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 Tom Platz Leg Workout for Building an Unbelievable Lower Body
Who has the best legs in bodybuilding history? Pose that question to your gym partner for any other muscle group — does Schwarzenegger still hold the chest day crown? Is Coleman an apex predator from the ... Continue Reading
10 Lat Pulldown Alternatives for Building Your Back
The lat pulldown is one of the most staple back exercises most people have in their workout routines. Whether you use it to train for strength or muscle mass, if your gym has a lat pulldown station (and it ... Continue Reading
7 Benefits of Protein for Health and Performance
When you’re looking to bolster your training regimen with a well-rounded supplement plan, odds are you’ll look for the best protein powders first. After all, would vitamin shops around the nation ... 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
The 14 Best Bench Press Accessory Exercises, Period
The barbell bench press is a rite of passage lift for most lifters and is an integral member of the powerlifting big three. It is so well known and regarded that it has a name of the week named after it — ... 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 Use Negative Reps for Positive Gains
It’s crucial to leave no stone unturned when you’re chasing maximal gains. This may mean scouring new training programs, periodization methods, or exercises to bolster your current regimen. Or, it can be ... Continue Reading
What Is Muscle Maturity, Anyway?
Bodybuilding is a rich and storied sport. Since its earliest days, athletes have been borderline obsessed with the pursuit of the perfect physique. That century-spanning pursuit has created more than a few ... Continue Reading
How Body Conditioning Can Burn Fat and Boost Your Work Capacity
Your conditioning has to be on point if you want to improve your performance both in and out of the gym, or if you happen to be invested in changing your physique. But what is conditioning exactly? ... Continue Reading
The Only Bench Press Warm-Up You’ll Ever Need
The barbell bench press can be woven into the programming of nearly every lifter. From bodybuilders, powerlifters, or just gym bros reliving their high school glory days — the “how much ya’ bench?” talk is ... 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
Not Making Progress In the Gym? These 6 Surprising Reasons Might Be Why
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Reaching your goals in the gym, though, whatever they may be, isn’t always that simple. If you want to get where you’re going, whether that’s ... Continue Reading
Everything You Need to Know About Progressive Overload for CrossFit Training
If you’re new to CrossFit, you can make incredible progress by just showing up consistently each week. The variation in workouts and exposure to functional movements will provide a powerful stimulus, ... Continue Reading
7 Household Items That Double as Fitness Equipment
The gym is way out there, and you’re not leaving your living room any time soon. Maybe you’re watching the kids, or maybe your car’s in the shop. Whatever the case may be, sometimes bodyweight-only ... 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
11 Lat Pulldown Variations for a Stronger, Wider Back
Pulling heavy doesn’t always mean lifting a barbell off the ground. Sometimes, you’ve got to reach up and pull down to get in that full range of motion that will really make your back muscles ... 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
5 Tips To Pull Under the Bar Faster in Olympic Lifting
The sport of Olympic lifting is all about taking flight. Unlike its competitive cousins powerlifting and strongman, weightlifting demands that you move dynamically with a loaded barbell at very high ... Continue Reading
8 Thoracic Spine Mobility Exercises for Better Overhead Lifts
Thoracic spine mobility issues tend to sneak up on you unsuspectingly. One minute, you’re not thinking about how well your middle and upper back can move. And then the problems set it. It might be aches ... 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
The Best Full-Body Bodybuilding Workout for Beginner to Advanced Lifters
You can flex your biceps, spread your lats, or stomp your quads all you want, but as a bodybuilder, your physique isn’t presented in isolation. It’s part of a comprehensive package. You can’t just omit ... Continue Reading