When you walk into your local supplement shop, you'll likely come face-to-face with an endless selection of supplements, including many of the best protein powders. The colorful shelves and assorted ... Continue Reading
The 16 Best Plyometric Exercises to Power-Up Your Training
Jumping around is about way more than…well, jumping around. Plyometric training can enhance your full-body coordination, overall strength, cardiovascular fitness, and power (meaning your ability to move a ... Continue Reading
How to Modify Your Workouts for Strength Gains
Some days, you start your workout feeling absolutely indestructible. Anything you’ve got programmed for today, you’re going to crush — and then some. Other gym days feel awful. You won the fight just by ... Continue Reading
Learn the Dumbbell Clean & Press for Full-Body Strength and Power
If you’re looking to build max strength across your entire body, the barbell clean & press is a great way to get you there. You’ll be boosting your pulling power, squatting prowess, and pressing ... Continue Reading
The Best AMRAP Workouts to Get (and Stay) Fit in Less Time
Strength training can certainly tick a lot of boxes. From getting stronger, building muscle, improving joint health and stability, there aren’t a whole lot of gaps that a good weight training program can’t ... Continue Reading
How to (Safely) Miss Your Lifts as a Strength Athlete
You’ve probably heard more than enough quips and quotes about the necessity of failure in the pursuit of your passion. When you’re learning to ride a bike, you’re bound to fall down once or twice, but all ... Continue Reading
The Best Bodybuilding Chest Workout, Customized for Your Experience Level
If you want to be a bodybuilder, you need big pecs. There’s a reason Arnold Schwarzenegger was known as the Austrian Oak — alongside a broad, sculpted back and bulging biceps, Schwarzenegger's chest helped ... Continue Reading
The 17 Best Lower Body Exercises to Level-Up Your Leg Day
Lifters all over the world have a love-hate relationship with leg day. The intensity and volume required to stimulate lower body gains are grueling and, at times, gut-wrenching. On the other hand, most ... Continue Reading
These Are the Best Bodybuilding Exercises for Each Muscle Group
Picture your ideal physique. As an aspiring bodybuilder, you might visualize the iconic v-taper of Frank Zane or the mammoth chest and broad shoulders Schwarzenegger sported in his heyday. If you go to the ... Continue Reading
Core Training for Weightlifters — How to Become Strong and Stable With the Barbell
Core training is a hot topic across the different disciplines of fitness. Your core (or trunk) is the central pillar of your movement. While you may know the core by its anatomical components, you should ... Continue Reading
What is AMRAP: How to Do it, Benefits, and AMRAP Workouts
You don’t have to be on the leaderboard of your local CrossFit box to integrate AMRAP workouts into your program. This increasingly popular training model — which stands for “as many rounds (or reps) as ... Continue Reading
Understanding Knee Valgus — A Problem to Be Fixed, or a Natural Part of Your Squat?
You step onto the platform ready to squat deep and heavy. But instead of congratulating your Herculean efforts, all your coach and gym buddies can shout at you seems to be “knees out.” On watching the ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Tate Press for Thicker Arms and Bigger Pressing Numbers
If you want to improve pretty much any pressing movement in your training, you’ve got to build strong triceps. Want a stronger overhead press? Target your triceps to add muscle mass and improve elbow ... Continue Reading
Elevate Your Presses and Squats With the 12 Best Landmine Exercises
The landmine training method was invented a long time before the landmine base came in vogue. Remember Arnold Schwarzenegger sticking a barbell in the corner of his gym to do heavy sets of T-bar rows in ... Continue Reading
The Best Dumbbell Back Workouts For Putting On Serious Size and Strength
The amount of muscles that make up the back provide a diverse variety of options for how you can structure your workouts. Given that there are so many unique ways to attack your back, you might actually ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Kettlebell Clean & Press for Full-Body Strength and Pressing Power
You might turn to the barbell first and foremost when you want to develop pressing power and upper body mass. But that doesn’t mean the barbell is your only option. The kettlebell clean & press will ... Continue Reading
What Are Appetite Suppressants and Do They Work?
Maybe you’ve read about appetite suppressants or seen them advertised when you’re picking up your protein powders. You might also hear about them on your social media feed or in your gym’s locker room. ... Continue Reading
Avoid These Beginner Lifting Mistakes to Save Time & Make More Progress
“Newbie gains” can unfortunately give a false sense of confidence in your first few years of training. Although you’re bound to make a great deal of progress no matter what, prolonging the length of time ... Continue Reading
Benefits of Greens Powder
You don’t need a peer-reviewed scientific study to tell you that eating vegetables is good for your overall health. (1) Heck, it’s why the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends eating at least 400 ... Continue Reading
Feeling Stuck in the Gym? Here’s How to Break Through Weightlifting Plateaus
Weightlifting makes you stronger, but that pathway isn't always linear. Eventually, you'll likely find yourself going longer and longer between new personal records or bigger totals. This is the ... Continue Reading
7 Powerful Benefits of Plyometric Push-Ups to Help You Go Higher, Further, Faster
The push-up is one of those exercises that looks so simple, but even one rep can be difficult to perform properly. It’s a popular bodyweight exercise that recruits your chest, triceps, shoulders, and back. ... Continue Reading
Need to Fix Your Snatch? Start By Addressing These Common Errors
Behind all the grace and glamor of the two competitive movements in Olympic lifting lies hours upon hours of technical practice. The snatch is simple enough at a glance — you must lift the barbell from the ... Continue Reading
BarBend and Generation Iron Release First Episode of Interview Series With Dr. Jim Stoppani
On Feb. 21, 2022, BarBend and Generation Iron released the first episode of their interview series featuring author and exercise physiologist Dr. Jim Stoppani. The series aims to break down critical ... Continue Reading
The Five Best Dumbbell Triceps Workouts You Need to Build Beefy Arms
Dumbbells are a tool that age like fine wine. They're great for beginners, and stay relevant throughout your training career. They’re a staple in almost every commercial gym, and their nearly-universal ... Continue Reading