The word biceps may well invoke thoughts of watching your biceps swell in the mirror with every rep. Whether you want bulging shirt sleeves or just a strong pair of biceps to bolster your pulling strength, ... Continue Reading
These Are Six Common Bodybuilding Weak Points (Plus How to Fix Them)
Bodybuilding is the pursuit of physical perfection — or at least getting as close as you can. Whether you’re an active competitor pursuing your pro card or just want to put on some muscle for beach season, ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Step-Up for Next-Level Leg Gains
You can train your legs in a variety of ways. Squat, pull, lunge, thrust, work on two legs; balance on one. When you lace up your cross-trainers to hit the gym and build your wheels, the movements that go ... Continue Reading
7 At-Work Stretches to Boost Your Gym Performance
Mobility workouts might be less glamorous than slinging around heavy barbells. But just because daily stretching isn't quite as Instagram-worthy as stunning tandem weightlifting feats, mobility training is ... Continue Reading
Learn the Cable Pullover for Developing Bigger Lats and Stronger Pulls
Regardless of whether you are a bodybuilder, strength athlete, or general gymgoer, the cable pullover is a great lat isolation exercise. This variation of the dumbbell pullover relies on using a cable ... Continue Reading
7 Ways to Move More During the Day to Improve Results in the Gym
You go as hard as you can in the gym. But even if you train multiple times a week with hour-long sessions, you’re still spending the overwhelming majority of your time not working out. If you want what’s ... Continue Reading
Compound Exercises Explained: How to Make Big Gains With Big Lifts
The fitness industry is absolutely packed with jargon. Some of which can be pretty easy to understand, even for a newcomer. After all, it’s easy enough to know what someone is getting at when they say ... Continue Reading
8 Quick Tips to Help You Nail Your First Weightlifting Workout
Congratulations are in order; you found your way to weightlifting. Whether by seeing someone slam and stomp in your local gym or by scrolling through your Explore feed, your eyes fell upon someone ... Continue Reading
The 11 Best Swiss Bar Exercises for Shoulder-Friendly Lifting
Working with a barbell fast-tracks your strength and muscle-building goals. They’re versatile and allow you to load a ton of weight so you can train for maximum strength. But the thing about barbells is ... Continue Reading
What You Need to Know About How to Increase Strength
You’ve decided that you want to get strong. That’s great. Increasing strength will help you avoid looking like you’re drowning in your sweater, sure, but your health will improve, too. A study in ... Continue Reading
What Are Giant Sets and How to Use Them for Increased Work Capacity and Strength
When it comes to chasing down your training goals, you have a lot of options for making gains. Giant sets are used by general gymgoers and competitive strength athletes in very specific ways to get ... Continue Reading
Try These 5 Hotel Room Workouts to Stay Fit on the Road
Even for the most disciplined athletes, the best-laid workout programs can fall to the wayside by travel. Whether you’re on the go because of the holidays, work, or something else entirely, it’s easy — and ... Continue Reading
The 10 Best Neck Stretches to Improve Your Pulls and Overhead Lifts
Close your eyes for a moment, take a deep breath, and imagine your daily routine. Think about the positions you sit and stand in, as well as the movements you perform most often. Depending on your job, ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Reverse Pec Deck — Tips, Tricks, & Variations
No, they’re not using it wrong. If you’ve ever seen someone sitting backward on the pec deck machine at your gym, know that they aren’t practicing their breaststroke; they're training the upper back and ... Continue Reading
Ramp-Up Sets: How to Get the Most Value From Your Strength Workouts
Getting strong isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. A 500-pound deadlift might sound like an alluring goal, but if you want to pull five plates and more, you have to, literally, get yourself there in the first ... Continue Reading
What is the Suicide Grip and Is it Safe?
When you’re training with barbells, there are a lot of factors to keep track of. You need to check in with yourself about your stance, your posture, and your bar path. One of these critical factors is your ... Continue Reading
Master the Leg Curl for Stronger Hamstrings and Heavier Deadlifts
Free weights generally reign supreme when it comes to the big lower body moves like the squat and deadlift. Don’t be so quick to dismiss machines, though. When you need to target specific muscle groups ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Triceps Kickback for Thicker Arms and a Stronger Lockout
Your bench press has stalled, and your overhead press just won’t lock out — no matter how much you try. When you reach a certain level in your training, chest and shoulder strength just aren’t going to cut ... Continue Reading
10 Best Core Exercises for CrossFit to Help You Crush Your Next WOD
Ask anybody in your gym, and they’ll all probably have slightly different definitions of what it means to have a strong core. Some will say a visible six-pack, while others will talk about how long they ... Continue Reading
Here’s How to Train Like a Superhero
Strength sports aren’t easy. Training for powerlifting, strongman, weightlifting, CrossFit, or bodybuilding is all tough. So why do any of it? Many athletes might tell you they started training because ... Continue Reading
How To Do a Bulgarian Split Squat, With Benefits + Advice From an Expert
How do you train legs? Most people perform some type of squat at some point during their lower-body workouts. But the popularity of the squat doesn’t answer that question; it poses new ones. If you’re ... Continue Reading
What to Look for in a Pre-Mixed Pre-Workout
Athletes, powerlifters, bodybuilders, and other gym-goers who are serious about getting results know that sipping a top-notch pre-workout before exercising can help them run faster, lift longer, and ... Continue Reading
Use Staggered Sets to Bring Up Lagging Body Parts
You train hard. With all the hustle and bustle of, say, building a huge set of guns, sometimes a muscle group or two can be inadvertently left by the wayside. For example, your calves might inadvertently ... Continue Reading
The 15 Best Squat Accessory Exercises for Muscle Growth and Plateau Busting
The squat is likely a major foundation for pretty much any strength training program. Whether you’re training for muscle growth, absolute strength, power, or physique, the squat is a one-stop exercise ... Continue Reading