Few sports adhere to the so-called “10,000-hour rule” like Olympic lifting. While your technique certainly matters a great deal for every exercise you do in the gym, the nature of the snatch and clean ... Continue Reading
The Best 10-Minute Ab Workouts to Strengthen Your Lifts and Your Six Pack
There seem to be two common perspectives on training your abs — either it’s an afterthought in training or it becomes complete overkill. The reality is that wherever you place the ab component of your ... Continue Reading
The Candito Six-Week Strength Training Program, Explained
From humble beginnings as one of social media's earliest online strength training content creators, powerlifter and YouTube personality Jonnie Candito has spent the last decade or so growing his reputation ... 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
The Rock’s Strength Coach Shared a Simple Three-Exercise Workout for Bigger Biceps
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has one of the most-viewed workout routines on the planet. Each new video of himself in the gym typically racks up millions of views on social media and becomes the subject of ... Continue Reading
How to Build Your Own CrossFit WOD, Regardless of Your Experience Level
In the wide world of CrossFit, it’s easy to get lost in the excellence on display at elite levels. Legends like Tia-Clair Toomey and Mat Fraser can inspire you to work harder. But if you're not quite on ... Continue Reading
What the Science Says About the Carnivore Diet for Strength Athletes
If you've ever found yourself scrolling through social media (while resting between sets or otherwise), you've probably run across some extreme and divisive opinions about nutrition. After all, hot takes ... Continue Reading
The Best Bodybuilding Forearm Workouts for Your Experience Level
There (probably) isn’t a gym rat on the face of the Earth who neglects their arms. After all, your biceps and triceps are some of the top glamor muscles. Even at a young age, an adult probably invited you ... Continue Reading
How Strength Athletes Can Add Yoga to Their Program
You’re a strength athlete, but you secretly aspire to be able to maneuver your own body weight the way your yoga-loving friends do. You may be at home under a barbell but doubt that you, too, can one day ... Continue Reading
New Study Suggests Overhead Triceps Extensions Build More Muscle Than Pushdowns
In addition to helping you move weight on the bench press and military press, your triceps account for about two-thirds of the mass in your upper arm. And if you want to start pushing the limits of your ... Continue Reading
How Often Should You Train the Olympic Lifts?
In weightlifting, the snatch and the clean & jerk are the two disciplines tested in competition. They’re complicated and take a long time to master. The more you practice them, the better, but ... Continue Reading
How to Find the Right Weightlifting Shoe Heel Height
When a pair of weightlifting shoes hit the platform in the gym, you take notice. The signature call of a strength athlete who dons lifting shoes for their workout is the thunderous crack of the soles ... Continue Reading
10 Goblet Squat Variations You Can Do to Drink Up the Leg Gains
Who says you need a barbell to squat hard and heavy? The goblet squat is a powerful leg-building option for lifters of any caliber. It’s perhaps especially useful for folks who struggle with maintaining ... 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
The Best Battle Rope Exercises for Battle-Ready Grip Strength and Conditioning
Ever walked into a gym and seen a massive rope coiled up in the corner? Maybe you’ve kept a subtle eye on it until some burly human unravels it and starts slamming it around. Figuring out how to actually ... Continue Reading
Optimize Your Overhead Pressing by Avoiding These 5 Common Mistakes
The overhead press sometimes flies under the radar and its reputation is eclipsed by lifts like the bench press. However, a big overhead press can turn as many (if not more) heads in your gym. Your ... Continue Reading
The Best Battle Rope Workouts to Make Waves in Your Training
Conditioning circuits aren’t just for CrossFitters. A lot of commercial gyms are realizing the raw appeal of all-out effort. Tools like prowlers, medicine balls, and particularly battle ropes aren’t just ... Continue Reading
How to Structure Your Strength Training if You’re on a Diet
You’ve got your strength training program ready to go. It might be strongman, weightlifting, or even powerbuilding. You’re getting stronger and building your endurance, but something’s missing. Maybe ... Continue Reading
Try These 11 Best Shoulder Warm-Up Exercises to Raise the Roof on Overhead Lifts
It’s tempting to load up a barbell and try to toss it overhead — no warm-up, just feeling super cool. But if you’ve ever gone into a workout cold, you might have learned the hard way that your muscles and ... Continue Reading
10 Benefits of Strength Training for Bodybuilders That You Need to Know Before Your Next Workout
When a bodybuilder steps out under the lights of the competition stage, they aren’t judged on how much they can squat or deadlift. In fact, what they can do with their physique isn’t relevant in any ... Continue Reading
Do Knee Sleeves Actually Boost Your Squat?
Whether you’re a competitive athlete or a recreational lifter looking for a boost in your squat, you’ve probably seen someone roll up to the squat rack with compression sleeves on their knees. For most, ... Continue Reading
The Smolov Jr. Program for Powerlifting, Explained
The Smolov Jr. strength program may have claimed the soul of more gym bros than any other program on the market. The often- underestimated program has been proven effective for seriously boosting your ... 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
The Weightlifter’s Guide to Hypertrophy — How Bigger Muscles Make Better Lifts
Weightlifting is a performance sport, but it’s not performative. The charm of Olympic lifting is in its simplicity — either you can lift the barbell over your head, or you can’t. How you look while you set ... Continue Reading