Arms
Transform Your Upper Body: Master the Yoga Push-Up
The classic push-up is one of the best exercises you can do for your upper body. Requiring nothing more than the space to lie down, you…
Exercise Guides: Form, Muscles Worked and Variations
Step-by-step guides to 979 exercises. Each one covers setup, form cues, the muscles worked, common mistakes and variations. Pick a body area, start with the guides lifters use most, or find a swap for a movement you can't do.
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Shoulders
12 Best Barbell Shoulder Exercises & Workout for Bolder, Stronger Deltoids
Broad shoulders symbolize strength and authority. Plus, they can help improve your physique aesthetics by accentuating your V-taper. Bodybuilding is all about illusions; wide shoulders can…
Core
15 Best Anti-Core Exercises for Increased Lumbar Stability
When most people talk about core training or working out in general, they tend to mean exercises that involve movement. For the core, that means crunches,…
Yoga
Fish Pose (Matsyasana): Strengthen Your Core and Back Muscles
One of the fun parts about learning yoga poses is that you can imagine how the name correlates to what the movement looks like. Fish pose…
Legs and Glutes
Mastering Tree Pose: Strengthen Key Muscle Groups Effectively
Tree pose, also known as Vrksasana is a body posture reminiscent of a healthy, tall, and resilient tree. Rooted down by the feet, and supported by…
Legs and Glutes
Unlock Strength: Mastering Garland Pose (Malasana) for Flexibility
A squatting asana, garland pose malasana is a true test of lower body strength, flexibility, joint mobility, and mental grit. You probably sat this way as…
Chest
Standing Dumbbell Fly: Strengthen Your Chest and Shoulders
Close your eyes and think about an ideal free-weight chest workout. Chances are the training session includes the bench press, dumbbell press, dumbbell fly, and some…
Yoga
Master Downward Facing Dog: Strengthen Key Muscle Groups
As the name implies, there is a similarity between the downward facing dog and a common habit of our favorite furry sidekicks. Also called Adho Mukha…
Legs and Glutes
Ultimate Calves Stretch Guide: Target Gastrocnemius & Soleus
Whether you like it or not, stretching is part of the body’s necessary maintenance routine. It alleviates stress, keeps our muscles and surrounding tissues healthy, prevents…
Legs and Glutes
Essential Quadriceps Stretch for Stronger Thigh Muscles
Pesty tight quads can wreak havoc not just on the front thigh but the effects can also be felt in the lower back, knees, and even…
Legs and Glutes
Maximize Strength with CrossFit Cluster: Total Body Workout
CrossFit is a unique sport. It involves beginner-friendly simple movements like the air squat, shoulder press, and kettlebell swings. On the flip side, it also incorporates…
Legs and Glutes
Unlock Strength: Block Pulls for Hamstrings & Back Power
If you only had the time and energy to perform one exercise per workout, the deadlift would probably be your best choice. Deadlifts work almost every…
Core
Tuck Crunches: Target Your Abs and Hip Flexors Effectively!
A versatile, entry-level ab exercise, tuck crunches use isometric loading of the lower body, and a regular crunch to stimulate the rectus abdominis six-pack muscles. It’s…
Legs and Glutes
Strengthen Your Hips: Band Hip Abduction for Glute Health
Most exercisers program their training around the major muscle groups (quads, glutes, back, chest, etc). While they do contribute the most to strength, muscle gains, and…
Legs and Glutes
45-Degree Hyperextension: Strengthen Your Back and Glutes
A big, strong back is what everyone’s after, and while rows, deads, and pulls make the cut in everyone’s workout regime, less popular but necessary exercises…
Legs and Glutes
Zercher Deadlift: Unlock Strength for Legs and Core Today!
The Zercher deadlift is the Zercher squat’s sibling. These exercises are the namesake of the 1930s strongman Ed Zercher. Although the strongman originally invented the Zercher…
Shoulders
Band Lateral Raise: Target Deltoids & Trapezius Effectively
If you want to build half-moon-shaped delts at home, or on the go, then you need to get well acquainted with band lateral raises, and resistance…
Arms
Band Upright Row: Target Deltoids, Traps & Biceps Effectively
Need a top-tier way to develop your shoulders, traps, and arms at the same time? Don’t have weights or gym equipment? No problem! Band upright rows…
Core
Rocking Plank: Strengthen Your Core and Total Body Today!
Planks are one of the most popular core exercises on the planet. Not so long ago, if you wanted to work your abs, you did crunches…