You can get all the benefits weight training gives you, including improving your body composition — more muscle, less fat — and improving your cardiovascular health without using weights. That’s right. No fancy-dancy equipment is needed! With just your body weight,...
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While different coaches have different opinions on the topic, I would argue that if your back squat is more than 85 percent of your deadlift, then you’re squat dominant and probably should devote some time to your deadlift. On the...
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A big back signals to the rest of your iron-lifting brothers and sisters that you know a thing or two about hoisting heavy weights. It can take years of lifting to forge a broad backside, and it takes lots of...
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To improve in any area in the gym, you need one thing: progression. A lot of lifters casually throw around the term progressive overload. They’ll often use it to refer to the process of adding more weight to the bar...
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One of the best ways to develop power and athleticism is by performing the Olympic lifts. Snatches, jerks, and cleans develop a strong and powerful body. Watching athletes move heavy weight quickly from the floor to overhead is amazing, and...
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Most of us know all too well the feeling of the burning lungs, weak, flaccid arms, and legs that are on the verge of buckling. We're talking about wall balls — the dynamic squat and press exercise that CrossFitters made...
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Few exercises are as basic yet effective as the plank. To the untrained eye, a plank is a lazy person's exercise. Heck, you're not even standing up. But experienced gym-goers, or even someone who has tried a plank once, know...
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The sumo deadlift is cheating, say lifters who prefer conventional. Just because the sumo deadlift can reduce low back stress doesn’t make it less badass, say lifters who pull sumo. Sure, the basic rules of powerlifting say that sumo lifts...
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If you have weak hamstrings, then there’s a strong chance you’re not maxing out on your strength potential for squats and deadlifts. Plus, lack of hamstring eccentric strength is a known cause of hamstrings strains. Paying attention to them is...
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