamstrings
Some muscles are easier to isolate than others. Your biceps come to the party every time you perform a row or pull-up whether you like it or not, after all. When it comes to building your legs, ... Continue Reading
The Complete Guide to Reverse Pyramid Training for Strength and Muscle
There are many ways to skin a cat in the iron game. Trying to build strength, muscle, or even endurance can allow for a diverse range of training protocols suited to your needs and your training ... Continue Reading
How to Perform a Picture-Perfect Sit-Up for Stronger Abs
Chances are you probably did sit-ups way back in gym class, long before you ever thought about developing your core musculature or picking up a barbell to gain strength. The classic sit-up, ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Cable Crossover for a Bigger, Buffer Chest
The bench press may not be your best bet for big pecs. Make no mistake, barbells are fantastic tools for getting stronger and gaining muscle. They don’t need to be the start and end of your exercise ... Continue Reading
How to Do Crunches: Proper Form, Variations, & Benefits
Some people love them while others absolutely hate them. Crunches may be one of the most contentious ab exercises out there. The caution about crunches is understandable — if you only focus on this move, ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Bear Plank — Proper Form, Benefits, Variations, and More
Have you ever wanted beastly muscles? Ones that can help you run faster, jump higher, or perform better with a barbell in your hands? The bear plank helps improve core strength and stability without the ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Clean Pull for Building Power & Posture
Olympic lifting is all about harnessing power. From the very first day you pick up a barbell, weightlifting teaches — and demands — that you be strong, fast, nimble, and explosive. All of those ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Devil’s Press — Common Mistakes, Variations, and More
If you’ve headed into a gym during the last decade, you know that multi-joint functional training has become increasingly popular amongst the general population of recreational fitness enthusiasts. The ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Sissy Squat to Build Heaps of Muscle Without Weights
If you’ve been on the prowl for a new way to grow your quads, or your mind is addled by the delusion that bodyweight movements can’t grow muscle, you’re in for a real treat. The sissy squat, despite its ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Concentration Curl for Bigger Biceps
If you pick up dumbbells with the intention to curl them, you might have big, bulging biceps on your mind. Chasing the pump for the sake of rounder bis is common in the weight room. There are a lot of ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Hack Squat & Build Your Quads, From the Experts
The hack squat — named for its credited creator George Hackenschmidt — was popularized in the early 1900s. It looks almost more like a backwards deadlift rather than a traditional squat. However, it places ... Continue Reading
How to (Properly) Combine Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Training
Conventional wisdom suggests that your pathway to success in the gym is narrow and linear. If you want to get strong, you have to train for strength. Want to build muscle? Hypertrophy has to be your only ... Continue Reading
Want a Big and Strong Chest? Start Using the Svend Press in Your Training
"You need to feel the muscle work" is a saying that's common in the fitness world. Feel a muscle contract and common sense says that it's being targeted and taxed. However, an exercise that one person ... Continue Reading
How to Perform the Push-Up — Tips, Tricks, & Variations
The push-up is one of the first exercises most people ever perform. While commonly (and rightfully) considered a beginner’s exercise, there’s more to it than meets the eye. If you’ve been trying to pack ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Z Press for More Muscle and a Stronger Press
This article will explore one of the most functional (and challenging) overhead pressing movements. Whether you decide to use a barbell, kettlebells, or dumbbells, the Z press will surely help you gain ... Continue Reading
Master the Low Bar Back Squat for High-Level Leg Gains
Often touted as the king of exercises, the back squat — more specifically, the low bar back — is a centerpiece in programs running the gamut of goals. Trying to build muscle, strength, mobility, or ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Landmine Press — Benefits, Variations, Common Mistakes, and More
Landmine training has become increasingly popular among strength athletes and general gymgoers. It offers a unique range of motion, is touted as more joint-friendly, and is often done one side at a time, ... Continue Reading
Master the Bird Dog to Give Your Core Routine Wings
Imagine your favorite workout. For strength and functional fitness athletes, this fantasy likely features a training session involving barbells, a load of bumper plates, or a Rogue echo bike. At the very ... Continue Reading
Learn How to Box Squat to Lift More Weight and Improve Power
The box squat is thought of as a move for hardcore powerlifters looking to eke out every ounce of progress from their squat. Actually, it’s a great move that any lifter can do to improve the back squat, ... Continue Reading
Master the Jump Rope Again with Double Unders
The sound of a clacking jump rope might bring you back to the middle school playground or your childhood backyard. As an adult, though, you may not pick one up nearly as often — unless you’re a ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Dumbbell Snatch — Variations, Benefits, Mistakes, and More
Upon hearing the word "snatch," you probably have an image of some elite weightlifter (like Lasha Talakhadze) toiling away day after day for years on end to master this one exercise. So if you don't have ... Continue Reading