In many ways, the sport of strongman is the Wild West of strength training. Where other sports have rigid rulesets and nuanced technical parameters that can invalidate a lift, strongman takes the reins ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Dumbbell Split Squat for Bigger Legs and Better Balance
You may not be an acrobat, but you should probably know how to balance on one leg. After all, life — and most forms of exercise — doesn’t always happen on stable footing. Single-leg exercises like the ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Dumbbell Shoulder Press
Strong shoulders stand out. From the beach to the bodybuilding stage, we know how much of a difference it can make to train your shoulder muscles properly — and that’s without even mentioning the myriad of ... Continue Reading
How To Train Your Back For Maximum Hypertrophy
The back is an extremely juicy piece of real estate for muscle growth. Not only does it have some of the largest muscles in your body, but it’s also composed of many smaller parts. Altogether this offers ... Continue Reading
8 Common Beginner Bodybuilding Mistakes to Avoid When You’re Just Starting Out
You’ve decided to focus on your gains and join the bodybuilding world — welcome. You’re one of many that strive to build their best physique possible. While the sport of bodybuilding can be a great place ... Continue Reading
The CrossFit Fran Workout Explained and Scaled for Every Skill Level
In most strength sports, you measure your progress with one-rep maxes and carefully calculated sets and reps. In CrossFit, you assess yourself by repeatedly pushing as hard as you can, as fast as you can. ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Sumo Goblet Squat — Benefits, Form, Variations, and More
A good leg day should, incontestably, include some form of squat. Most people, whether they do front squats or back squats, work with the barbell. Barbell squats are all well and good — they teach you one ... Continue Reading
The 5 Best Long Head Biceps Exercises for Sculpting Your Arms
For a relatively small muscle, the biceps sure do command a lot of attention. Most gymgoers regard them as one of the quintessential glamor muscles, while bodybuilders can make (or break) their careers ... Continue Reading
The Only Beginner Bodybuilding Routine You Need to Start Building Muscle the Right Way
Something happened. You saw Fight Club recently. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ferocious physique in Predator struck a chord. News of Chris Bumstead’s fourth consecutive Mr. Olympia title graced your news feed. ... Continue Reading
8 Toes-to-Bar Alternatives to Build a Powerful Core and Stronger WODs
ePerforming the toes-to-bar is a quintessential representation of CrossFit. This visually impressive movement fits right in with the Olympic lifts and superhero-style workouts that have made this form of ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Kettlebell Goblet Squat for Perfect Posture (and Bigger Legs)
Are you struggling with keeping your chest up and heels down when you squat? Are you limited on equipment or space? Do you wonder if you’re even doing it right in the first place? These are normal thoughts ... Continue Reading
The Best Sprint Workouts for Strength Athletes to Improve Conditioning and Power
Sprinting calls to mind running shoes and high school track and field. Strength sports, on the other hand, tend to evoke thoughts of barbells and clanking weight plates. But you can, in fact, have ... Continue Reading
6 Benefits of BCAAs (Branched-Chain Amino Acids), and the Potential Side Effects
Building muscle is a simple, yet not easy, process. You fuel up, you train hard, and you recover well. You follow a program with progressive overload; you hit your macros, nutrition, and hydration goals. ... Continue Reading
Everything You Need to Know about Dry-Scooping Pre-Workout, From Experts
If the best pre-workout supplements are part of your training regimen, you know the drill. You mix a scoop of that energizing powder with some water and sip away before hitting the gym. A recent ... Continue Reading
The 5 Best Inner Chest Exercises
Inner chest, outer chest, lower chest, upper chest … chest. Regular gymgoers, full-time bodybuilders and, heck, even strength athletes of all stripes want a broad, powerful, three-dimensional pair of ... Continue Reading
7 Types of Bench Press Grips — Benefits and How to Use Them
If you’ve got a burning passion for the bench press, well, good. After all, it’s one of the best barbell exercises you can do. For the powerlifter, benching is an entire third of their sport. For the ... Continue Reading
What to Know About Nutrition During Your Period to Increase Athletic Performance
If you’re someone who menstruates every month, you probably know what your body likes to be fed throughout the month. Before you start bleeding, you might crave burgers and fries — classic comfort food. ... Continue Reading
10 Strategies for Breaking Through a CrossFit Plateau
A plateau: the dreaded “I just can’t get any better” sensation that lifters have nightmares about. In CrossFit — a very multi-faceted sport — it can be tough to tell when you’re plateauing. Since nothing ... Continue Reading
What Are Hang Lifts in Weightlifting? Plus, How to Use Them for More Strength
For a sport that tests only two competitive movements, Olympic lifting training involves a surprisingly broad array of different accessory and supplemental exercises. Weightlifters work to boost their ... Continue Reading
The 6 Best Bodyweight Biceps Exercises for Getting Jacked Outside the Gym
If there’s one muscle group just about everyone wants to build, it’s got to be the biceps. Your biceps sit on the front of your upper arm and flex your elbow — they also happen to look awesome when ... Continue Reading
8 Common Powerlifting Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Powerlifting is a seriously rewarding sport. As a strength athlete, you’ll learn to grow stronger and stronger over time. But if you’ve hit a plateau and you’re starting to wonder where it all went wrong — ... Continue Reading
6 Benefits of the Stability Ball to Boost Your Balance and Range of Motion
Stationed amidst dense steel barbells, cable machines, and kettlebells, inflated plastic spheres are rolling around commercial gyms. If there isn’t a knee-high ball in your fitness center, you may want to ... Continue Reading
The Single-Leg Deadlift Is the Best Pulling Accessory You’re Not Doing
The single-leg deadlift is the dark horse of deadlift variations. Can you pull ultra-heavy weights with it, like you would during a rack pull? Not exactly. Is it easy to learn and perform, like the trap ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilding Lore Addressed: Can You Really Build a Biceps Peak?
If you’re an amateur or competitive bodybuilder, you’re probably concerned with more than just the size of your muscles. Mass is all well and good, but raw material is only half the equation — you need to ... Continue Reading