Building muscle and gaining strength is all about control. Anytime you hoist a loaded barbell, you do so slowly. Up and down, up and down, up and down. On the other hand, becoming more powerful is all ... Continue Reading
How to Integrate Mental Toughness Into Your Training
When you see someone crushing a workout and having a ton of success, it's easy to think they're mentally tough. If an athlete's running extra sprints, grinding through a heavy squat set, or holding onto ... Continue Reading
Powerlifting Plus Weightlifting: How to Train for the 5-Lift Super Total
Pose a powerlifting versus weightlifting question on social media, and you’ll likely never see the end of the comments section. But followers of the Super Total training method would ask, “Why not ... Continue Reading
The 5 Best Neck Exercises for More Mobility and Bigger Traps
The average human head weighs eight pounds. When you think about it like that, your neck, which is what supports and rotates your head, is pretty darn strong. And just like any muscle — well, the neck is ... Continue Reading
How to Do a Hang Clean: Proper Form & Variations
Powerful hip drive is a must in strength sports. Popular among weightlifters and CrossFit athletes, the hang clean has you drive the barbell from knee level to shoulder height. Flip your elbows, then catch ... Continue Reading
Build Ridiculous Core Strength With the Toes to Bar
Don't let the simplicity of the toes to bar exercise fool you — raising your feet from extension to your head can forge iron-like abs. There are plenty of other reasons to sub this exercise into your ab ... Continue Reading
Realize the Strength and Power-Building Benefits of the Clean & Jerk
Few moves are as dynamic and recruit as many muscles — namely, the quads, back shoulders, glutes, and core — as the clean & jerk. It's one of the two competition lifts in the sport of weightlifting, ... Continue Reading
5 Lunge Benefits For More Muscle and Improved Movement
Squats are widely considered the king of all leg exercises, but the lunge is — or should be — a close second. Done correctly, lunges are an efficient leg blaster, helping bodybuilders grow their wheels ... Continue Reading
How to Burn Fat for Weight Loss and More Definition
Whether you’re looking to make a lifestyle change, lose 10 pounds, or achieve a six-pack by beach season, odds are you’ve googled "how to burn fat" for the best ways to reach your target weight. And ... Continue Reading
10 Upper Body Kettlebell Exercises for Strength, Power and More Muscle
When you love lifting, but you only have the money and space for a singular kettlebell, it’s very tempting to opt for the heavier bell. And don’t get it twisted — heavy kettlebells are great for increasing ... Continue Reading
What You Need to Know About Muscle Recovery
If you’ve ever started a new workout program or spent a few hours shoveling your car out of the snow, you know what it’s like to have sore muscles. And you’ve probably spent some time trying to find the ... Continue Reading
Burn Fat and Save Time With the Kettlebell Complex
Life has a way of getting between you and a good workout. Maybe you need to stay late at work. Or, perhaps your gym is closed indefinitely due to a global pandemic (imagine?). Either way, know that there ... Continue Reading
5 Best Adductor Exercises For Hip Strength & Injury Prevention (CPT-Reviewed)
When it comes to building an impressive lower body, you tend to focus on the quads, hamstrings, and glute muscles. But certain muscles remain out of sight and mind even though they have a direct effect on ... Continue Reading
How to Calculate Your Macronutrients for Weight Loss
Losing weight isn't easy, but it is simple. Anyone looking to lose weight needs to ensure they’re in a caloric deficit — or, put simply, burning more calories than they take in each day. That is the only ... Continue Reading
The 10 Best Kettlebell Exercises for All Skill Levels
Kettlebell training is as versatile as you need it to be. Want to up your conditioning? Kettlebells. Want to boost your grip strength and raw lifting power? Use kettlebells. Are you trying to even out ... Continue Reading
6 Unique Trap Bar Exercises for Muscle, Strength, and Conditioning
The trap bar may be one of the best tools that you're not using. Or, you're only using it for deadlifts. The thing is, the neutral-grip handles and unique positioning that it allows make the trap bar a gym ... Continue Reading
The 7 Best Serratus Exercises for Chiseled Abs and Shoulder Stability
If you've ever seen a shredded set of abs, then you've probably noticed a serrated muscle that sits under the ribs and flows around the obliques. This muscle is called the serratus — named that for its ... Continue Reading
What to Know About Strength Training For Bodybuilders
Bodybuilders need to lift lots of weights to become muscular and, as a result, need to be strong to lift all those weights. You don’t really see many weaklings standing on the Olympia stage after all, ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Guide to Weightlifting Belts (and How to Use Them Properly)
If you go to a commercial or big box gym, you've probably seen them. They stride into the free weight section and beeline toward an open squat rack. Casting their gym bag onto the ground, they pop into a ... Continue Reading
The 5 Best Exercises For a Stronger Psoas
When it comes to getting stronger, little muscles such as the hip flexors are important. While bigger muscles — like the quads, glutes, chest, and back — are the primary movers, smaller muscles help ... Continue Reading
Jogging and Strength — How Pounding the Pavement Can Improve Your Lifts
If you're focused on getting really strong, then you probably have tossed cardio to the curb. Or, if you do cardio, then it's a short, intense HIIT (high-intensity interval training). After all, too much ... Continue Reading
5 Overhead Stability Exercises to Increase Shoulder Strength
No matter your training goal, neglecting shoulder strength and stability is many a lifter’s biggest pitfall. Maintaining healthy shoulders is the centerpiece of any lifter’s repertoire. You don’t have to ... Continue Reading
Should You Retest CrossFit Open Workouts?
Competition is one of the most beautiful human endeavors. It’s through competition that we test our mettle, learn where our limits are, and learn where they could be. In CrossFit, the worldwide Open ... Continue Reading
Nail the Front Squat for Leg Muscle and Power
The front squat is a uniquely challenging and highly beneficial squat movement that differs drastically from back squats and overhead squats. The front squat can help improve a weightlifter's clean, build ... Continue Reading