The pecs are large fan-like muscles with two heads — the clavicle and the sternal head. But we know you’re not here for an anatomy lesson; you’re here for lower chest exercises and lower chest workouts. ... Continue Reading
What Is the Keto Diet and Should You Try It?
What separates a fad diet from a legitimate nutritional practice? If you’re trying to lose or gain weight, or make any kind of change to your general health habits, it’s a question you should ask yourself ... Continue Reading
The Best Beach Workout You Can Do This Summer
Headed to the beach this summer? You’re not alone. According to Newsweek, Americans make a combined 400 million visits to the shore each year (yes, that's a ton of visits). If you’re one of those ... Continue Reading
Try These Kettlebell Glute Workouts to Kick Your Butt Into High Gear
The humble kettlebell wears many hats in the weight room. For some, it serves as a damn good conditioning tool. Others love kettlebell exercises for their versatility. Still others use kettlebells as ... Continue Reading
Should You Buy a Treadmill From Costco? Here Are the Pros and Cons
Despite frequent speculations that treadmills may one day be replaced atop the cardio equipment sales charts, they remain the kings of cardiovascular equipment. Not only are treadmills the most popular ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Kettlebell Clean
We’re not entirely sure of the origins of the exercise name “clean”. But we reckon some old-time gym bro saw their fellow lifter hoist a kettlebell from the floor to the front rack position in one swift ... Continue Reading
Does Pre-Workout Go Bad? Here’s Everything You Need to Know
It’s training time, and you’re getting ready to crush your leg day workout. You reach for your favorite pre-workout supplement to pop into your shaker, but when you open your tub, something looks or smells ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Cuban Press for Stronger, Healthier Shoulders
What do cleaning your dryer vent and working your rotator cuffs have in common? They’re both easy to forget about until there’s a problem! Just like your dryer can start a fire if lint isn’t cleaned out of ... Continue Reading
How To Do Leg Extensions At Home Without A Fancy Machine From The Gym…Or Any Machine At All
If you were initiated into the world of fitness under the tutelage of a high school P.E. teacher or a personal trainer at a massive commercial gym franchise, the leg extension may be the first resistance ... Continue Reading
Everything You Need to Know About the 12-3-30 Workout
Nature hikes and trail walking are great ways to spend a day away from the gym. They give you a breath of fresh air while training your cardiovascular system and don’t need a ton of flash to deliver a ... Continue Reading
The Anatomy of Your Leg Muscles, Explained (and How To Train Them)
For gym rats all over the world, the prospect of leg day is met with both fear and excitement. Lower-body workouts are generally regarded as the hardest form of resistance training you can do: It’s what ... Continue Reading
How To Use the Barbell High Row to Broaden Your Upper Back
Rowing is a strength training exercise for the back that is often etched into lifters’ minds in three forms: You can pull an object perpendicular toward your chest, you can pull something directly downward ... Continue Reading
How To Use The Chest Press Machine For Plateau-Busting Pec Gains
The chest press machine is a frequent object of weight room snobbery. Weightlifting purists who eschew the use of machines under all circumstances have been known to dismiss the chest press machine as a ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Guide to Strength Training (and How to Get Started)
The jury has reached a verdict: strength is very much in vogue. From “strong is the new skinny” slogans peppering social media platforms, to pro-lifting hashtags like #gainz adorning progress posts, to ... Continue Reading
11 Burpee Variations for Next-Level Muscle Conditioning and Strength
The burpee is one of the most complete multifunctional bodyweight exercises you can do. Depending upon the necessities of your training situation, or your fitness level, a batch of burpees can be employed ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Bicycle Crunch for Conditioning and Carved Abs
Bicycle crunches are a fantastic way to engage your core muscles and sculpt those longed-for six-pack abs. Or at least that is what people instantly think of — but there is so much more to them. This ... Continue Reading
Should You Deadlift Barefoot? Here’s What the Experts Say
On its face, there is so much that’s plainly wrong about the idea of deadlifting barefoot. There is an inherent (and logical) presumption that your shoes are designed specifically to protect your ... Continue Reading
10 Benefits of Cardio — Better Sleep, Mental Health, Bone Health & More
If you’re into weight lifting, cardio might not be your favorite day, and you may wonder if it’s necessary. You’re already getting a ton of health benefits from resistance training as you work towards ... Continue Reading
How to Achieve a Calorie Deficit for Weight Loss, Safely
The concept of a calorie deficit sounds simple: if you want to lose weight, eat less than your body needs to maintain its current weight. That doesn’t mean it’s easy, though, or that all methods of ... Continue Reading
The 6 Best Hamstring Stretches to Add to Your Routine
If you’ve ever gotten out of bed the morning after heavy deadlifts unable to straighten your legs, you’ve experienced sore and tight hamstrings. Your hamstrings are a large muscle group on the back of your ... Continue Reading
Does Creatine Cause Hair Loss? Here’s What the Science Says
The best creatine supplements remain some of the most popular powders, gummies, and capsules for athletes thanks to an impressive amount of scientific evidence supporting its efficacy and safety across a ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Drag Curl to Build Your Arms
Biceps exercises come in many different shapes and sizes. The main objective is to build the biggest pipes possible, but you don’t necessarily have to marry yourself to a single variation forever. The drag ... Continue Reading
This Is the Best Beginner Barbell Workout You Can Do
In a way, the barbell epitomizes what weight lifting is at its core, and with good reason. After all, it is the implement through which most exercises in competitive strength sports are tested. On top of ... Continue Reading
The Anatomy of Your Chest Muscles, Explained (and How to Train Them)
There’s a reason gym rats all over the world celebrate “International Chest Day” every Monday. For physique-minded, stringer-tank-clad gym bros and “how much ya bench?” strength athletes alike, the ... Continue Reading